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SCO's Lawsuit Gets Even Crazier

Posted by kdawson on from the if-such-were-possible dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "With SCO in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and there being little to read other than status reports and the boring financial details of how the company is wasting its last few dollars, one could be excused for thinking the SCO lawsuits had lost their zip. But things just got a bit more interesting. Jonathan Lee Riches has asked the court to take over. Yes, the man also known as inmate #40948-018 is now bringing his legal experience to the table, having previously filed pro se lawsuits against such entities as Michael Vick, Michael Jordan, Mickey Mantle, the Lincoln Memorial, the Thirteen Tribes of Israel, 'Various Buddhist Monks,' Mein Kampf, Denny's, George W. Bush, the Soviet Gulag Archipelago, Bellevue Hospital, Iran's Evin Prison, Auschwitz, and Plato. In his hand-written pro se motion (PDF), he asks to intervene as Plaintiff pursuant to FRCP 24(a)(2). As best anyone can read the motion, it appears that he offered Novell some 'royalty payments' and they refused them, so he wants to protect his UnixWare rights. He also claims to have proof of SCO's claims, but he wants take over part of the case via FRCP 24 because SCO isn't competent, and allegedly he could do a better job. To be fair, between him and Darl, it's something of a toss-up."

12 of 179 comments (clear)

  1. To be fair, who among you HASNT wanted to sue by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Denny's or George W. Bush?

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    1. Re:To be fair, who among you HASNT wanted to sue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I've wanted to (in both cases), even as a Canadian.

    2. Re:To be fair, who among you HASNT wanted to sue by snowgirl · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow, turns out some one tried to sue themselves for getting arrested. >_

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  2. Hmm.. by The+Ancients · · Score: 4, Funny

    To be fair, between him and Darl, it's something of a toss-up."

    "Toss up"? You got that right.

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  3. Shawshank by bugs2squash · · Score: 4, Funny

    All because Andy Dufresne just had to build that damn law library...

    Oh wait - I'm failing to separate fact from fiction...

    Oh wait...

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  4. Cellmates by rjshirts · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess he and Darl can cook up theories in prison together about how IBM is secretly owning the world, and how they put a secret chemical into every keyboard to make you addicted to the internet.
    I mean, it's the next logical step in this case, isn't it?

    1. Re:Cellmates by rpmayhem · · Score: 4, Funny

      I knew there was a better reason why the IBM model M keyboards are so beloved.

  5. Fat chance. by WK2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Compared to SCO, this guy's lawsuit actually has a chance of succeeding.

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  6. Re:Translation of PDF by _KiTA_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Translation of this story: "Hey, let's laugh at that mentally ill person!"

    If I was stuck in jail for 10 years, I'd be doing the same thing -- sucking as MUCH money out of the system as possible, just for something to do. Plus they might let him out to shut him up.

  7. Re:Translation of PDF by DrJimbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... I see dead companies ..."

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  8. Re:SCO isn't competent? Ya think? by number11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    numerous judges have thrown his cases out, one referred to his case as 'farsical'

    Wow, this nut writes his cases in Persian?

  9. Re:Daryl won by justleavealonemmmkay · · Score: 4, Funny

    I aym iyn fulyl agreemenyt wityh yoyu.