• ikidd@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    How do these stupid fuckers lose these cases by default? It’s always way more of a penalty than if they show up and make the motions even. Look at Alex Jones; like a billion dollars is clearly insane no matter what a piece of shit he is, but he never showed up or sent a lawyer, and there he is.

    Is this some sort of sovereign citizen bullshit, or are they just that nuts that they think it’ll go away?

    • Starbuck@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      Because showing up exposes them to lying and losing, which would be objectively worse. Of course, you could not be a shady sack of shit, but then you wouldn’t have to lie and might not lose.

      And complying with discovery would mean exposing his communications with dear leader Mr Trump, and you can’t risk that.