Roy Pearson's Latest Lawsuit
The $54 Million Pants Judge Wants Back on the Bench
As if to show that it is more costly to lose one's pants than one's job, former D.C. Administrative Court Judge Roy Pearson is suing the District of Columbia for the paltry sum of $1 million. In his suit, filed in federal court, he claims he was wrongfully dismissed for exposing corruption within the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Pearson, of course, gained international notoriety with his $54 million lawsuit against his local dry cleaner, Custom Cleaners, for losing his pants.The judge in that case found for the defendant.
In 52-plus pages, Pearson claims he suffered "humiliation and "physical illness" as a result of his former employer's "wrongful actions." He asserts that he was "protected as a whistle-blower" but that the city used the fact that he was being "vilified in the media" as an excuse to sack him. "Confident that the media storm would provide cover for a retaliatory demotion," he writes, "the defendants made little effort to mask their retaliatory motive."
Apparently undeterred by his past legal failures, Pearson is pressing forward with this and his appeal of the $54 million pants lawsuit with frightening persistence. If all he ends up losing when this is over are his pants and his job, then Pearson should consider himself lucky.
By Emil Steiner | May 6, 2008; 3:00 PM ET | Category: OFF/beat
Posted by: Bill | May 6, 2008 3:35 PM
Can someone please put this idiot of his misery for all of our sakes!
Posted by: DC 911 | May 6, 2008 3:35 PM
This pathetic excuse for a human being needs to be hit by a truck -- ASAP.
Posted by: SF-ile | May 6, 2008 3:49 PM
Hahaha and he passed the bar exam!
Posted by: Michael | May 6, 2008 4:15 PM
The fact that a guy like this was a sitting judge to begin with should make one wonder about how the whole process shakes out.
Any person who lacks that much perspective should'nt be determining the fate of cases or peoples lives behind the bench.
I'd feel bad for the guy if I didnt think him being behind the bench wasnt dangerous.
Posted by: Crazy Judge | May 6, 2008 4:25 PM
someone explain to me why he is not being charged with a hate crime? He single out this immigrant couple who could speak english. That was some racist S"IT
Posted by: | May 6, 2008 5:51 PM
Anon @ 5:51PM
He can't be charged with a hate crime. He is black. Only white people are racists and commit hate crimes. Remember that when you are attacked by 15 black people calling you a honky. You are the racist! You are assaulting their fists with your face, and as such, you are committing the hate crime.
Posted by: DC Voter | May 7, 2008 7:08 AM
DC Voter you are a racist, honky pig, just like Pearson. No wonder he got elected judge of DC cause of voters like you.
Posted by: Ragletter | May 7, 2008 9:40 AM
DC Voter is a turd
Posted by: | May 7, 2008 9:41 AM
Pearson is a closet racist and a moron. Black-Korean relations have always been strained and he tried to inflame them with his suit. He thought a DC black jury would have his back, but thank goodness they did not. Maybe we have made some progress?
Posted by: Will | May 7, 2008 11:11 AM
DC Voter, The humorous sarcasm in your post seems to only be comprehended by those of us who are constrained by these silly laws. Laughing this stuff off is certainly easier than stressing with frustration over the stupidity of our elected officials and the coddling of the crayola set.
Posted by: | May 7, 2008 12:11 PM
Anon @ 12:11 -
Thank you. At last we have a post from somebody who can originate thought instead of spouting mindless rhetoric.
You must not be a product of the DC public school system.
Ragletter: Sorry to make disparaging remarks about your family like that. Looks like I struck a nerve though.
Anon @ 9:41 - Your comment is not worthy of a response since you are too cowardly to even put a handle on your post.
Although if you were on fire, I would happily beat out the flames ... with a shovel.
Posted by: DC Voter | May 7, 2008 1:14 PM
What a joke! You seriously think this isn't racist. Grow up. What other kind of person handles themselves like this?
Posted by: Pill Y | May 8, 2008 1:42 AM
How about a someone who has been handed everything they could ever want through out their life and still feels entitled?
Posted by: | May 8, 2008 2:36 AM
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He needs a psychological evaluation. He sounds ill.