Victor Mignogna v. Funimation Productions, LLC, et al. (2019) - Vic's lawsuit against Funimation, VAs, and others, for over a million dollars.

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Johnson and Volney were supposed to be the professionals, but they've both been aping Lemoine.

There's nothing "straightforward" about these requests for fees and sanctions when the
last will and testament of a non-party's dead grandfather is included as evidence of a quid pro quo conspiracy.

 

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"We didn't surprise you, you knew this was coming, CLEARLY you should have expected 3 different legal teams to submit insanely padded bullshit that you'll have almost no time at all to react to."

 

[TheClappening]

Johnson and Volney were supposed to be the professionals, but they've both been aping Lemoine.

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There's nothing "straightforward" about these requests for fees and sanctions when the
last will and testament of a non-party's dead grandfather is included as evidence of a quid pro quo conspiracy.

The retardation is contagious.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

I'm not sure if you were around in this thread a few months ago, but there were no shortage of people fantasizing about who Vic should sue next, after the defendants all begged to settle after they got BTFO of court. Like, they were literally talking about what Vic should "allow" them to settle for. And that was just based off the Lemon's filing, not even an actual court decision. Basically, what I'm saying is that this specific trait isn't unique to Lawtwitter.

Lawtwitter vs Kiwifarms is a bunch of infighting at the law firm of Dunning & Krueger.

 

[AnOminous]

There's nothing "straightforward" about these requests for fees and sanctions when the
last will and testament of a non-party's dead grandfather is included as evidence of a quid pro quo conspiracy.

Literal lunacy.

 

[Dumb Bitch Smoothie]

Hey, Funi, what fees would you incur for waiting?

None. You guys don't need to do anything.

You also could have filed this shit earlier too, because this isn't new news. It doesn't take this long to draft up a document but y'all did the same shit you're griping about Vic doing.

Kettle. Pot. Black.

 

[Apteryx Owenii]

I'm not sure if Funimation will given that they haven't already. I'm of the thinking that whoever's running the lawsuit for Funimation is KV, but aren't the full on #Threadnought, Head and balls tweeting type.

Doesn't make sense to settle if you think you've got a reasonable shot at TCPA. It's after that when things get expensive in a normal case. This one is weird because of the way some of the defendants pursued discovery instead of filing quickly for the TCPA but the balance will still become harder to justify IF the appeal goes well for the plaintiffs.

First, Plaintiff has had seventeen days to review and prepare his response (if any) to Defendants’ motions for fees and sanctions.1 That is more than enough time to deal with the straightforward motions submitted by Defendants.

That's subjective enough to be basically meaningless.

Second, Defendants’ motions were no surprise to Plaintiff. He has known that Defendants would be seeking fees and sanctions since at least September 6, 2019, when the Court dismissed all of the claims against Jamie Marchi, and all of the tortious interference claims against Funimation, Monica Rial, and Ron Toye.

Third, Plaintiff was further put on notice on October 4, 2019, because that is when the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s remaining claims and directed Defendants to submit their briefing on fees and sanctions by no later than November 4, 2019. Plaintiff should have begun researching and preparing his response in anticipation of Defendants’ filings.

...are they suggesting that the plaintiff should have somehow had a response ready for a motion that didn't exist? Is there a time machine involved in the Texas legal system I'm not aware of? Yes, obviously the plaintiffs would know that a filing was coming but how the hell would they be able to respond to it until it was actually, you know, filed? Did plaintiff's attorney have access to defendant's billing system prior to the filing?

Fourth, Plaintiff waited until the last minute to file his motion for continuance, and Defendants should not be required to bear the cost of Plaintiff’s delay. If Plaintiff truly needed extra time to respond, Plaintiff should have sought a continuance within a few days of Defendants’ filings (or at the same time he sent four attorneys to quash a deposition). If Plaintiff had done so, Plaintiff likely would have avoided a last minute hearing on his continuance motion (assuming the Court even entertains the motion) and a situation where Defendants may be required to prepare and appear twice for the same hearing, thus adding to the substantial fees already incurred in this case.

What costs for the delay? It's just sitting around and waiting until the plaintiff is able to respond. Oh, right, the longer this goes on the more billing they have to do for watching youtube videos.

Fifth, Plaintiff has two law firms and four or more lawyers working on his case. There should be more than enough lawyers on Plaintiff’s team to deal with the issues that will be presented to the Court for determination on November 21, 2019.

Again, a subjective conclusion with no evidence.

And not to be nitpicky but 1 and 5 are basically the same argument as are 2 and 3. Is it supposed to be more impressive with 5 points so they just padded it out by arguing the same thing again?

 

[theworstkindofeurofag]

I'm not sure if you were around in this thread a few months ago, but there were no shortage of people fantasizing about who Vic should sue next, after the defendants all begged to settle after they got BTFO of court. Like, they were literally talking about what Vic should "allow" them to settle for. And that was just based off the Lemon's filing, not even an actual court decision. Basically, what I'm saying is that this specific trait isn't unique to Lawtwitter.

At this point, I feel like Vic isn't going to sue anyone after the trial with Funimation, Monica and Ron and Jamie is over. By then, the statute of limitations will be over.

Which sucks because I was really hoping for Vic to sue those shitty rags, ANN and io9, Marzgurl and Sabat.

 

[TheClappening]

At this point, I feel like Vic isn't going to sue anyone after the trial with Funimation, Monica and Ron and Jamie is over. By then, the statute of limitations will be over.

Which sucks because I was really hoping for Vic to sue those shitty rags, ANN and io9, Marzgurl and Sabat.

It's pure optimism, but if this gets past TCPA and Funimation doesn't immediately bitch out through a settlement, I hope they go through any communications Sabat had with the defendants with a fine toothed comb.

If there are emails to the effect of "Just tie Vic up long enough that I can't be sued due to statute of limitations" will looking fucking bad,

 

[teriyakiburns]

At this point, I feel like Vic isn't going to sue anyone after the trial with Funimation, Monica and Ron and Jamie is over. By then, the statute of limitations will be over.

Which sucks because I was really hoping for Vic to sue those shitty rags, ANN and io9, Marzgurl and Sabat.

The limitation only applies to when you first discovered the defamation, not when it was made. Sabat is believed to have defamed Vic in private, but he isn't known yet. If, tomorrow, it's uncovered that he made defamatory claims about Vic last year, that's when it becomes known and the clock starts ticking from that point.

Double-checking this. I might be wrong.

e2: I think I'm technically right and wrong at the same time. Anyway, I assume that Sabat and co would be chased for civil conspiracy and TI rather than defamation, which doesn't have the same limitations. There would be ample evidence of that to dig up during discovery.

 

[Alt Centrist]

... Anyway, I assume that Sabat and co would be chased for civil conspiracy and TI rather than defamation, which doesn't have the same limitations. There would be ample evidence of that to dig up during discovery.

That's probably true for Sabat, but it would be unfortunate if the delays got ANN and io9 off the hook if discovery gives them what would have been needed.

 

[Random Internet Person]

At this point, I feel like Vic isn't going to sue anyone after the trial with Funimation, Monica and Ron and Jamie is over. By then, the statute of limitations will be over.

Which sucks because I was really hoping for Vic to sue those shitty rags, ANN and io9, Marzgurl and Sabat.

It's pure optimism, but if this gets past TCPA and Funimation doesn't immediately bitch out through a settlement, I hope they go through any communications Sabat had with the defendants with a fine toothed comb.

If there are emails to the effect of "Just tie Vic up long enough that I can't be sued due to statute of limitations" will looking fucking bad,

The limitation only applies to when you first discovered the defamation, not when it was made. Sabat is believed to have defamed Vic in private, but he isn't known yet. If, tomorrow, it's uncovered that he made defamatory claims about Vic last year, that's when it becomes known and the clock starts ticking from that point.

Double-checking this. I might be wrong.

e2: I think I'm technically right and wrong at the same time. Anyway, I assume that Sabat and co would be chased for civil conspiracy and TI rather than defamation, which doesn't have the same limitations. There would be ample evidence of that to dig up during discovery.

That's probably true for Sabat, but it would be unfortunate if the delays got ANN and io9 off the hook if discovery gives them what would have been needed.

That’s assuming that all the emails and correspondence hasn’t been torched. Then again, if Ron is any indication, they may be arrogant enough to keep everything.

 

[diskboomer]

That’s assuming that all the emails and correspondence hasn’t been torched. Then again, if Ron is any indication, they may be arrogant enough to keep everything.

Funi was also served preservation letters, if that stuff is destroyed it counts against them, and jury can infer it was done to hide evidence.

Then again, theyre still a long way off getting there. Appeals first.

 

[Random Internet Person]

Funi was also served preservation letters, if that stuff is destroyed it counts against them, and jury can infer it was done to hide evidence.

Then again, theyre still a long way off getting there. Appeals first.

Who exactly was given preservation letters?

 

[Yuusha-sama]

This was posted in the general thread, but since many of you only follow this thread, I think it should be posted here too.

 

[diskboomer]

Who exactly was given preservation letters?

All the defendants, but Marzgurl, and Jessi Pridwhore also got some. Likely more, but those folks haven’t made a stink online about it.

 

[Botchy Galoop]

This was posted in the general thread, but since many of you only follow this thread, I think it should be posted here too.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LM8RDMQjNsI

So far, the defendants have stood together and have appeared to be motivated by the same interests. I'm guardedly optimistic that at least some of the causes for the suit still stand after the appeals. It would be absolutely delicious to see the defendants little cabal fall apart, and see the liars hoist by their own petard.

 

[TexOffender]

All the defendants, but Marzgurl, and Jessi Pridwhore also got some. Likely more, but those folks haven’t made a stink online about it.

One of the reasons I would have liked to see ArmzWhore sued. The other parties would have probably told her to fuck off.

 

[Random Internet Person]

One of the reasons I would have liked to see ArmzWhore sued. The other parties would have probably told her to fuck off.

If anything, it’d determine if the #MeToo angle was a sham.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

That's probably true for Sabat, but it would be unfortunate if the delays got ANN and io9 off the hook if discovery gives them what would have been needed.

Even if they can't be sued there will be plenty of shit coming out that will slag the clickbait rags and their """""journalists""""" so we'll have many laughs at their expense.