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Justice Florida style

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Judge orders a game of rock, paper, scissors to settle dispute
11:54:29 EDT Jun 9, 2006
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge, miffed at the inability of opposing lawyers to agree on even the slightest details of a lawsuit, ordered them to settle their latest dispute with a game of rock, paper, scissors.

The argument was over a location to take the sworn statement of a witness in an insurance lawsuit.

In an order signed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell scolded both sides and ordered them to meet at a neutral location at 4 p.m. June 30 to play a round of the hand-gesture game often used to settle childhood disputes. If they can't agree on the neutral location, he said, they'll play on the steps of the federal courthouse.

The winner gets to choose the location for the witness statement.

"We're going to have to do it," said David Pettinato, lead lawyer for the plaintiff, Avista Management. "I guess I'd better bone up on rock, paper, scissors rules."

Last year, officials of the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's engaged in the game to decide who would get to sell a $17.8-million collection of art offered by a Japanese electronics company. Christie's won.
 
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Anonymous

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That doesn't remind me of most Federal Judges I have known...

Usually if they can't easily come to an agreeable date, the Judge will just set one that suits him- and let the attorneys worry about clearing any of their conflicting engagements...Any which way they better make a way to have that day available- since they are talking to the highest ranking diety next to God :wink: .........
 

Brad S

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OT, I'd say the judge was accusing council of acting childish therefore it was roshambo or last hand on the bat.
 
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