Group: uk.people.disability
From: "Theo_Delight@yahoo.co.uk"
Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: litigants in person society?

On 2 Oct, 12:02, "The Todal" wrote:
> wrote in message
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> > On 2 Oct, 10:58, "The Todal" wrote:
> >> wrote in message
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> >> > On 2 Oct, 09:18, "The Todal" wrote:
> >> >> wrote in message
> >> >>news:vhm3g39vtf39a4fradshhmp8s9jhd5b3hl@ ...
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> >> >> > Is there a litigants in person society or support in London England?
>
> >> >> If there is, you should distrust it.
>
> >> >> Most people who are litigants in person have maybe two or three court
> >> >> cases
> >> >> in their entire lives, and therefore have no need to form a society.
> >> >> Anyone
> >> >> who habitually sues other people as a litigant in person, is probably
> >> >> mentally unbalanced.
>
> >> > Really, Derek!
>
> >> > Everyone needs a hobby, even Peter Turtill!
>
> >> Actually, I suppose someone should conduct a survey to find out how many
> >> people have sued or been personally sued, in the County Court.
>
> >> I think I'm currently on my third case, hence my rash assumption "two or
> >> three court cases".
>
> > Either you are or you are not on your third case, unless you are
> > waiting for the other party to respond.
>
> I've genuinely lost count. Sometimes you threaten to sue, and it has the
> desired effect.

And other times you have to threaten to "send the boys round"?

> > Is trade in the market so bad these days that you can't afford a
> > lawyer?
>
> The repairs to the Reliant Robin have really eaten into my savings.

Haven't I told you to ditch that old thing and get yourself a proper
van like a Transit?

> >> I suppose it is possible that you could have quite a
> >> few more and still be sane.
>
> > Yes, that may be possible; it might even be _possible_ that smicker is
> > not the litigious loony he is otherwise reckoned to be.
>
> >> I would suggest this newsgroup is the next best thing to a litigant in
> >> person support group.
>
> > Or not. How much "support" was given to Hulberk?
>
> Whenever he asked me for case law, I supplied him with what I could find,
> both for and against his arguments. I thought it was the courteous thing to
> do, but I know it upset one or two people.

And I suppose it helped that your Raquel was working for that lawyer
at the time. What was it she did for him? You weren't very exact at
the time but I gather neither was he.

And why did she then call the child Tarquin?

> I did tell him very firmly when I
> thought he was bound to lose, and gave him no encouragement to sue anyone.

But did you tell him he'd lose to Marshall Reiss?

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