Victor Mignogna v. Funimation Productions, LLC, et al. (2019) - Vic's lawsuit against Funimation, VAs, and others, for over a million dollars.

[Kosher Salt]

It's definitely true that the amicus provides content. Considering the amount of work that Nick clearly put into it, though, I don't think I'd call it free content.

 

[Dumb Bitch Smoothie]

I wanna see them try to justify Chupp being lazier than ALR on a good day.

 

[Facts Over Feels]

I heard it when he read it on his show. I'm still not a fan of amicus briefs from randos, never have been, never will be.

I feel you on that and I think 99% of the time this would absolutely get ignored, but I have a feeling that this MAY actually get read simply due to how many times Lemonfuhrer whines about Nick in the defendants filings.

 

[DuckzillA]

It's definitely true that the amicus provides content. Considering the amount of work that Nick clearly put into it, though, I don't think I'd call it free content.

*paid for by super chats.

 

[WhimsicalTrolli]

Any updates? Is the case lost?

 

[Make Anime Illegal]

Any updates? Is the case lost?

I believe we're just waiting for a ruling from the court of appeals.

 

[Allanon]

Any updates? Is the case lost?

The court of appeals is now looking over the case. Nick submitted an ultimately useless brief that nevertheless earned him copious salt and superberries. We won't have a response until likely near Halloween, maybe winter.

 

[Laundui_or_douchette?]

The court of appeals is now looking over the case. Nick submitted an ultimately useless brief that nevertheless earned him copious salt and superberries. We won't have a response until likely near Halloween, maybe winter.

Same week as the election. Much salt will flow.

 

[Superman93]

The court of appeals is now looking over the case. Nick submitted an ultimately useless brief that nevertheless earned him copious salt and superberries. We won't have a response until likely near Halloween, maybe winter.

“Look bro. I know this civil case that I instigated is not looking so good for you right now, but I need my super berries.”

 

[McMitch]

“Look bro. I know this civil case that I instigated is not looking so good for you right now, but I need my super berries.”

didnt Nick learn about Vic’s existence because Vic has already started the lawsuit?

 

[AnOminous]

Anyone who seriously thinks there's a chance they'll read it is kidding themselves.

They might read it if there's a motion filed against it because they'd have to. If they rule based on it, though, when it was filed after the deadline and without a chance for the opposing side to reply to it, they'd run into issues in any hypothetical Supreme Court appeal. My reason for not being a fan of this move isn't just an autistic dislike of amicus briefs.

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

didnt Nick learn about Vic’s existence because Vic has already started the lawsuit?

1. Vic was already preparing to sue (something that @Ron Toye, Monica, Jamie, and the rest of KickVic seem to ignore) and had already spoken to two different law offices before Beard & Harris, but hadn't actually filed anything until after Kamehacon.
2. Nick started covering Weeb Wars in February, the lawsuit began in April.

 

[McMitch]

1. Vic was already preparing to sue (something that @Ron Toye, Monica, Jamie, and the rest of KickVic seem to ignore) and had already spoken to two different law offices before Beard & Harris, but hadn't actually filed anything until after Kamehacon.
2. Nick started covering Weeb Wars in February, the lawsuit began in April.

So, yes, Nick did not know about Vic until Vic was already making preparations to sue. My point is, Vic was the instigator rather than Nick.

 

[Dumb Bitch Smoothie]

Any updates? Is the case lost?

Ron admitted to defamation on Twitter, that's a happening.

 

[AnOminous]

Ron admitted to defamation on Twitter, that's a happening.

That isn't actually determinative of anything. It was still just an insanely stupid thing to say, but what can you expect of a dude who is totally okay and would do nothing if you publicly called him a child rapist, as he stated in his deposition? He definitely looks like a child molester and a libel-monger. Specifically, he really looks like child murdering child rapist Jon Venables, to the point they could be identical twins. He literally looks like a child molester. And he says he doesn't mind being called one. What can one infer?

 

[Fictional Character]

They might read it if there's a motion filed against it because they'd have to. If they rule based on it, though, when it was filed after the deadline and without a chance for the opposing side to reply to it, they'd run into issues in any hypothetical Supreme Court appeal. My reason for not being a fan of this move isn't just an autistic dislike of amicus briefs.

Well, that brings any chance of the brief being acknowledged by the appeals judges almost close to zero. Unless one of the defendants' lawyers forces them to read it, I can't see the judges reading the brief when it's more work for them and it opens possible ways to appeal their decision. Most judges who aren't Chupp don't like their decisions being successfully appealed because it means they did their job badly. (Isn't the rate of successful appeals of Chupp's judgments something absolutely ridiculous like almost 50%? I vaguely remember something like that being posted in the thread a long time ago.)

That isn't actually determinative of anything. It was still just an insanely stupid thing to say, but what can you expect of a dude who is totally okay and would do nothing if you publicly called him a child rapist, as he stated in his deposition? He definitely looks like a child molester and a libel-monger. Specifically, he really looks like child murdering child rapist Jon Venables, to the point they could be identical twins. He literally looks like a child molester. And he says he doesn't mind being called one. What can one infer?

Would it matter if Ron is brought back from the appeals? IIRC, TCPA dismissals are with prejudice, so the admission doesn't matter at all if the appeal fails, but if Ron's defamation makes it to a trial some months from now, could it be used against him?

 

[Kosher Salt]

I don't think Ron's "my defamatory tweet" tweet matters, for two reasons. First, he's not an expert on law (clearly), so his opinion about whether his own tweets were defamatory is not the least bit authoritative. And secondly, because he clearly meant his allegedly defamatory tweet, and I don't think you can do an "ah-ha! gotcha!" over omitting the word "allegedly" when it's pretty clear based on the bulk of his other statements that he doesn't think his tweets were defamatory.

 

[TheClappening]

So, yes, Nick did not know about Vic until Vic was already making preparations to sue. My point is, Vic was the instigator rather than Nick.

Nick found out about Vic when he was being canceled right and left. Nick, at the time, did not know Vic was intending to sue.

Nick reached out to Vic, not the other way around.

 

[RodgerDodger]

That isn't actually determinative of anything. It was still just an insanely stupid thing to say, but what can you expect of a dude who is totally okay and would do nothing if you publicly called him a child rapist, as he stated in his deposition? He definitely looks like a child molester and a libel-monger. Specifically, he really looks like child murdering child rapist Jon Venables, to the point they could be identical twins. He literally looks like a child molester. And he says he doesn't mind being called one. What can one infer?

His face and lack of chin always make me think of Wayne Williams.

 

[Dumb Bitch Smoothie]

That isn't actually determinative of anything. It was still just an insanely stupid thing to say, but what can you expect of a dude who is totally okay and would do nothing if you publicly called him a child rapist, as he stated in his deposition? He definitely looks like a child molester and a libel-monger. Specifically, he really looks like child murdering child rapist Jon Venables, to the point they could be identical twins. He literally looks like a child molester. And he says he doesn't mind being called one. What can one infer?

You mean he isn't Jon Venables???