Gogarty wrote:
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:31:02 -0600, "KLC Lewis" said:
Doesn't seem like much of a windmill to me.
That's what the knight of the sad countenance thought too.
Been reading Cervantes lately, have you?
By the way, you're right about the lawyer's bill. Only the wealthy or
obsessed can afford to press a suit on principle, unless the principle is
broad enough to bring in other parties who will fund the litigation.
Litigation is certainly not for the homeless, or
those living paycheck to paycheck, but it also is
not as expensive as most people believe--even if
you use an attorney (which I recommend).
There is a wide range of fees charged by different
attorneys out there, and a lot of attorneys in the
yellow pages.
Also, since you are litigating to make a point,
and not likely to recover much money from a state
employee even if you won a judgement, you can
offer an early settlement based on an agreed order
that the LEO in question cease his harassing behavior.
All in all, I could see this whole exercise not
costing more than $6K under the right
circumstances, and resulting in a quite favorable
outcome. Some people spend more than that to fill
up their boat. When and if this guy runs into the
wrong person he'll find out about that.
Of course, it could also cost a lot more than $6K,
and not result in anything favorable. That's the
fun part about courtroom roulette.
Don W.