Comments on: Roy Pearson trial update

By: Anonymity

Anonymity — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:34:43 +0000

It is good that the trial judge let Pearson put on his entire farcical case, and in particular that all of his bizarre testimony came into the record. First, letting him put on all of the witnesses and testimony that he wants eliminates one possible ground for appeal. Second, and more important, the DC government is holding off on the question of whether to reappoint him until after the trial. Making a record of how insane his view of the law is will be important to that process.

By: Rochelle Funderburg

Rochelle Funderburg — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:33:30 +0000

Lynn–or at least a swift kick in the pants.

By: Lynn Chapin

Lynn Chapin — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:06:26 +0000

This man should be ASHAMED at what he is doing. This type of frivolous lawsuit is why our judicial system is so messed up and we have to pay MORE to lawyers than received on a lawsuit. He needs a swift kick in the behind!

By: Dave Malone

Dave Malone — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:57:33 +0000

My Gawd! And we wonder why the judicial system is a joke. I hope and pray this nut-for-brains loses his ass and is ordered to reimburse these poor “legal immigrants” I presume, and business owners every friggin’ dollar they’ve been out, and then more on top of that, then disbar the SOB!

By: Anonymous Attorney

Anonymous Attorney — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:09:46 +0000

The WaPo also has coverage by Marc Fisher, in which it’s mentioned that “Judge” Pearson was unemployed for “several years” before landing the judge job.

Really? How does one go from being unemployed for a few years to being a JUDGE? I realize “administrative” judges aren’t at quite the level of others, but c’mon.

I also laughed at the Nazi comparison. I hadn’t heard of Godwin’s Law, but it’s a good one. A corollary rule might be that when one begins to lose the argument, whipping out “Hitler” on your opponent is an expected move.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:11:11 +0000

If you have a complaint about this lawyer, you should contact the D.C. Bar. I did with an email and I got a response. Here are the two email addresses I used:

kmazzaferri@dcbar.org
ethics@dcbar.org

I got a response from email address:

PotterM@dcobc.org

The email address belongs to the following person:

Monica D. Potter
Case Manager
Office of Bar Counsel

Here is the anwer I got:

June 13, 2007

We are in receipt of your e-mail concerning the conduct of the Honorable Roy L. Pearson. Please be advised that this matter has previously been brought to our attention. While we appreciate your reporting this matter, our Rules of confidentiality do not permit us to acknowledge or discuss the existence of any particular matter.

We thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

Sincerely,

/s/

Monica D. Potter
Case Manager
Office of Bar Counsel
515 5th Street, NW
Building A, Room 117
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 638-1501
(202) 638-0862 — Fax

By: Mike DeGuzman

Mike DeGuzman — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:02:39 +0000

The plaintiff is an IDIOT! It’s costing D.C. taxpayers’ money for this trial. He needs to get a real life and move on!!

By: Chris Krisinger

Chris Krisinger — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:28:50 +0000

What ever happened to the legal principle, “What would a reasonable person do?” In taking a Law 101 class in college, I’ll always remember the professor beating it in to my head one of the basic principles of our legal system is the test of the “reasonable person.”
The plaintiff in this case is clearly not reasonable, and the judge should have done a Judge Wapner on him and said, “get out of here, don’t bring this kind of c-r-_-p to my courtroom” and dismissed it as frivolous. That’s what a JUDGE is paid to do–JUDGE.

By: ddhinnyc

ddhinnyc — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:27:41 +0000

Why did a judge allow this case to go to trial?

By: L. Davis

L. Davis — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:57:00 +0000

Having lived in the DC area for 30 years I can’t help but wonder if this ‘lawsuit’ about pants is not a racist attack on the asians that own the store. I became aware of the racial animosity of some African Americans against in particular Koreans. I only surmised it was because they were buying up small businesses like dry cleaners, liquor stores, etc. and making them very successful….. it was shocking to be honest to see this attitude.