Kent Hovind sues Rationalwiki.

[catsmate]

So everyone's favourite tax evading felon, young Earth creationist, doctoral faker and failed dinosaur amusement park owner had decided to object to being described as a "convicted tax fraudster" (despite being convicted of 58 charges relating to tax evasion and currently being in prison) and of engaging in filing of fraudulent liens against property seized by the US government to pay his outstanding debts (despite doing just this on conjunction with Alex Matthews [another convicted fraudster] and facing additional charges for so doing).

This should end well. Hopefully in additional to the fresh contempt of court charges Hovind if facing this nonsense should help keep him in jail beyond 2015.

"Dr" Dino's complaint.

The offending RW article on "Dr" Dino..

 

[Loss Leader]

I love pro se complaints. It's like watching Twin Peaks backwards.

 

[Katdai]

My wide legal knowledge (obtained mostly through daytime television) reminds me the best defense for libel/defamation is the indeed the truth. I too suspect this will end fairly well, just not for Hovind.
I'm curious. His complaint claims that the Rationalwiki page shows fairly high on his Google search. Does his browser not have a News result section?

 

[smartcooky]

I wonder if Mr Hovind has ever heard of "the Spycatcher effect"

 

[jsfisher]

I look forward to reading the defendant's eventual response (but that assumes the defendant is ever actually served with the complaint).

 

[bruto]

I haven't had this much fun with legal stuff for a while. I wonder if it reads better translated into Corn God code.

I love that the plaintiff intends to obtain John Doe's address during discovery. That's bound to go well.

 

[smartcooky]

I love that the plaintiff intends to obtain John Doe's address during discovery.

Yeah. I looked at that, and thought to myself "Good luck with that!"

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Yeah. I looked at that, and thought to myself "Good luck with that!"

Easy peasy!

John D. Doe
1234 Somewhere Dr
Anytown, SS (some state)
90210 ('cause that's the only one I know)
USA (where else would he live?)

 

[jsfisher]

Look's like RationalWiki has deleted the posted copy of the complaint.

 

[nathan]

I love pro se complaints. It's like watching Twin Peaks backwards.

I understand that 'pro se' is legalese for 'unmedicated and litigious'

 

[catsmate]

I wonder if Mr Hovind has ever heard of "the Spycatcher effect"

It's The Streisland Effect nowadays.
Books are so, twentieth century.

I haven't had this much fun with legal stuff for a while. I wonder if it reads better translated into Corn God code.

I love that the plaintiff intends to obtain John Doe's address during discovery. That's bound to go well.

Well the last time someone sued them RW cooperated.

Look's like RationalWiki has deleted the posted copy of the complaint.

Try here.

I understand that 'pro se' is legalese for 'unmedicated and litigious'

That describes Hovind excellently.

 

[turingtest]

Does his complaint begin with the immortal line

Hello, my name is Kent Hovind.

?

(For anyone who's never seen it, that's how he begins his "Doctoral Dissertation.")

 

[Dissolution]

So he's complaining about a reference to the actual charges that he's locked up for right now?
What a fantastic example of ludicrous litigation.

 

[jsfisher]

I love pro se complaints. It's like watching Twin Peaks backwards.

I believe it has been well-established in the federal court system that the word is "Prose", as in:

Here comes Plaintiff George R. Simpson, Prose, and files this complaint....​

Aren't you an attorney? You should already know this stuff. Sheeez.

 

[billdun262]

Maybe he thinks a jury of his peers should consist entirely of other YECs. He might win under those circumstances.

 

[jsfisher]

Maybe he thinks a jury of his peers should consist entirely of other YECs. He might win under those circumstances.

I don't think he demanded a jury trial in his complaint. Odd.

 

[Elizabeth I]

I understand that 'pro se' is legalese for 'unmedicated and litigious'

 

[Wolrab]

Does his complaint begin with the immortal line
?

Quote:
Hello, my name is Kent Hovind.

(For anyone who's never seen it, that's how he begins his "Doctoral Dissertation.")

That was the very first thing I thought! Maybe they should use criminal instead of fraudster?

 

[pakeha]

So everyone's favourite tax evading felon, young Earth creationist, doctoral faker and failed dinosaur amusement park owner had decided to object to being described as a "convicted tax fraudster" (despite being convicted of 58 charges relating to tax evasion and currently being in prison) and of engaging in filing of fraudulent liens against property seized by the US government to pay his outstanding debts (despite doing just this on conjunction with Alex Matthews [another convicted fraudster] and facing additional charges for so doing).

This should end well. Hopefully in additional to the fresh contempt of court charges Hovind if facing this nonsense should help keep him in jail beyond 2015.

"Dr" Dino's complaint.

The offending RW article on "Dr" Dino..

Ah, that DID cheer up a chilly, rainy Saturday afternoon.
Well, that news and a decent Rioja.

 

[tsig]

So everyone's favourite tax evading felon, young Earth creationist, doctoral faker and failed dinosaur amusement park owner had decided to object to being described as a "convicted tax fraudster" (despite being convicted of 58 charges relating to tax evasion and currently being in prison) and of engaging in filing of fraudulent liens against property seized by the US government to pay his outstanding debts (despite doing just this on conjunction with Alex Matthews [another convicted fraudster] and facing additional charges for so doing).

This should end well. Hopefully in additional to the fresh contempt of court charges Hovind if facing this nonsense should help keep him in jail beyond 2015.

"Dr" Dino's complaint.

The offending RW article on "Dr" Dino..

Looks like RW is shakin' in their boots.

(with laughter)