This was apparently at the time of the
Josiah Tapes, when the CloudFlare subpoena case was coming to a close.
The Judge Pro Tem, who was filling in for the actual judge at some hearings, had made an informal remark that he was going to recommend to the actual judge to grant Quasi's motion to quash, but to
deny Quasi's request to make Pat pay his attorney's fees.
Quasi apparently trusted his lawyer's advice that the Judge Pro Tem was retarded 'cause the awarding of attorneys fees in this specific situation was
mandatory by law, and that the actual judge would therefore award them (which is what ended up happening).
But Patrick put a
lot of stock in that non-binding remark by the Judge Pro Tem.
Remember during Josiah 5:
"You diD not lisTen to what the Judge Pro Tem saiD, child! Quasi is already ouT that money!"
Apparently, Pat thought this gave him enough leverage to push an unfavorable settlement on Quasi.
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EDIT: I got the timeline slightly wrong; As the settlement draft states, it was written
after the judge in the CloudFlare subpoena case already awarded (some) attorney's fees to Quasi.
But the Google subpoena case was still open.
So Patrick's entire leverage was basically: Accept this unfavorable settlement which means you will only ever get
some of the money you are owed, but in return you get it right now, as a lump sum payment, and this whole thing is over.
In the Josiah Tapes, Patrick expresses his belief that Quasi must have taken out a loan to afford his legal defense, and must therefore be desperate to get paid quickly.
Pat miscalculated - Quasi was in fact prepared for a lengthy debt collection saga.