Judge orders lawyers to play game (rock, paper, scissors)

[flvegan]

Faced with the inability of two bickering attorneys to resolve even the most innocuous scheduling questions without his intervention, a Florida federal judge yesterday ordered the two to meet on the steps of the federal courthouse and resolve their latest quarrel by playing "one (1) game of 'rock, paper, scissors.' "

Judge Gregory A. Presnell of Orlando ordered the unusual measure, which he characterized as "a new form of alternative dispute resolution," after the two Tampa attorneys had proven unable to agree upon where to hold a deposition, even though both of their offices are just four floors away in the very same building in Tampa.

Characterizing the disagreement as "the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts," Judge Presnell ordered each attorney, "accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness," to play the dispositive round of RPS on June 30.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/magazines/fortune/rps_fortune/index.htm?cnn

The simple fact that this is local, and I'm familiar with one of the law firms, makes this all the more hilarious to me.

My apologies if matcomnews has already covered this. I looked, but didn't see it.

[Redstone]

1. Good. Fucking lawyers need to slapped down now and again.

Redstone

[Mutley]

2. Good. I hope they felt like the idiots they were being.

:eyes:

[Bunny]

3. Okay, sounds reasonable. But what does "one game" of RPS

consist of? We do three reps of RPS-Shoot! and that's one game. Best 2 out of 3 wins. Are the rules different elsewhere?

[flvegan]

4. And your synopsis here

will be the reason why this little game solves nothing. The loser will probably appeal the loss based on unestablished rules.