Friday, September 26, 2008

The One Man in the Universe Crazier than John McCain

Jonathan Lee Riches: "Master of the Fivolous Prisoner Lawsuit". My buddy just sent this to me via emailz. Highlights include:

Riches v. Tyson

Plaintiff alleges that defendant Mike Tyson threw him on the ground, bit his ear and kicked him in the ribs after plaintiff declined defendant's invitation to dance.

Riches v. McVeigh et al.

Plaintiff sued Timothy James McVeigh and Terry Lynn Nichols for blowing up his life. He alleged that defendants had a responsibility and duty to notify him how the Department of Justice worked. Had they warned him about the injustice, he would not be in prison nor would he be writing celebrity lawsuits against Americans who pay federal tax money to support his illegal incarceration. Plaintiff blamed defendants for metal detectors at courthouses, limits on the amount of fertilizer that American farmers can purchase, as well as higher sentencing guidelines. He further moved for GPS drone fighting forces to guard McVeigh's grave in case he re-rises like the Messiah and plays games with him like Patrick Swayze did to Demi Moore in Ghost.

Riches v. Willaims et al.

Plaintiff sued Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Richard Williams, the U.S. Open and Poltergeist. Plaintiff alleged that defendants are reaching through the television set to grab him during the U.S. Open, defendants took Van Gogh paintings from him, he taught Venus how to play table tennis in county jail, Senator Larry Craig uses the FCI Williamsburg bathroom, and defendants want to learn identity theft from him.

Riches v. Imus

Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches claims that he is a professional entertainer who specializes in music, identity theft, computer hacking, yoga, equestrian mule riding, coal mining, time travel and skeet shooting. He alleges that defendant Don Imus hired him for weekly performance shows at defendant's ranch for $3.5 million per year. Plaintiff further alleges that defendant would secretly record plaintiff and broadcast him without hiss consent, called him "A white nappy headed ho-mo," and fired him.
I also advise reading the suit against Wolfgang Puck. Just, read everything.

7 comments:

Montag said...

with this post, you have stopped production among myself and several office mates here at xyz, inc.

but this guy is clearly not crazy. fucking brilliant is more like it. the lawsuit against wal-mart is genius.

Anonymous said...

I am so writing this dude in on Nov. 4th.

eric said...

This is a real treasure trove. I must have my Civil Procedure students read this guy's work when we talk about drafting complaints. My personal favorite is Riches v. Starbucks Coffee, in which he alleges Starbucks is part of a conspiracy to keep him in solitary confinement. This sentence is a gem: "Yesterday for dinner I was served 3 grains of corn, and a 1/2 of moldy bread that was on a tray that was in sunlight for 10+ hours, I get served no Starbucks coffee." Cruel and unusual punishment indeed.

stephanie g said...

So this is what happened to the Time Cube guy.

Christopher M. said...

Pardon this man.

Aaron said...

Riches v. Bush et al is my personal fave. What do Jimmy Hoffa Lil' Kim, the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the Waffle House have in common? Gertrude Stein should be proud.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
I am so writing this dude in on Nov. 4th.


Absotootely. Ioz musta been spoofing us when he called this man crazy. Au contrary. He Is The One We Have Been Waiting For.

Riches/Clifford Irving '08