Monday, December 19, 2016

What do judges think when a party uses "sic" to point out mistakes in the other lawyer's motion?

Everyone enjoyed making fun of PE Trump's "unpresidented" tweet this weekend.  Lawyers also like to [sic] their opponents (me included), but I wonder what judges and their clerks think of it.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Doucebaggery unless the mistake in the pleading is material. Perfectly fine to attack trumps tweet though, even though it is still Doucebaggery.

Benson Weintraub said...

Who cares? What's 'wrong' IS 'wrong.'

Anonymous said...

[Deep Arkansas drawl....]

Benson.....You're a good lawyer, and I liiike you. But I disagreeeeeee .... It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.



Anonymous said...

I agree with 11:29 am. Inserting a "sic" every time you can looks petty. Everyone makes mistakes -- even this blog! -- especially under time pressure. No need to point out every such typo.

Anonymous said...

I bet Trump meant "unpresidential"! He's tired of being the only one people say that about.

Anonymous said...

In all seriousness, pointing out insignificant mistakes in an opponent's pleadings makes you look petty.

Anonymous said...

I once "sic"'d a judge in a motion to reconsider. Did not end well.