Apparently, the dry cleaners who Roy Pearson sued over a pair of lost pants have decided to withdraw their efforts to get him to pay their legal fees:
The dry cleaners aren’t pressing their case against the Pants Judge.
In a surprise turn yesterday, the small-business owners sued by D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson withdrew their demand that he pay nearly $83,000 for their legal bills, saying that enough money had been raised from supporters to cover the expenses and that they want to end the fighting.
The cleaners want Pearson, who could soon be out of a job, to do the same.
In the motion filed in D.C. Superior Court, the owners of Custom Cleaners ask Pearson, who lost his famous $54 million lawsuit two months ago, to call a halt to the legal proceedings. If he intends to appeal a judge’s rejection of his lawsuit over a supposedly missing pair of pants, he has until tomorrow to file notice.
“With their losses and expenses now almost completely recouped, all Defendants want to do is make this case go away,” Christopher Manning, an attorney for Soo Chung and her family, wrote in the seven-page motion. “Defendants’ lives have been devastated and they want nothing more than to quietly return to running their dry cleaning business.”
A July 24 fundraiser, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, pulled in about $70,000, Manning said in the motion. That event and other contributions went a long way toward covering the more than $100,000 in legal costs and business losses incurred by the Northeast Washington shop, Manning said.
Of course, if Pearson decides to appeal, all bets are off.
Previous Posts:
The Case Of The $ 65 Million Pants
The Case Of The $ 65 Million Pants, Part II
Because, You Know, $ 9 Million Makes All The Difference
A Frivolous Case Goes To Trial
Even Pants Get Their Day In Court
The Multi-Million Dollar Pants Saga Continues
Losing Your Pants, And Your Job
Judge Rules Against Plaintiff In Pants Lawsuit
Roy Pearson’s Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
Roy Pearson Just Won’t Go Away
Roy Pearson Asks Judge To Reconsider Pants Decision
Roy Pearson Loses Another Round
A Fundraiser For The Victims Of A Frivolous Lawsuit
No Pants, No Job
Further Evidence The District Of Columbia Is Totally Screwed
August 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
No end in sight! The Washington Post’s Emil Steiner is reporting that Roy Pearson has filed an appeal. It’s like the never ending story!
August 14th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
[...] Yesterday, Roy Pearson got the chance to put the entire $ 65 million pants saga behind him, today, he proved how much of a dumbass he is: A day after the dry cleaners he sued tried to make peace, D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson filed official notice today that he plans to appeal the verdict against him to the District’s highest court. [...]