The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Snarf Zagyg]

Fun fun today.

In December, I told X that they should do something. I offered them the ability to do it. I didn't have to, I was being nice.

X refused to. Made a big fuss over it. Said I was delaying (I wasn't).

X filed a bunch of stuff. All complaining. Anyway, it finally went to a judge today.

Judge said, "Why didn't you just do that thing Snarf said in December?" No response. Judge said, "Well, tell you what. I'll let you do what Snarf agreed to let you do back then. Anything else?" Nope.

X literally wasted three months of his client's time and money because he refused to take yes for an answer.



You know, I wonder if X posts here......

 

[Ryujin]

Fun fun today.

In December, I told X that they should do something. I offered them the ability to do it. I didn't have to, I was being nice.

X refused to. Made a big fuss over it. Said I was delaying (I wasn't).

X filed a bunch of stuff. All complaining. Anyway, it finally went to a judge today.

Judge said, "Why didn't you just do that thing Snarf said in December?" No response. Judge said, "Well, tell you what. I'll let you do what Snarf agreed to let you do back then. Anything else?" Nope.

X literally wasted three months of his client's time and money because he refused to take yes for an answer.



You know, I wonder if X posts here......

Sounds like the type of lawyer who wants that extra 3 months of hourly. Sort of like the divorce attorneys who never actually want to settle.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Sounds like the type of lawyer who wants that extra 3 months of hourly. Sort of like the divorce attorneys who never actually want to settle.

You would think that, but no. I know from other factors (such as X's client) that X is trying to make this case go fast.

It's just that he's so disagreeable, and he is so ... well, let's just say that he lacks a solid grasp of little things like "Rules of Civil Procedure," that he literally could not understand that (a) he was not allowed to do what he was doing, and (b) I was offering him an olive branch to correct it back in December.

He just wanted to fight. That said, I honestly can't imagine trying to explain to the client how I wasted months and all that money drafting useless motions to get to the result that you could have gotten if you hadn't been a d*** in December.

I could go on a longer screed about this, but as a general rule ... professionalism and civility go a long way.

 

[Ryujin]

You would think that, but no. I know from other factors (such as X's client) that X is trying to make this case go fast.

It's just that he's so disagreeable, and he is so ... well, let's just say that he lacks a solid grasp of little things like "Rules of Civil Procedure," that he literally could not understand that (a) he was not allowed to do what he was doing, and (b) I was offering him an olive branch to correct it back in December.

He just wanted to fight. That said, I honestly can't imagine trying to explain to the client how I wasted months and all that money drafting useless motions to get to the result that you could have gotten if you hadn't been a d*** in December.

I could go on a longer screed about this, but as a general rule ... professionalism and civility go a long way.

Legal negotiations are like interrogating a prisoner of war. No matter how many people think otherwise you get a lot further with a coffee and a cigarette, than you do with torture.

 

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[payn]

IDK, I think we need another 13-14 paragraphs to understand what you are saying...

 

[ichabod]

IDK, I think we need another 13-14 paragraphs to understand what you are saying...

IDK, some of these people that would just make it harder to understand what they're saying...

 

[nevin]

You would think that, but no. I know from other factors (such as X's client) that X is trying to make this case go fast.

It's just that he's so disagreeable, and he is so ... well, let's just say that he lacks a solid grasp of little things like "Rules of Civil Procedure," that he literally could not understand that (a) he was not allowed to do what he was doing, and (b) I was offering him an olive branch to correct it back in December.

He just wanted to fight. That said, I honestly can't imagine trying to explain to the client how I wasted months and all that money drafting useless motions to get to the result that you could have gotten if you hadn't been a d*** in December.

I could go on a longer screed about this, but as a general rule ... professionalism and civility go a long way.

One thing I can say for sure after over 20 years of dealing with the public is some people go into things so wound up and ready for a fight that they can't move forward till they have the fight. It's really frustrating to stand there and communicate with someone while trying to help them when they are just stuck in fight mode and can't disengage. Maybe he learned something from this one. Better luck next time.

 

[nevin]

Legal negotiations are like interrogating a prisoner of war. No matter how many people think otherwise you get a lot further with a coffee and a cigarette, than you do with torture.

to be fair that can be applied to nearly all communication between human beings. politeness and a show of humanity go a long way. Too bad the internet takes that out of the equation so easily.

 

[Ryujin]

to be fair that can be applied to nearly all communication between human beings. politeness and a show of humanity go a long way. Too bad the internet takes that out of the equation so easily.

That's kind of my point

There's an expression that many people need to learn that comes out of both board games and actual warfare; "victory conditions."