Federal Courts Have All The Fun

One of my cases is venued in the local federal district court, which is a bit of a thrill because of the seemingly higher standards of jurisprudence and wisdom exercised by litigants and the court. Without knocking state court judges, who do a difficult job very well, the federal courts tend to handle a lot more "higher end" cases. The judges are powerful, the clerks are whip smart, and the general tenor of the place leads you to make sure you have shined your shoes and straightened your tie.

In checking on some items for our case, I came across an order issued recently by one of our local federal district judges that may illustrate the range and complexity of issues that come before the court. The mere title of the motion is something I could not come up with in a million years:

Order Denying MAAF's Motion to Preclude the French Phrase "Queljeu Doit-on Jouer Vis-a-Vis Des Autorities De Californie?" as Used in Mr. Simonet's Notes From Being Translated as "What Game Must We Play With the California Authorities?"

That's so esoteric that it can't help being cool.