tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post7651693572382902471..comments2023-11-02T05:43:24.814-04:00Comments on Dick Mac (alive!): Roy Pearson Administrative Jerk UpdateDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17250985156512363664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-69378807033771147952007-06-24T16:59:00.000-04:002007-06-24T16:59:00.000-04:00It's not just Pearson, who appears to have let dow...It's not just Pearson, who appears to have let down the justice system in the pants case. As an attorney with 40+ years experience, I can tell you the pants case was nothing more than a small claims court case, which are typically tried in a half an hour, standing before the judge. I presume that DC Rules provide for "protective orders" to curb oppressive conduct by a litigant, so why Chung's attorneys would charge fees that ate up the Chung's savings is beyond me. A protective order coupled with a request for a quick trial setting should have done the trick, unless the judge is an idiot and let the case get out of hand. Making a $12,000 settlement offer to that moron was an act of pure cowardice. There's no way he could win that much, again, unless the judge is an idiot. (BTW as I write this, I haven't seen her ruling.) Which may well be the case. I heard a report that Pearson was allowed to argue (in summation?) for hours at the trial, which again should have taken about 30 minutes, especially since the lost pants had been found and persumably returned. Judges always put time limits on argument. Pearson should have been given no more than ten minutes to sum up his claim. That said, I wasn't there and only have media reports to go by. Nevertheless, something's wrong in the D.C. court system for a case like this to go down the way it has been reported by nearly everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com