Weeb Wars / AnimeGate / #KickVic / #IStandWithVic / #vickicksback - General Discussion Thread

[NewFag7]

This thread is getting close to PULL level autistic speculation. Let's just wait and see what happens. Nick is going to address this in his stream, there's no point in throwing darts on whatever MoRonica fired their lawyer or if he fell asleep and forgot about the date.

 

[AZ 594]

I think Nick suspects that they fired superlawyer for failing to outright prevent their deposition. He wouldn't need to DM Brianna Beard if all he thought was up with this was that they had failed to respond on time. BHBH would know if Casey was no longer representing Moronica however.

Casey might be a bit of a scumbag, but given what he has to work with, his stunt is understandable. If you're right and he isn't responsible for the late filing, then MoRon is stupider than previously thought, they should be trying to minimize damages and have him try and settle at this point, not go for this all or nothing bullshit.

 

[Tyler_Rex]

We know that Nick has been in contact with both Vic and Ty, though. If he was trying to figure out whether there had been a change of representation by the defendants, surely it'd make more sense to ask one of them.

I'm going to hazard a guess that this is about the Beard daughter interview thing that Nick has teased a couple of times. He wants to get them on his show.

That's entirely possible. I just don't know what he would need to get confirmation on if the only funny thing is that the brain trust failed to respond on time. Those filings are public.

 

[Zilortha]

This thread is getting close to PULL level autistic speculation. Let's just wait and see what happens. Nick is going to address this in his stream, there's no point in throwing darts on whatever MoRonica fired their lawyer or if he fell asleep and forgot about the date.

I actually kind of agree. We'll likely know something tonight. And there's only a handful of things that could have happened, and only a few potential outcomes. Whatever it may be, it's not good for Ron or Monica.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I think Nick suspects that they fired superlawyer for failing to outright prevent their deposition. He wouldn't need to DM Brianna Beard if all he thought was up with this was that they had failed to respond on time. BHBH would know if Casey was no longer representing Moronica however.

I'll be honest, after reading Dodger's and Rex's posts in the thread and thinking on this a bit more I'm beginning to lean to this answer as well. It seems crazy to drop a lawyer at the zero hour but MoRon haven't exactly shown themselves to be the most reasonable or intelligent people.

I guess we just have to wait till we get confirmation from our favorite drunken blackface lawyer.

Given that if he was fired it was most certainly between Friday morning and today, you would think the proper action would be to submit a motion for extension and a notice or motion to withdraw as his final action. I’m not sure if Casey would be considered locked in as the attorney of record yet? But still propriety would demand some notice. Granted that would still require MoRonica to approve that last act. And Mr. Reasonable does not live in that particular household.

 

[mindlessobserver]

To me, I feel that Erick is taking his ball home.
Even though Vic could win the case, no one would get deposed.
No one goes on record.
In some ways, this would put everything back to square one and it covers the asses of the rest of those in the civil conspiracy.
That is genuinely upsetting.

That would be the very definition of legal malpractice

 

[FGO-Professor-P2PBTW]

This thread is getting close to PULL level autistic speculation. Let's just wait and see what happens. Nick is going to address this in his stream, there's no point in throwing darts on whatever MoRonica fired their lawyer or if he fell asleep and forgot about the date.

Nah, if this was PULL we'd be talking about how Vic used his alien mind powers to dream rape Casey into being late for the filing. All Casey would need to do would be to admit to having a wet dream about Vic, and the judge would ignore him being late for the deadline. The judge would also find Ty Beard responsible for the wet dream because Vic is his client, so it's his responsibility to hold back Vic's mind walker powers.

 

[Ralph Barnhardt]

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

 

[KittyLoaf]

Casey Erick/MoRon are late and gay.

Edit:

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

I'm pretty sure they'd still be getting drug in for deposition - given that they are alleged parties to civil conspiracy. So... that's a stupid plan.

 

[FreeHugsCheap]

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

I think several more knowledgeable law kiwis had already shot that down as being an incredibly stupid strategy because they could still be deposed when the other defendants are brought in.

 

[Tyler_Rex]

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

They'd still be involved in the Funimation suit though, and they are unlikely to pull this crap. It would barely make sense as a strategy if these two were the only ones being sued.

 

[Kosher Salt]

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

It would be a very similar strategy as filing a TCPA motion, but without any of its advantages. If they file a TCPA motion, it basically amounts to "the plaintiff has no case at all and it should just be dismissed", but you at least get to argue that, and if the court doesn't agree with it, you don't automatically lose by default! The case just proceeds on as it normally would. If the defense defaults, they don't get the opportunity to argue anything; the court just decides it based on what the plaintiff filed, and if the plaintiff had a prima facie case, the defendants lose.

You could default if you're convinced that the plaintiff has no case and it should be dismissed, but it's a huge risk and the only possible upside of doing this would be that you don't have to spend anything to do nothing. MoRon have already spent money, though, to oppose the notice of deposition that BHBH served on them. It just wouldn't make sense.

 

[GeneralMint]

It seems crazy to drop a lawyer at the zero hour but MoRon haven't exactly shown themselves to be the most reasonable or intelligent people.

Dropping an attorney mid-motion would be a jaw-dropping level of dumb. But as they are still paying attention to what Shane says, despite his lack of accurate understanding of the law while maintaining he knows better than actual attorneys, I suppose it's possible he has filled their heads with exceptionalism. But I seriously doubt that.

what is the normal time delay for the txcourts page to update its contents?

 

[RodgerDodger]

I thought I saw this earlier but I can't find it: What if defaulting on this is some sort of strategy? What if that means that Ronica doesn't have to enter discovery and save themselves even more heartache from exposing how coordinated this is or whatever? Is that even a possibility? I wouldn't think but I know nothing of the wacky, wild world of Texan law or any for that matter.

That would surely be malpractice for any lawyer that tried it. And it wouldn’t work regarding deposition. It gives Ty a chance to file a motion for default judgement. Think of it like giving Vic’s side a free shot at an instant win. It still drags them into discovery and deposition because even with a default judgement there is still a trial phase for damages. And as others pointed out there are still 2 more defendants. They get dragged in and deposed no matter what. Defaulting probably puts them at greater risk as it allows Funimation to put force an aggressive and active defense of dumping on them and laying all the blame on the VA’s. Which could leave MoRonica holding the bag for everything.

Keep an eye on the docket. See if anything gets filed at the end of the day. Otherwise it seems weird. Yeah we are just speculating, but we are speculating because things suddenly went off script.

 

[Slab Bulkhead]

Could very well be while everyone else is playing chess, and Ty is playing 6 dimensional chess, Casey Erick, with his near-infinite Super Lawyer galaxy brain is playing 100 dimensional chess and we're all just now woke enough to understand the depths of his genius. But more likely this is just a screw-up that was likely inevitably caused by Monica and Ron.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Somebody remind me, just for laughs. What happens if you file a State Bar Complaint against your own lawyer, while he is still engaged in defending your ass? Just a fun and happy, if unlikely thought. You know Soye is not gonna be able to resist.

 

[mindlessobserver]

More likely the shenanigans with the deposition scheduling was Casey's hail Mary and when that got shut down he did his job and told MoRonica they needed to settle before Funimation found the longest bus to throw them under. Probably not the news they wanted to hear from their super lawyer.

 

[Mashallah]

Look, whatever the reason for the delay, all that's really important is that when the reason comes to light, it will almost certainly be worth laughing at. Regardless of whether it is due to regular ineptitude or some zany Grand Master Plan. That's probably something that we can all agree on.

Until it actually emerges, though, I'm just going to sit back and let it percolate. Allah will reveal their reason when the time is right.

 

[Fake News Anchor]

Could very well be while everyone else is playing chess, and Ty is playing 6 dimensional chess, Casey Erick, with his near-infinite Super Lawyer galaxy brain is playing 100 dimensional chess and we're all just now woke enough to understand the depths of his genius.

So you're saying Casey is about to finally prove the Trump-Russia-peepee-1337hackerz connection?

 

[Tyler_Rex]

Somebody remind me, just for laughs. What happens if you file a State Bar Complaint against your own lawyer, while he is still engaged in defending your ass? Just a fun and happy, if unlikely thought. You know Soye is not gonna be able to resist.

Why would he do that. State Bar Complaints aren't for silly things like ethical breaches on the part of lawyers. They're what you file when lawyers hurt your feelings on the internet. Everyone knows that