What ever happened to the "rock paper scissors" lawsuit?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Judge Rules Dispute to Be Settled By 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Match

Haven’t been able to find any update on what the lawyers determined through the game, or if they resolved their differences without meeting on the courthouse steps. Anyone know?

[Martiju]

@Elendil's Heir

Judge Rules Dispute to Be Settled By 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Match - ABC News

Haven’t been able to find any update on what the lawyers determined through the game, or if they resolved their differences without meeting on the courthouse steps. Anyone know?

And that **isn’**t an Onion article?!?! :eek:

[Gfactor]

Part of a motion to vacate the order:

1. On June 5, 2006, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Designate Location of the
   Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of Defendant’s Corporate Representative. (Doc. 105).
2. On June 6, 2006, this Court entered an Order denying the Motion but
   ordering counsel to engage in a game of “rock, paper, scissors” to settle the location for
   the Rule 30(b)(6) deposition. (Doc. 106).
3. The next day, on June 7, 2006, the attorneys met and resolved by
   agreement the dispute over the location of the deposition.
4. Thus, the purpose of the June 6 Order was met without need for a game
   of “rock, paper, scissors.”

Granted on 6/26:

Since the dispute underlying this Court’s Order has been resolved, there is no need to
engage in the ADR contest ordered by the Court. With civility restored (at least for now), it is
ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. The Court’s Order at Doc. 106 is VACATED.

[Gfactor]

The original order:

ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to designate location of a Rule
30(b)(6) deposition (Doc. 105). Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of
Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the
federal courts – it is
ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of
alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall
convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they
shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave.,
Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who
shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1)
game of “rock, paper, scissors.” The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the
location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during theperiod July 11-12, 2006. If either party disputes the outcome of this engagement, an appeal may
be filed and a hearing will be held at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2006 before the undersigned in
Courtroom 3, George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 80 North Hughey
Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida on June 6, 2006.

[FormerMarineGuy]

And here I am watching news on Iraq, kidnappings, murder and mayhem and missed out on the real news. What the hell is wrong with me?

[Excalibre]

Best line, coming from the president of the U.S. Rock Paper Scissors association:

“We will make sure that rock, paper scissors is not made a mockery by the legal system. When people take rock, paper, scissors into their own hands, mayhem can occur,” he said.

[Cunctator]

One of my current subjects is Alternative Dispute Resolution. That lawsuit has given the lecturer an almost continuous source of jokes since the semester began back in July. He even joined the society and wears its t-shirt to lectures.