I'm still working on the Great Timeline, but as part of that research, I have gone through PACER looking for Our Favorite Shiksa. Searching the Virginia records will take significantly more time since one not only has to go county by county, but must also look in both General District Court and Circuit Court. The federal PACER system is unified, so all cases show up.
There is a chance I am missing one or two cases that she might have filed in other jurisdictions. There are two pages of results for parties named "Melinda Scott" I looked at a few cases in other jurisdictions, but my sample did not turn up anything else that looked like her.
I am not including her Fourth Circuit Appeals. They are linked to her District Court cases and the decisions are rather boring, since they just affirm the District Court. I have also skipped a petition to not pay PACER fees because it is boring.
2012
In re: Melinda Scott, 12-5073 (Br. W.D.Va. 2012)
Synopsis: Debtor filed for Chapter 7 (full discharge) relief.
Result:
Dismissed for failure to provide past year's tax returns.
Case docs
2016
Scott v. Carlson (1), 16-cv-00027 (W.D.Va. 2016)
Synopsis: Plaintiff alleged Defendant "has used electronic means and the Internet to harrass (sic), intimidate, place under surveillance, and stalk the Plaintiff while causing substantial emotional distress in violation of 18 US code § 2261A." Plaintiff requested that "Defendant be banned from any electronic or Internet communication toward the Plaintiff, damages in the amount of $5,000.00".
Result:
Dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
Case docs
2017
Scott v. Wise Cty. Dept. of Soc. Svcs., et al, 17-cv-00006 (W.D. Va. 2017)
Synopsis: Plaintiff sued the Wise County Department of Social Services and Norton City Department of Social Services for violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. She alleged that Norton City Department entered her home without a warrant on August 31, 2016, that on various dates, Wise County Department of Social services refused to supply her with a warrant, that Wise County Social Services "attempted to use fear and intimidation", and that Wise County searched her home for frivolous and unreasonable allegations and investigated her for asserting her religious liberties. Plaintiff requested damages of $200,00.00 and an order enjoining Defendants from investigating her.
Result:
Dismissed for failure to state a claim and on Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunitygrounds.
Case docs
Scott v. Twelve Tribes, 17-cv-00010 (W.D.Va. 2017)
Synopsis: Plaintiff claimed Defendant was helping a person who allegedly owed her child support evade payment by "barter".
Result:
Dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. While the parties were residents of different states, the claim was less than the $75,000.00 threshhold for federal jurisdiction.
Case docs
Scott v. Wise Cty. Atty., 17-cv-00023 (W.D.Va. 2017)
(Note: Lolcow, LLC is also a defendant)
Synopsis: Plaintiff alleged she was a victim of CyberStalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3771. Plaintiff requested that the court order the Wise County Attorney to seek to extradite Andrew Carlson and prosecute him for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2761A. Plaintiff also requested that Lolcow LLC be ordered to remove all postings "aimed at harassing the Plaintiff as a victim of Cyberstalking"
Result:
Dismissed without argument or hearing pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The court cannot order a criminal prosecution and no statute identified by Plaintiff grants authority to make a third party remove posts.
Case docs
Scott v. Lyall, et al, 17-cv-00050 (W.D.Va. 2017)
Synopsis: Plaintiff alleged various judges and court personnel had violated her Seventh, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights in connection with her attempt to appeal an adverse judgment in State court without posting a bond. Plaintiff alleged Defendants had acted under color of law by improperly enforcing Virginia's appeals bond statute. N.b. This is part of the great Buchanan County apartment saga.
Result:
Dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Plaintiff failed to identify specifically which judges and clerks allegedly violated her rights. The court also notes that the matter is barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.
Case docs
2018
Scott v. Va. Dept. of Med. Asst. Svcs., 18-cv-00012 (W.D.Va. 2018 )
Synopsis: Plaintiff alleged she attempted to enroll her legal spouse as a caregiver for her disabled son through the Elderly & Disabled Consumer Directed waiver program. Plaintiff alleged her religious beliefs requred that care be given to her son only by a male relative. Defendant denied the enrollment. Accordingly, Plaintiff alleged that the program violated her religious freedom rights under the First Amendment.
Result:
Dismissed. An action against the State (as opposed to individual State employees) is barred by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity.
Case docs
Scott v. Wise Cty. Hsg. Auth., 18-cv-00045 (W.D.Va. 2018 )
Synopsis: Plaintiff, "a frequent pro se litigant in this court," alleged she and her child were being harassed by her neighbors in public housing.
Result:
Dismissed. Plaintiff, a non-lawyer, cannot represent her child, C.S.. In addtion, Plaintiff, a pro se litigant "with considerable experience" failed to plead any facts that would make the housing authority responsible for any harassment.
Case docs
Scott v. Carlson, et al (2), 18-cv-00047 (W.D.Va. 2018 )
(N.b. Joshua Moon is also a defendant)
Synopsis: Plaintiff alleged Defendant Carlson obtained allegedly private information such as the names of her minor children and the names of their fathers and published the same. Plaintiff alleged this was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Plaintiff also claimed Defendant Carlson falsely stated Plaintiff had sex with a former landlord. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Moon "intercepted and seized" information from Defendant Carlson's Youtube videos. Plaintiff alleged Defendant Moon therefore violated Plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights. Plaintiff also alleged Defendant Moon made various allegedly defamatory statements, including calling Plaintiff "a gigantic whore," a "kike," and stating she "changes husbands like she changes panties." Plaintiff made the same claims against Sherod DeGrippo, allegedly the proprietor of the website Encyclopedia Dramatica. Plaintiff asserted causes of action for (1) Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights; (2) Emotional Distress; and (3) Harm to Reputation. Plaintiff requested the court order Defendants to remove all references to her from any website under their control and damages of approximately $240,000.00.
Result:
Dismissed. The court noted that "This is Scott's eighth pro se case filed in this court within the last two years. All have been dismissed." The court held there is no private cause of action against non-state actors under the Fourth Amendment. As to the invasion of privacy claim against Defendant Carlson, New York law controls, and New York only recognized invasion of privacy where a plaintiff's name or likeness is used for the purposes of advertising or trade. As to the Fourth Amendment claims against all defendants, she failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted because she did not allege a governmental intrusion. As to her defamation claims, Defendants Moon and DeGrippo are protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for statemes by users of their websites. As to statements made directly by Defendant Carlson, Plaintiff's claim is barred by the statute of limitations.
Case docs
2019
Scott v. Moon, 19-cv-00005 (W.D.Va. 2019)
Synopsis: Plaintiff claimed Defendant Moon had published on kiwifarms.net various allegedly private items of information, including her name, the name of her spouse, and her photograph. Plaintiff also alleged Defendant Moon made various offensive statements at kiwifarms.net, including stating Plaintiff was "the dumbest person, probably ever," "really fucking stupid," a "moron," and a "slut whore." Under various labels, Plaintiff alleged claims of appropriate, invasion of privacy, and defamation.
Result:
Dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. To the extent statements were made on kiwifarms.net by people other than Defendant Moon, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides a complete defense. As to allegedly defamatory statements made by Defendant Moon, those statements were "loose, hyperbolic, and based in opinion. Thus, though they may be insulting and offensive, they are not actionable as defamation."
Case docs
2020
Scott v. Wise Cty. Dept. of Soc. Svc.,et al, 20-cv-00014 (W.D.Va. 2020)
Current crazy case. Read the thread to find out about it.
Every. Single. Case. ends with a dismissal.
ETA: Links to separate posts with case docs are now appended to each case summary
