Comments on: Buys house near SFO, sues many parties over jet noise

By: Dirk D

Dirk D — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:40 +0000

“What on earth does it mean to be “deemed ineligible to practice law”? Is that a euphemism for “disbarred”?”

IIRC courts can deem you ineligible to practice but only the bar association can disbar you.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:23:00 +0000

What on earth does it mean to be “deemed ineligible to practice law”? Is that a euphemism for “disbarred”?

By: VMS

VMS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:30 +0000

This is not Hilton’s first dubious lawsuit. According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Hilton :
Hilton filed a $7 billion class action lawsuit, in 2002, against United States President George W. Bush, members of his administration (including Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld) and others. The lawsuit supposedly had 400 plaintiffs including 14 families of 9/11 victims [1], with only two named plaintiffs. [2][3] The lawsuit alleged Bush administration complicity in allowing the September 11, 2001 attacks. The case was dismissed on Dec. 30, 2004, with the judge ruling that US citizens do not have any right to sue a sitting President, based on the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity; that the lawsuit “presents a non-justicable political question;” that the plaintiffs “lack standing to sue on behalf of all taxpayers;” that the plaintiffs “failed to establish the required causal connection between [their] alleged injuries and these defendants’ conduct;” and that “deficiencies of the complaint could not be cured by amendment.”

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:41:02 +0000

Something similar happened in my town. A couple bought a house right across a narrow street from a Little League field that had parking lots, dugouts, lights, etc.

They then sued the city to have the games stopped because the lights bothered them and the kids made noise while playing the game.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:20:43 +0000

The “end-game” is that his house is not worth what he paid for it, and he cant sell it.

By: arby

arby — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:34 +0000

I find it hard to believe that the jets caused more noise round the clock than did the triplets…

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:20 +0000

…can’t find anyone to agree to work his case because it sucks so bad.

Either this guy has waaaayyyy too much time on his hands and needs a new hobby OR he has an end-game in mind of some sort.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:46 +0000

Fill in the blank of wfjag.
… has a sure fire wining case.
… is sure to get his wife and triplets back.

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:18 +0000

Who would think that an airport would make noise?

During the 1950s when Long Island was growing as a bedroom community, people would buy houses next to duck farms and then sue the duck farms out of existence, because ducks produce, well, duck shit. Who’da thunk it?

Bob

By: wfjag

wfjag — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:56 +0000

As Abraham Lincoln said: “A lawyer who represents himself . . .”