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struggle4progress

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3. Court: "You say Joe sneezed on you and so want me to order Jill's limbs chopped off? No, and

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2020, 02:41 AM

Nov 2020

you can't amend this mess, and you can't refile it"

Plaintiff: "But that's so completely unfair! Jill is much nicer than Jack, so she deserves to have her limbs chopped off! I only want to amend my complaint to sue Jill for not sneezing on me, so I can ask you to agree to chop off her limbs! And when you don't agree, that's how I can get to the Supreme Court!"

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Love this analogy about Trump's appeal to the 3rd Circuit [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

If the appellate court grants the motion, it's a bit more substantive than font size. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #1

agreed. Some folks don't seem to understand that the court took two actions onenote Nov 2020 #6

A do over in hopes of getting a do over? Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #2

Court: "You say Joe sneezed on you and so want me to order Jill's limbs chopped off? No, and struggle4progress Nov 2020 #3

This appeal does not make sense Gothmog Nov 2020 #4

It's not likely to succeed, but it's not completely nonsensical onenote Nov 2020 #5