A small town judge grandstanding. Geez Learned Hand we better get you a couple of reams right away.

The Court cannot refuse filings. If they do another judge who has a real Court and not some municipal speeding ticket, littering, and small claims crapola will tell the to STFU and do their jerbs.

Just use terms like Bar Association and Disiplinary Board and I'll bet that this black robed gasbag will suddenly find LOTS of paper.

Given that courts can charge filing fees, I'd think that this requirement is legal, although I suppose they may be required to accept payment for necessary paper instead.

grotto_man: Given that courts can charge filing fees, I'd think that this requirement is legal, although I suppose they may be required to accept payment for necessary paper instead.

Seriously. Especially if they are using laser copy machines/printers because paper condition is very important. You could really break a machine just by using paper that isn't crisp and dry... and I mean DRY. Small amounts of humidity can cause essential parts to rust or paper to sick to the heat rollers. Something as small as a staple can cause $100 of damage; but most copiers are rented under full service contracts.

I found a box full of $2 bills at a bus stop. I've been using them to wipe when I take the train to work, since they never have TP in the station

RidersOfLohan: I found a box full of $2 bills at a bus stop. I've been using them to wipe when I take the train to work, since they never have TP in the station

© wow, excellent x-over post~! Superb job! Would read again!

Get used to "shortages"... Paper, fresh fruits, quality clothing and shoes. In Obama's America, rationing and shortages will become a reality every day. Want bell peppers in your dinner instead of turnips? Be prepared to queue for an hour, and show your Democratic party membership card at the counter. Things are not the same now, the older of us will someday tell kids we remember life before the Obama recession.

grotto_man said it: FILING FEES.
I have had to pay to personally file documents at the local courthouse. These were fees that grew per page. I accepted that the court was passing the full cost of processing my filings on to me. So the way I read the article, this court is starting to act like a failing business, taking customer payments but not paying their own bills... I say stop doing business with them; let the court go under. Another court will come along that can manage to do business and make a profit.

Well you supply the correct number of copies in Cook County, IL. If you do not have the correct number of copies the clerk might direct you to a photocopier if he or she is in a good mood. The photocopier is something like 50 cents per page.

I do not know about this court's rules and if the judge has the authority to make rules. All in all this story is hardly Farkworthy.

No Such Agency: Get used to "shortages"... Paper, fresh fruits, quality clothing and shoes. In Obama's America, rationing and shortages will become a reality every day. Want bell peppers in your dinner instead of turnips? Be prepared to queue for an hour, and show your Democratic party membership card at the counter. Things are not the same now, the older of us will someday tell kids we remember life before the Obama recession.

good god man, who peed in your cheerios? you act like the country is in complete shambles...

allthebetter: good god man, who peed in your cheerios? you act like the country is in complete shambles...

It is...

because of the actions of a President who has been in office for less than 100 days, and not by a corrupt administration that was in power for 8 years.

Plus he's a NEGRO!

Gee, maybe if the employees of these municipalities were to take on a greater share of their health care and retirement costs (like the rest of us), there'd be enough money left to buy paper.

And oh yeah, let the potsmokers out of jail, too.

The_Time_Master: allthebetter: good god man, who peed in your cheerios? you act like the country is in complete shambles...

It is...

because of the actions of a President who has been in office for less than 100 days, and not by a corrupt administration that was in power for 8 years.

Plus he's a NEGRO!

He is?!

Why didn't it make the news?!

AgentKGB: Plus he's a NEGRO!

He is?!

Why didn't it make the news?!

They don't want you to know.

Rozinante: AgentKGB: Plus he's a NEGRO!

He is?!

Why didn't it make the news?!

They don't want you to know.

Bastards! I'm writing a letter.

Be right back, knock at the door...

OMFG HE'S GOTA GUN NOOOOOOOOOOO

asdddddddddddaaaaaaaa

Congrats on completely derailing the thread, No Such Agency

Would read again

No Such Agency: Get used to "shortages"... Paper, fresh fruits, quality clothing and shoes. In Obama's America, rationing and shortages will become a reality every day. Want bell peppers in your dinner instead of turnips? Be prepared to queue for an hour, and show your Democratic party membership card at the counter. Things are not the same now, the older of us will someday tell kids we remember life before the Obama recession.


Ah, the butthurt of the Republicans. Have you had a bunch of darkies cornholing you or something?

I'm collecting the sweet, sweet tears of the neocons. They make FABULOUS cocktails!

/mimes tears pouring down the face - boo-farking-hoo (sore losers!)

New Moon Rabbit: No Such Agency: Get used to "shortages"... Paper, fresh fruits, quality clothing and shoes. In Obama's America, rationing and shortages will become a reality every day. Want bell peppers in your dinner instead of turnips? Be prepared to queue for an hour, and show your Democratic party membership card at the counter. Things are not the same now, the older of us will someday tell kids we remember life before the Obama recession.


Ah, the butthurt of the Republicans. Have you had a bunch of darkies cornholing you or something?

I'm collecting the sweet, sweet tears of the neocons. They make FABULOUS cocktails!

/mimes tears pouring down the face - boo-farking-hoo (sore losers!)

Damn damn damn! I seem to forget to check profiles - and I have been bit by a troll.....

I get trolled very easily. I iz not to smrt.

Bull shiat, that's what people pay their taxes for, do your job and shut the fark up.

When I file court papers, I am expected to bring one original plus one copy per defendant. I wonder what the paper is for? The article doesn't say.

I wish our courthouse had a public photocopier, even at fifty cents a page.

Althogar: When I file court papers, I am expected to bring one original plus one copy per defendant. I wonder what the paper is for? The article doesn't say.

I wish our courthouse had a public photocopier, even at fifty cents a page.

The article does say: the paper the court must use to generate hearing notices, and for other internal purposes. They're so broke they cannot even pay for that. Perhaps this is solvable by a court rule that says "when you file a lawsuit, you must submit to the court 25 pages of legal-size blank paper," although I don't know if the law would allow them to do that.

One reason (perhaps the only reason) I like litigating in federal court is electronic filing- you use zero paper in court filings, everything is PDF, and the court e-mails you hearing notices and orders. However that would not solve the problem for this municipal court, as they are simply broke; if they had electronic filing, chances are their money woes wouldn't allow them to maintain a database.

The_Time_Master: allthebetter: good god man, who peed in your cheerios? you act like the country is in complete shambles...

It is...

because of the actions of a President who has been in office for less than 100 days, and not by a corrupt administration that was in power for 8 years.

Plus he's a NEGRO!

The fark is strong in this one....

mama's_tasty_foods:
One reason (perhaps the only reason) I like litigating in federal court is electronic filing- you use zero paper in court filings, everything is PDF, and the court e-mails you hearing notices and orders. However that would not solve the problem for this municipal court, as they are simply broke; if they had electronic filing, chances are their money woes wouldn't allow them to maintain a database.

Yeah, but the ECF/PACER system is slow as shiat and it's a pain to e-file if you have a lot of exhibits. Though they do allow you to manually file giant documents still...

It does strike me as funny that these people think that paying for paper is going to solve thier woes.

Didn't the worldcom guy try to micro manage and take away the coffe and stuff as "cost cutting" measures?

where the heck are all these tax dollars going if not towards paper?

outlawmoogle: mama's_tasty_foods:
One reason (perhaps the only reason) I like litigating in federal court is electronic filing- you use zero paper in court filings, everything is PDF, and the court e-mails you hearing notices and orders. However that would not solve the problem for this municipal court, as they are simply broke; if they had electronic filing, chances are their money woes wouldn't allow them to maintain a database.

Yeah, but the ECF/PACER system is slow as shiat and it's a pain to e-file if you have a lot of exhibits. Though they do allow you to manually file giant documents still...

You got a point there. Considering the enormous amounts of money PACER generates for the federal courts, it's absurd they have not improved the design.

Althogar: When I file court papers, I am expected to bring one original plus one copy per defendant.

Same here (Jefferson County, WV). And let me tell you, suing an entire five-person County Commission plus the Assessor's Office can get expensive even as a pro se. (Actually our court saved me a bunch of money by telling me I could serve them as a body. One body = one copy = one sheriff's process-service fee instead of five. But you have to also notify the county PA so I had a copy served on him as well as the Commission and the Assessor, then there were the other two copies -- one for the court to keep, one stamped as filed and returned to me.)

/kicked their asses
//county APA can't read case law for shiat

Federal courts require electronic filing. If anyone wants their own hardcopy, they can print it out on their own printer. Maybe Ohio's state courts (where I practice, but mostly in federal court) could get their act together, get electronic filing, and fire half their clerk's office staff like the federal courts did years ago.

does this mean i can create my own case?