Republic of Atlasia v. Seatown

[Bacon King]

Special Prosecutor BACON KINGMAN: ATTORNEY AT LAW:

Having been appointed by President Napoleon to serve as Special Prosecutor for this case, I hereby file charges against Mr. Seatown of Tennessee for violating The Fifth Amendment to the Consolidated Criminal Justice Act; specifically, I will demonstrate that he violated the prohibition against "contacting voters with disinformation about the election process in order to prevent casting of a valid ballot" during last weekend's Federal election.

I thank the Supreme Court for their time and await the selection of a presiding Justice for this case.

[LastVoter]

I would like to have Mr. Bacon King of The Law Office of Kingman-Oakvale and Associates represent me.

[Bacon King]

Defense Attorney BACON KINGMAN: ATTORNEY AT LAW

I would like to have Mr. Bacon King of The Law Office of Kingman-Oakvale and Associates represent me.

I would be honored to represent you in this lawsuit. As a member in good standing with the Supreme Court Bar, I pledge to represent you to the best of my abilities.

Please note that this is no way changes the fact that I am also coincidentally the attorney making the case for the prosecution. I promise that neither role will impact the other in any way, and if either Seatown or the President are not 100% confident in my abilities then they are free to replace me at any time. If you have no problem with this Seatown, and the Prosecution has no problem with this, I shall gladly serve as your defense attorney. I hereby submit my name as the Attorney of Record for the defense.

[Napoleon]

Is that legal?

[Bacon King]

Special Prosecutor BACON KINGMAN: ATTORNEY AT LAW

While this scenario is highly unorthodox, the prosecution has no objections.

[Bacon King]

Is that legal?

I've checked, and there are no laws against it. This scenario is frankly a bit weird so I'm 99% sure there's zero precedent for this in common law, either. If this is allowed, I (as an individual) will represent both sides to the best of my ability and  will always make it clear which "hat" I'm wearing at any given time

Regardless, I'm very intrigued at the prospect of arguing against myself in court!

[bgwah]

Just wanted to acknowledge that we've seen this. We're deciding on a presiding judge.

[Zanas]

Atlasia is so sweet at times. Like a box of candies.

[Velasco]

Is that legal?

Regardless, I'm very intrigued at the prospect of arguing against myself in court!

I'd like to see that

[bgwah]

Official Atlasia Supreme Court Release
Nyman, DC

Writ of Certiorari
The Atlasian Supreme Court grants certiorari to hear this case.

Schedule
Petitioner has seventy-two hours to file his brief.  It is expected no later than 5:00PM EDT on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

Respondent has an additional forty-eight hours to file his brief.  It is expected no later than 5:00PM EDT on Thursday, February 28, 2013.

Amicus Briefs will be accepted until 5:00PM EDT, February 26, 2013, unless the filing party can show sufficient need.

Additional time may be granted to either party upon a showing of sufficient need.

A possible period of argument (Q&A) may be scheduled after presentation of the briefs in case any member of the Court has any questions for the parties.

[Bacon King]

Due to being busy in real life I haven't been able to type up the briefs yet. Will do so by this evening at the latest and will probably overstep the 72 hours by a couple of hours; I hope that won't be an issue.

[sentinel]

War with Seatown!?

[Ebowed]

Out of the kindness of our hearts, we can give you 48 hours to file some kind of briefs or we cannot hear this case.

[Ebowed]

OK, no worries.  This case is dropped and we will not be allowing anybody to serve as representative for plaintiff and defendant in the future, obviously.