Roy Pearson

What was looking likely has come to pass. From today’s Washington Post: Roy L. Pearson Jr., the administrative law judge who lost his $54 million lawsuit against a Northeast Washington dry cleaner, lost his job yesterday and was ordered to vacate his office, sources said. Pearson, 57, who had served as a judge for two […]

Okay, it’s not a “layoff,” since it’s not due to economic pressures. Rather, it’s due to his being a total asshat judicial record and temperament — and maybe a certain infamous lawsuit he filed. From the Washington Post: Roy L. Pearson Jr., whose $54 million lawsuit against a Northeast Washington dry-cleaning shop was rejected in […]

We noted this development in passing yesterday. Now here’s an AP article with a great title: And then she headed off to a clerkship interview? P.S. Results of our recent fashion poll after the jump. Dry Cleaner in Pants Suit Closes [AP]

The story of ALJ Roy Pearson and his $54 million pants isn’t over just yet. From the Washington Post: [T]he 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 […]

After we put up our post this morning about how Roy Pearson, of $54 million pants fame, might not get reappointed as an administrative law judge, a reader sent us this: “Note this help wanted ad for a new DC ALJ (from the July 9 edition of the Legal Times).” “I ask you: Coincidence, or […]

Last week we alluded to the possibility that Roy Pearson, plaintiff in the notorious $54 million pants case, might not be reappointed to his post as an administrative law judge. That possibility is now one step closer to being realized. From the Washington Post: A city commission has voted to formally notify Administrative Law Judge […]

What do “Judge” Roy Pearson, of $54 million pants infamy, and ATL frequent commenter “Loyola 2L” have in common? Both are — or should be — looking for new employment. First, Pants Man Loses Case. Next, His Job [Raw Fisher / Washington Post]

See the Associated Press and the WSJ Law Blog. From the AP: The $54 million pants, as they’ve come to be known, were the subject of a widely mocked lawsuit that garnered international attention. Now, they have their own security guard…. On display [at a fundraiser last night] were what the Chungs say are the […]

Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson is still pressing (harhar) his $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants. From the Washington Post’s Marc Fisher: Despite a clear finding by D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff that Pearson’s case against Custom Cleaners had no merit and that the cleaners’ possible misplacing of a pair of Pearson’s […]

Who cares about all those fancy-schmancy Supreme Court decisions that just got handed down? This morning brings news of a far more important legal development. This just in, from the Washington Post: The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out today […]

* Who is this really protecting? Do women really need someone to tell us we can’t date this guy? Judging by an unscientific sample of good women dating assholes, kind of. [Feministing] * Angelina’s lawyer self-deprecates; Angelina doesn’t disagree with his bone-headedness; even Jon Stewart is not immune to her charms. [Legal Profession Blog] * […]

If you’ve been feeling bad for Jin Nam and Soo Chung, the dry cleaners sued by crazy-ass pseudo-judge ALJ Roy Pearson for $54 million — over a pair of pants — now you can help: As for what’s going on in the case, Marc Fisher has this update in today’s Washington Post. The trial is […]

Over at the Washington Post’s Offbeat blog, Emil Steiner is liveblogging Pearson v. Custom Cleaners — aka “The Case of the $54 Million Pants.” Check it out by clicking here (and scrolling down — no, farther down). Here’s Steiner’s account of the plaintiff’s testimony: If I had $54 million in my pocket, I’d almost give […]

Remember administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson? He filed a $67 million lawsuit against his dry cleaners. Over a pair of pants. Well, the judge has decided to show some mercy upon the defendants. He has reduced his demand in the case: A judge who was seeking $67 million from a dry cleaners that lost […]

JEEZ. What a tool. An administrative law judge, Roy L. Pearson, is suing his dry cleaners. Over a missing pair of pants (subsequently found). For the insane sum of $65 million. We kid you not. More details here. Okay, we’re not completely shocked. Clownish antics from an ALJ? Heaven forfend. No, we don’t have the […]