Thats not how lawsuits work. You can bring a lawsuit against anyone. This has been filed which means they just paid a fee and its public record, this hasnt set foot in front of a judge yet for it to be denied.
So if you want to talk facts, maybe try to not start with
The filing process is, you go file a complaint.
Then the defendant has to be served and provide answer to that complaint. This is where the defense to file an answer to the complaints, and file a motion to dismiss (frivolous lawsuit).
Then there is discovery and it allows each party to request information and a bunch of other stuff.
More discovery stuff, and then a conclusion.
You want to put anything in it that can stick or possibly help your case. Anything, an affidavit which is just a sworn statement and it could be completely false and an entire lie, but no one would know at filing if it is a lie. The defense claims its a lie and its up to the prosecution to prove its the truth.
Not berating anyone, but running around the forums about a incident calling for boycotts and crap is stupid, All you people still played the game when other stuff happened just as bad, and yet you all here again still posting,
I don’t disagree with this, and I think she had to be made aware of the situation which is why she was hired to begin with. And She does know it happens.
I have worked big corporations also and have seen things always reported them, even lost a job over one report, I could care less I found another job next day, but systems do usually work when things are brought to light, that where this now now its all coming out, and I have no doubt actions will be taken. But some of these replies and post are unbelievable (imho)
Right, but my point is rather simple and is being obfuscated:
Using this case as a specfic example: The State of CA cannot walk in to the court clerk, file a case with no circumstance or viable evidence, and walk out with the case document we have all (hopefully at least seen) read. There exists a process that is included in the filing procedure to weed out unwarranted cases. Had the State of CA not provided sufficient cause of circumstance and preponderance of evidence the case would not have been filed with the State courts and the case document would never have seen the light of day. The filing would have been rejected.
So perhaps I was not as clear as I should have been previously.
I dont care about belief. It means nothing. What these people need is proof, and that will come with discovery and thats probably months down the line if it even gets to that point.
I like to say its an issue of the world we live in being micromanaged by a faulty legal system plagued with procedural errors and manipulated by those with more money than others.
Yes, they can walk in, with some affidavits, pay the filing fee, and that document then goes into the record. They didnt walk out with that, that was THEIR submission. The court clerk had absolutely nothing to do but say pay the filing fee and then they file it.
You say there is this process that exists in the filing process but its nowhere to be found. Its a big nothing burger and doesnt actually exist. The defense has to file the motion to dismiss. How the hell would the court know if any of it is substantial or frivolous? They wouldnt thats the entire point.
This isnt like trying to get an arrest warrant and you need to show substantial evidence to get that warrant.
There is an increasingly overwhelming mountain of current and former employees that are corroborating at least some of the allegations and general workplace atmosphere that has been allowed to fester at Blizzard for decades. If you want to go with “the current President and former CEO are apologizing for things that didn’t happen”, good luck. It’s a bad take.
Obviously, the obstacle here is in the phrase “filing”.
Yes, you can walk in to the court clerk with anything, pay your fee, and walk out with a piece paper rubber stamped with “filed” on it. Your complaint is now filed with the clerk. It is not filed with the court.
The State of CA cannot walk in to the court clerk, file a case with no circumstance or viable evidence, and walk out with the case document we have all (hopefully at least seen) read.
Anyone can walk in and file a case. What we read was not the case doc - It was part of the Filing. It is then received and processed, stamped and notated with date, receiving party and case number.
There exists a process that is included in the filing procedure to weed out unwarranted cases
As it applies here, we aren’t at that level yet. The document everyone has read was filed from the state, the opposition then files a rebuttal.
Had the State of CA not provided sufficient cause of circumstance and preponderance of evidence the case would not have been filed with the State courts and the case document would never have seen the light of day
This part is not a thing. As stated before, the “case document” was part of the filing, it is the complaint that is then received, processed and assigned a case number. The filing clerk and office do not in any way shape or form act as gatekeepers as long as required forms are filled out.