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Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

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I think I would have a panic attack if that happened to me.
 

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TL; DR: I have a client that is being stupid and stubborn and is going to make me embarass myself in federal court

I have a client that I am helping out with a suit he filed on behalf of his company against a government agency. The suit is governed by a law that very clearly states that only three courts have jurisdiction over this kind of dispute. On top of that, the agency with which he is disputing informed him on at least two occasions that he could file his suit in those three courts. Despite this, he filed a pro se complaint on behalf of his company (which is also against the rules) in the wrong court. The court informed him that he needed an attorney and I agreed to step in for a nominal fee. After I found out that he was in a court without jurisdiction, I told him that we needed to move for transfer right away and he refused and insisted that the agency was in default because they had not answered. Even after I explained to him for about an hour that subject matter jurisdiction could not be waived, he would not budge.

Well today I found out that he hasn't even served the US attorney or the agency he's suing. He sent the process to some address he pulled off a letter and never sent anything to the US attorney. This case is going to get dismissed and I'm hoping the court does it without a hearing because I really don't want to explain to a judge why I am trying to prosecute a suit where none of the procedural elements have been satisfied.
 

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TL; DR: I have a client that is being stupid and stubborn and is going to make me embarass myself in federal court
I have a client that I am helping out with a suit he filed on behalf of his company against a government agency. The suit is governed by a law that very clearly states that only three courts have jurisdiction over this kind of dispute. On top of that, the agency with which he is disputing informed him on at least two occasions that he could file his suit in those three courts. Despite this, he filed a pro se complaint on behalf of his company (which is also against the rules) in the wrong court. The court informed him that he needed an attorney and I agreed to step in for a nominal fee. After I found out that he was in a court without jurisdiction, I told him that we needed to move for transfer right away and he refused and insisted that the agency was in default because they had not answered. Even after I explained to him for about an hour that subject matter jurisdiction could not be waived, he would not budge.
Well today I found out that he hasn't even served the US attorney or the agency he's suing. He sent the process to some address he pulled off a letter and never sent anything to the US attorney. This case is going to get dismissed and I'm hoping the court does it without a hearing because I really don't want to explain to a judge why I am trying to prosecute a suit where none of the procedural elements have been satisfied.


It sounds like he needs a beating. Maybe that will serve as a wake up call.
 

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No, girl in my division who is terrible at her job, you don't need to give me any feedback on that item I worked on. You were really only given a copy for your information and files. Also, our boss and his boss both reviewed and approved it. Oh, and I'm not making any material changes because the document was submitted from a level of management whose words we aren't authorized to change dramatically (you'd know this if anyone trusted you to work with these folks).
But, hey, thanks for wasting five minutes of my life giving me useless, unwarranted, unsolicited feedback!


Is she hot at least?
 

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TL; DR: I have a client that is being stupid and stubborn and is going to make me embarass myself in federal court
I have a client that I am helping out with a suit he filed on behalf of his company against a government agency. The suit is governed by a law that very clearly states that only three courts have jurisdiction over this kind of dispute. On top of that, the agency with which he is disputing informed him on at least two occasions that he could file his suit in those three courts. Despite this, he filed a pro se complaint on behalf of his company (which is also against the rules) in the wrong court. The court informed him that he needed an attorney and I agreed to step in for a nominal fee. After I found out that he was in a court without jurisdiction, I told him that we needed to move for transfer right away and he refused and insisted that the agency was in default because they had not answered. Even after I explained to him for about an hour that subject matter jurisdiction could not be waived, he would not budge.
Well today I found out that he hasn't even served the US attorney or the agency he's suing. He sent the process to some address he pulled off a letter and never sent anything to the US attorney. This case is going to get dismissed and I'm hoping the court does it without a hearing because I really don't want to explain to a judge why I am trying to prosecute a suit where none of the procedural elements have been satisfied.


Can you recuse yourself, or at least make some motion with the court to that effect?
 

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I hate when ******** sucks itself in like a turtle head.


yes, well, after a decade or so of marriage you'll have forgotten that it's even there any longer. So look on the bright side.
 
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Can you recuse yourself, or at least make some motion with the court to that effect?


I could withdraw, but it's not really that simple. This guy is actually pretty important to my business and more than half of my current clients are referrals from one of his businesses, so I need to play ball on this.
 

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TL; DR: I have a client that is being stupid and stubborn and is going to make me embarass myself in federal court
I have a client that I am helping out with a suit he filed on behalf of his company against a government agency. The suit is governed by a law that very clearly states that only three courts have jurisdiction over this kind of dispute. On top of that, the agency with which he is disputing informed him on at least two occasions that he could file his suit in those three courts. Despite this, he filed a pro se complaint on behalf of his company (which is also against the rules) in the wrong court. The court informed him that he needed an attorney and I agreed to step in for a nominal fee. After I found out that he was in a court without jurisdiction, I told him that we needed to move for transfer right away and he refused and insisted that the agency was in default because they had not answered. Even after I explained to him for about an hour that subject matter jurisdiction could not be waived, he would not budge.
Well today I found out that he hasn't even served the US attorney or the agency he's suing. He sent the process to some address he pulled off a letter and never sent anything to the US attorney. This case is going to get dismissed and I'm hoping the court does it without a hearing because I really don't want to explain to a judge why I am trying to prosecute a suit where none of the procedural elements have been satisfied.


:fu:

you need to change that nominal fee to astronomical fee for this kind of ****.
 

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