Strange But True

Searight v. State of New Jersey, 412 F. Supp. 413 (D.N.J. 1976) - Ned Searight sued the state of New Jersey claiming that while in a state eye, ear, and speech clinic he was injected in the left eye with a radium electric beam and because of this someone now talks to him from inside his brain. He asked for $12 million in damages. The judge dismissed the case, but in passing, noted that if the facts were true the voices would be "unlicensed radio communications," which would be under the jurisdiction of the FCC. The Court helpfully suggested that "Mr. Searight could have blocked the broadcast to the antenna in his brain by grounding it, for example by pinning a chain of paper clips to the back of his pants leg that made contact with the ground."

Mallon v. Pavoda, 806 F. Supp. 1189 (E.D. Pa. 1992). The Plaintiff, who happened to be both God and the President of the United States, filed these 11 lawsuits due to the failure of various people, including a rock star, the President, and the entire country of England, to "deal with" him.

Kent © Norman v. Reagan, 95 F.R.D. 476 (D. Ore. 1982). This suit was filed by a man whose his middle name consisted of a copyright symbol. He sued the president over unpaid parking fines, which resulted in "civil death without legislation." Of course, Norman also sought the obligatory ICC investigation of a trucking company known as "White Line Fever From Mars," due to the fact that his license was suspended for shipping marijuana and cocaine in fruit boxes for Mother's Day. Read it; the poetry alone is quite compelling.

United States ex rel. Mayo v. Satan and His Staff, 54 F.R.D. 282 (W.D. Pa. 1971) - Mayo sued Satan for depriving him of his constitutional rights. The judge found there was no jurisdiction.

Bryant v. Cheney, 924 F.2d 525 (4th Cir. 1991). Plaintiff sought to compel the government to produce bodies of extraterrestrials.

Brotherton v. Cleveland, 923 F.2d 477 (6th Cir. 1991). A woman sued after the coroner's office removed her dead husband's corneas. I've hearda cornea cases, I tell ya.

Tyler v. Carter, 151 F.R.D. 537 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) - Plaintiff, who happened to be a cyborg, sued the president, former president, and others. She wanted to enjoin the World Trade Center bombing trial.

Zarcone v. Perry, 572 F.2d 51 (2d Cir. 1978). Traffic judge hauled a coffee vendor into court for serving bad coffee.

Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children v. Playboy Enterprises, 815 F.2d 323 (5th Cir. 1987). See footnotes on p. 325. "Thus, this most delightful of case names: Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children v. Playboy Enterprises; seriously rivaled, in our judgment, only by United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Article Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat's Shoo Fly Powders for Drunkenness." —————– MORE

Strange But True

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