Even better, the judge's name is Van Helsing Antwerpen.
Among other charges, he got the guy for witness tampering. If that judge is worth his salt, he's got some juicy double entendres buried in that opinion somewhere.
Apparently this guy's somewhat famous in a few circuits. He sues using about 9 different aka's (and mixes around which combination he uses for each suit) and is considered a vexatious litigant in 3 (maybe 4 but I don't remember for sure) circuits and numerous districts. Every time he loses a case he turns around and sues the judge who ruled against him for violating his rights. Still that is a great name to be the lead. And Steve and Arkady FTW!
Some of my favorite case names are "United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat’s Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness, 40 F. Supp. 208 (W D.N.Y. 1941)" , "United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins, No. 05-56274 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2008)", "United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola 241 U.S. 265 (1916)", and "United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries 86 F.2d 737 (2nd Cir. 1936). If one excludes such suits in rem, great case names are much scarcer.
I prefer the later qui tam; it's nice to see the Government coming in on the side of the undead: United States ex rel. Vampire Nation v. Citifinancial Mortgage Co., 2007 WL 2142404 (W.D. Pa. 2007)
Drunk Driver, Mr. Kills Enemy's surname really isn't that much different from the English surname "Knight", when you get down to it: name based on an ancestor's martial profession. It's just that it's far more visceral as "Kills Enemy" or "Mankiller"... and thus considerably more awesome.
My personal favorite has always been United States v. Bad Wound, 203 F.3d. 1072 (8th Cir. 2000). I always try to cite it, no matter how irrelevant or off topic.
My favorite was United States v. 53 Eclectus Parrots, 685 F.2d 1131 (9th Cir. 1982), though the case heading makes it clear that, unlike what Prof. Sunstein said in Admin, the parrots did not in fact represent themselves pro se.
I think that the American people are the real stakeholders in this litigation. :)
I read the opinion and was somewhat disappointed to learn that Mr. Nation's crime was copying Microsoft software and selling it through Amazon.com. I was expecting something a little less mundane.
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HelsingAntwerpen.Among other charges, he got the guy for witness tampering. If that judge is worth his salt, he's got some juicy double entendres buried in that opinion somewhere.
Oh, that Kills Enemy? He is just a cousin of Mr. Dances w/ Wolves
Don't be hasty - the night is young.
What possibly possesses people to do this?
Some of my favorite case names are "United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat’s Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness, 40 F. Supp. 208 (W D.N.Y. 1941)" , "United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins, No. 05-56274 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2008)", "United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola 241 U.S. 265 (1916)", and "United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries 86 F.2d 737 (2nd Cir. 1936). If one excludes such suits in rem, great case names are much scarcer.
And that was the Bush DOJ too. I guess they didn't always support big corporations.
It'll be really hard to top Loving v. Virginia. Ever.
I read the opinion and was somewhat disappointed to learn that Mr. Nation's crime was copying Microsoft software and selling it through Amazon.com. I was expecting something a little less mundane.
Thanks. I think.
Damn you for mentioning Loving v. Virginia FIRST. :)
I agree it can't be beat as a case name--particularly given the subject of the lawsuit.
my personal favorite:
Schmuck v. United States, 489 U.S. 705 (1989)
Or "Viagra." Something like that.
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