October 9, 2007
The list of entities Jack Thompson has sued or tried to sue this year just grows and grows: The Florida Bar (twice), the Florida Supreme Court, Kotaku, various individuals and now, the Alabama Bar.Thompson's latest suit was filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and has its roots in a well-known Grand Theft Auto case. Here's the scoop:
As reported in a November, 2005 story broken by GamePolitics, Circuit Court Judge James Moore very publicly spanked Thompson by revoking his pro hac vice (visiting) status to practice law in Alabama. In his order, Judge Moore wrote:
Mr. Thompson's actions before this Court suggest that he is unable to conduct himself in a manner befitting practice in this state...
At the time, Thompson was representing the families of two Fayette, Alabama police officers and a dispatcher who were gunned down during a June, 2003 rampage committed by 18-year-old Devin Moore. The case, Strickland vs. Sony, seeks hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from Take Two, Rockstar, Sony, Wal-Mart and GameStop. The suit remains pending, despite Thompson's removal as counsel.
Devin Moore, who played GTA III and GTA Vice City, now sits on Alabama's Death Row. He rather famously said at the time of his arrest:
Life is like a video game. You have to die sometime.
Among the allegations in his suit against the Alabama Bar, Thompson renews accusations that a local attorney claimed to be able to fix the case. It appears, however, that the Bar investigated these charges and exonerated the attorney.
As usual, Thompson manages to find evidentiary value in his media appearances, citing a 2005 interview on 60 Minutes.
Of particular note is Thompson's reference to a professional ethics trial before the Alabama Bar scheduled for this month. This is new information. It's unclear what type of sanctions Thompson may face there, since he his right to practice in Alabama has already been yanked.
The suit against the Alabama Bar has been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Paul Huck, which is probably not good news for Thompson. Judge Huck earlier presided over a pair of abortive Thompson lawsuits against the Florida Bar. In ruling on the first of those cases he wrote:
Thompson submits nothing beyond wild accusations of a vast conspiracy against him…
Click here to read Thompson's lawsuit against the Alabama Bar (22-page pdf).
Comments
I personally, as a (high) tax payer, am very glad he hasn't managed to come to my state...yet.
BTW, grammar error (I think):
"...since he his right to practicein Alabama has already been yanked."
Founding fathers are probably rolling in their graves... either in utter laughter at how ridiculous this all has become or in sadness for the same.
I have not read this one and may not even get to it. It will probably be the same as everything else he has written.
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His claim that a local attorney claimed to be able to "fix" that horseshit case would have more merit if the judge dismissed the case outright instead of allowing it to go to trial.
As far as sanctions from Alabama goes, I'm guessing monetary sanctions and he probably would never be allowed to file lawsuits in the state of Alabama. That's probably the more logical scenario since his pro hac vice was revoked.
Devin Moore, who played GTA III and GTA Vice City, now sits on Alabama’s Death Row. He rather famously said at the time of his arrest:
Life is like a video game. You have to die sometime.
Again, there is doubt Devin "Lionel Tate" Moore even said that. And I wonder where that claim came from: Moore's attorney or the arresting officers in Mississippi that arrested Moore?
"They're all out to get me!"
I wonder when some judge will just get the spanking done and ground this fool to his room with no TV or phone. I mean, he acts just like a child; a whiny, spoiled child.
What a loser, and not just in the court case sense. He is also a life-loser.
Sorry. Feeling theatric. Does anyone else get the impression that Jack is like a rat trapped at the bottom of a narrow pipe and just scrabbling for something to grip?
Being completely insane?
All right, carry on.
@kurisu7885
I agree with you there, you have to wonder how much this new move will speed up the process. You think the coming *snap* will be heard around the world?
Jack's Show cause is today (not the actual trial). I'm not sure when it takes place but it shouldn't take long for the committee to realize how bat shit crazy Thompson is.
Judge Huck: *scribble scribble* *scribble scribble* *dot* "There... there's the last signature. I'm glad that case has been dropped. Maybe now I can relax a bit and get some real work done."
Faceless Man: *knock knock* "Mr. Huck? You've been assigned another case today"
Judge Huck: "Alright, leave it on my inbox at my desk, please. What's the case title?"
Faceless Man: "Uhm... John B. Thompson vs. The Alabama Bar"
Judge Huck: *slowly collapses in his seat, puts his head down, and sobs*
"21. Why did Judge Moore of Fayette, Alabama go along with this fraud and become a participant therin, finally admitting the truth under oath within the last 2 months after entering his improper order in November 2005 revoking Thompsons phv status? Thompson had been told by Clatus Junkin, a prominent lawyer in that sector of Alabama, before his phv status was revoked, that he could fix the case before Judge Moore by virture of his "special relationship" with Judge Moore. Junkin had occupied this judgeship before he "gave it" to Moore. Junkin is reputed to have helped Moore through law school. Junkin told Thompson that he could not win the Strikland case unless he, Junkin, was part of the plantiffs' team to assure results with Moore. Junkin told Thompson that if he did not put him "on the team," then he might "go to the other side" to make sure they got the result they wanted. Thompson told Junkin to perfom an anatomical impossibility on himself and hung up."
Can you believe it.....
A court doccument filed which describes Jack Thompson telling someone to go F**** themselves.
This is comic gold.
How does this man expect the court systems to take him seriously when he submits doccuments lilke this in the public record?
The point of a lawsuit is to present factual evidence and state your reasons for the lawsuit. Mr. Thompson seems to favor the "Let me tell you everything I have done in my life and why I am such a good man and how everyone is out to get me" approach to law.
I ask you Mr Thompson......what law school did you graduate from? Did you even pay attention in class when they were instructing you on proper process for filing court doccuments?
This lawsuit reads like a child throwing a temper tantrum and writing to his mother who has taken away his toys as opposed to a lawyer filing a lawsuit. I am sure your law professors are quite proud of the mockery you are making of the legal system.
I know that all of us here at GP - Denis included enjoy reading your doccuments simply because of how entertaining they are.
By the way - how did the deadline with Take 2 go in getting "yourself" removed from the game GTA IV?
LOL
for the record, it's not anatomically impossible to go f*&* yourself, but "sticking your head up your ass" is impossible.
As usual, his filing is full of lies and comedy gold.
"Devin Moore replicated precisely the killing scenario in the virtual reality police station in the game in the real reality police station in Fayette."
Devin Moore grabbed a police officers firearm and then shot three people with it. While it is possible to pick up and use guns in GTA, it is NOT possible, in any way, shape or form to grab a gun from somebody. You can take people's guns, if they are dead first. So in order to have been a precise replication, Devin Moore would have had to either find another gun first, beat the officer to death with his bare hands, or run him over in a car.
More 60 minutes boasting, a new and novel approach, yawn.
I love how he uses Ed Bradleys illness to try and drum up support for himself. This is a lack of taste up there with his taunting of the suicide victim on the MGS boards and his piggy backing on bereaved family members to push his morals and opinions on others.
Book advertisement! Who would have guessed!
He goes on to name the actors in the movie The Insider, as if it has anything to do with his case...
This is the funniest part of his filing: "Thompson told Junkin to perform an anatomical impossibility on himself and hung up."
I wonder if he believes using these tough guy terms and crazy analogies holds any weight or impresses Judges at all?
As time goes on, he starts using Biblical references to Herod, John the Baptist, etc. This is usually where the crazy really starts showing in his filings.
He finishes by asking for 9 million dollars. Wow, I think if I were in his shoes, I would be hoping that the issue was dropped, never mind pushing my luck for money!
One final thing, it struck me as somewhat telling in the paperwork at the bottom of the filing. The man's handwriting is scrawled and wavery. It looks like it was written by someone who was trembling. I suppose with today being D-day, that's very possible!
1) Judge's gag orders are not 1st Amendment violations.
2) Violating such is a contemptible charge.
3) Jack loses again.
Holy shit...a book plug in a court filing? JACK. NO. BAD. HEEL!
Seriously, suggested reading...the legal doc, not the book, of course.
...Funny, I recall my local newspapers saying it was because he violated judicial orders!
What the hell is wrong with this guy? Plugging books, 60 minutes interviews and college speeches in a freaking court document!!! And then he wonders why everyone thinks he's a hack... Somehow I doubt that the "Philadelphia-headquartered giant law firm of Blank Rome" engages in such practices.
He forgot to mention the book's 1-star rating on Amazon.
Also, if you look up Jack Thompson on Amazon and click his book, scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "Looking for "jack thompson" products? Other customers suggested these items:"
The resulting list is highly amusing.
@Doctor Proctor: Sorry? It's okay, there's plenty of things to point out.
Oooh, oooh, how about the completely inconsequential Nick Saban reference?
Seriously, only Seth MacFarlane is capable of pulling off references that outlandish.
Hmm, but then you have to wonder, which is actually funnier? I guess Seth, with Jack, it's only funny for a few minutes. Then you realize this guys actually believes what the hell is coming from his pen (pencil/typewriting/keyboard/wtfever), so it's just sad.
Oh well, fuck the pity. Burn JT, burn. Just keep dousing yourself in the proverbial kerosene like we know you will.
Come on, Jack. That's two state bars down. Just 48 more to go. Bring a suit against the... uh... Montana State Bar, next. Why? For the hell of it. I'm sure you can find a [fake] reason to file a suit against the Montana State Bar. It doesn't even have to be a good one (assuming you ever have a good reason for any of your claims).
@ d.vel.oper
That's nothing new. I haven't read it (maybe later) but I can guarantee he also mentions various appearances on various new shows, such as 60 Minutes, Fox News, and CNN. That's standard JT court filings. Put so much BS in them that no one can possibly read the whole thing and think straight. Think "Jack's version of the Chewbacca Defense."
Hint to all States' Bar Assns - He doesn't.
His heart lost patience with him already, both literally and figuratively.
Write much? Seriously...I didn't know that snarky comments were part of the normal legal process.
Well, at least when he's disbarred he has a promising career in creating a comic book series about a damned-near godlike lawyer on a moral crusade. If it has the same writing values as his filings it'd definitely make for a hilarious read.
By the way Jack, if you use the above idea without crediting me, I will present you with the mother of all court filings. A monolithic 80+ page court document covering my life story, complete with melodramatic sensationalism and inane and oft-times asinine references, all in the name of 'evidence'.
With this case I think this quote would have helped Jack Thompson with his war against video games, but now he is not credible. What if he never don't any of his stunts and held back until now. Gamers would be seriously screwed. Thank god Jack is a nut!