In The Distinguished Court of The Stratham Republic
CIVIL ACTION
Date: 7/1/22
Class Action (darkkgrey, UnityMaster, IAmA_MoronXD) | MegaMiner (First Chair) and ZeketheKaiser (Second Chair) representing.
v.
Mickichu and the Government of Stratham
I. Description of Case
The Plaintiff brings forth the following causes of action and alleges the following against the Defendant:
Cherub’s administration began a project which is known as the relocation of Queen Street. This project would see plot owners in the Queen Street district lose their plots or have them transferred to the Olympic Village. The law for taking private property, which includes plots in the capital city, is set out in stone here: https://www.mcbusinesscraft.com/forum/threads/land-acquisition-act.15008/. This law has been followed by past administrations, however, upon taking over Cherub’s administration, Mickichu looked to cut corners.
Mickichu knew there was little time left in Government to complete the Queen Street relocation, therefore rushed to get it completed. What occurred was the complete ignorance of many plot owners, business owners, and players. Mickichu began removing plot owners, who did not choose to relocate and wanted to stay in Queen Street, by taking the property away and refunding plot owners 90% of their plot value (use of /as sell, as shown in evidence). When players tried to question it privately they were ignored, and when they tried to raise concerns publicly, their concerns were downplayed. Mickichu even admitted publicly that plots did not go through the correct process, but she did not care because she wanted to get at least 1 big thing done for her 3 months in office (evidence).
It was Mickichu’s duty, by law, to send out ‘Intention to Acquire Letters’ to all plot owners who were affected by the relocation. As shown in evidence, the letters were not properly conducted, nor did the administration follow up on those who chose not to agree to the original proposal. Poemhunter, Mickichu’s representative in these Land Acquisition discussions, stated that he would get back to the individuals who wanted to “settle” (evidence), however, due to Mickichu’s ignorance of the law, Poemhunter never followed through. What followed was the forced removal of these plot owners without any notice.
For plot renters, they did not receive proper notice that their plots would be seized. The rights of all players state: Players will have the right to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent. As we will show through witness testimony, the players were not notified of any eviction and lost their property without notice. This is a violation of their rights.
The facts of this part of the case are that Mickichu and her administration rushed the relocation of Queen Street, ignoring the legal processes that the Government is bound to follow and violating the Queen Street tenants' constitutional right to be notified 3 days prior to being removed from their plots.
Furthermore, Mickichu used her powers in order to gain something of value, a violation of the Sherlock Accords. When constructing the new Olympic Village, Mickichu herself had built a building on a plot and then gave the plot to her Deputy Prime Minister Windows_Dog for 1 kruna (evidence), other plots in the Olympic Village cost the average player 30,000 krunas, but that is not the case for Windows_Dog’s plot. This plot was constructed and given, by the PM, to the DPM; with the PM remaining added to the plot. The plot is a pub called the 5 Rings, and it sells drinks to people.
Therefore, while every other player on the server has to spend 30,000 krunas to afford their own plot, Mickichu decided to give one to Windows_Dog for essentially free (her current close friend and DPM at the time). Not only that, but 5 Rings also has multiple billboards posted around the store, with no record of application for the billboards which is required for every other player. Every player on the server, in order to have a plot like Windows and Mickichu’s, must spend 30,000 krunas, apply for a billboard on forums, and ask for permission for constructors to build little tables and chairs outside their plot. But Prime Minister Mickichu instead used her position in Government to give her and her very close friend all these things for 1 kruna cost. There is no justification for this, this is a violation of the Sherlock Accords, plain and simple.
I ask the courts to issue a subpoena to Mickichu and the Government to hand over all relevant documents relating to the Queen Street relocation, including but not limited to: plot owners, offers made, and official discussion of the relocation in cabinet discussions.
I also wish to state to the courts that I know this is the first time Class Actions have been used, and there is no precedence for them, but based on a common-law idea here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/class_action, would the courts allow us to add plaintiffs to this case if more come forward with similar damages? We do not have a list of all plot owners in Queen Street, therefore have not been able to construct a particularly large list of clients on the Class Action, but given that we have already found multiple cases, it is very likely that we will find others that were affected. I would also like to note that we can treat Mickichu separately to the Government, however, facts will apply to both as Mickichu made decisions on behalf of the Government.
II. Parties
1. Class Action
Darkkgrey
IAmA_MoronXD
UnityMaster
2. Mickichu
3. The Government of Stratham
III. Sequence of Events
1. Cherub’s administration pushes for the relocation of players' plots from Queen Street to Olympic Village.
2. Poemhunter sent out messages to affected plot owners to begin the process of relocation. This message did not fulfill the requirements of an Intention to Acquire Letter, having not stated: “The intended utilization of the land” that the Government was seizing.
3. Mickichu became PM after Cherub's resignation and began moving plots before they had been legally acquired.
4. Mickichu removed multiple players illegally from their plots, ignoring the process set out in the Land Acquisition Act. She also violated the right of players to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent.
5. When confronted in public with what she had done, Mickichu brushed it off with “why bother?”
6. It was discovered that not only has Mickichu violated numerous laws regarding plots, but she also used her office of PM to give a free plot to her close friend. This is a plot she is added to, a clear violation of the Sherlock Accords which state: “benefit one's private interests or corporate ventures. By applying for a position or being elected into a position, the player agrees to serve the server over themselves.”
IV. Claims for Relief
1. Mickichu violated the Land Acquisition Act, illegally seizing private property.
2. Mickichu violated the right of players to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent.
3. Mickichu violated the Sherlock Accords by using her office to give a free plot to a close friend that she was later added to.
V. Damages
1. Mickichu is removed from all positions in Government and banned from running for public office for 2 months.
2. Mickichu issues a public apology.
3. Mickichu pays all members of the class action 200 krunas each for legal fees, 800 krunas each for loss of time and emotional damage, as well as 5,000 krunas each for violating these people's right to be notified of their plots removal. A total of 6,000 krunas to be paid to each affected person.
4. The Government provides every plot owner wrongfully removed from their plots with 30,000 additional Krunas (the full price of the plots they were removed from).
5. The Government provides every plot renter wrongfully removed from their plots with 5,000 additional Krunas.
CIVIL ACTION
Date: 7/1/22
Class Action (darkkgrey, UnityMaster, IAmA_MoronXD) | MegaMiner (First Chair) and ZeketheKaiser (Second Chair) representing.
v.
Mickichu and the Government of Stratham
I. Description of Case
The Plaintiff brings forth the following causes of action and alleges the following against the Defendant:
Cherub’s administration began a project which is known as the relocation of Queen Street. This project would see plot owners in the Queen Street district lose their plots or have them transferred to the Olympic Village. The law for taking private property, which includes plots in the capital city, is set out in stone here: https://www.mcbusinesscraft.com/forum/threads/land-acquisition-act.15008/. This law has been followed by past administrations, however, upon taking over Cherub’s administration, Mickichu looked to cut corners.
Mickichu knew there was little time left in Government to complete the Queen Street relocation, therefore rushed to get it completed. What occurred was the complete ignorance of many plot owners, business owners, and players. Mickichu began removing plot owners, who did not choose to relocate and wanted to stay in Queen Street, by taking the property away and refunding plot owners 90% of their plot value (use of /as sell, as shown in evidence). When players tried to question it privately they were ignored, and when they tried to raise concerns publicly, their concerns were downplayed. Mickichu even admitted publicly that plots did not go through the correct process, but she did not care because she wanted to get at least 1 big thing done for her 3 months in office (evidence).
It was Mickichu’s duty, by law, to send out ‘Intention to Acquire Letters’ to all plot owners who were affected by the relocation. As shown in evidence, the letters were not properly conducted, nor did the administration follow up on those who chose not to agree to the original proposal. Poemhunter, Mickichu’s representative in these Land Acquisition discussions, stated that he would get back to the individuals who wanted to “settle” (evidence), however, due to Mickichu’s ignorance of the law, Poemhunter never followed through. What followed was the forced removal of these plot owners without any notice.
For plot renters, they did not receive proper notice that their plots would be seized. The rights of all players state: Players will have the right to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent. As we will show through witness testimony, the players were not notified of any eviction and lost their property without notice. This is a violation of their rights.
The facts of this part of the case are that Mickichu and her administration rushed the relocation of Queen Street, ignoring the legal processes that the Government is bound to follow and violating the Queen Street tenants' constitutional right to be notified 3 days prior to being removed from their plots.
Furthermore, Mickichu used her powers in order to gain something of value, a violation of the Sherlock Accords. When constructing the new Olympic Village, Mickichu herself had built a building on a plot and then gave the plot to her Deputy Prime Minister Windows_Dog for 1 kruna (evidence), other plots in the Olympic Village cost the average player 30,000 krunas, but that is not the case for Windows_Dog’s plot. This plot was constructed and given, by the PM, to the DPM; with the PM remaining added to the plot. The plot is a pub called the 5 Rings, and it sells drinks to people.
Therefore, while every other player on the server has to spend 30,000 krunas to afford their own plot, Mickichu decided to give one to Windows_Dog for essentially free (her current close friend and DPM at the time). Not only that, but 5 Rings also has multiple billboards posted around the store, with no record of application for the billboards which is required for every other player. Every player on the server, in order to have a plot like Windows and Mickichu’s, must spend 30,000 krunas, apply for a billboard on forums, and ask for permission for constructors to build little tables and chairs outside their plot. But Prime Minister Mickichu instead used her position in Government to give her and her very close friend all these things for 1 kruna cost. There is no justification for this, this is a violation of the Sherlock Accords, plain and simple.
I ask the courts to issue a subpoena to Mickichu and the Government to hand over all relevant documents relating to the Queen Street relocation, including but not limited to: plot owners, offers made, and official discussion of the relocation in cabinet discussions.
I also wish to state to the courts that I know this is the first time Class Actions have been used, and there is no precedence for them, but based on a common-law idea here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/class_action, would the courts allow us to add plaintiffs to this case if more come forward with similar damages? We do not have a list of all plot owners in Queen Street, therefore have not been able to construct a particularly large list of clients on the Class Action, but given that we have already found multiple cases, it is very likely that we will find others that were affected. I would also like to note that we can treat Mickichu separately to the Government, however, facts will apply to both as Mickichu made decisions on behalf of the Government.
II. Parties
1. Class Action
Darkkgrey
IAmA_MoronXD
UnityMaster
2. Mickichu
3. The Government of Stratham
III. Sequence of Events
1. Cherub’s administration pushes for the relocation of players' plots from Queen Street to Olympic Village.
2. Poemhunter sent out messages to affected plot owners to begin the process of relocation. This message did not fulfill the requirements of an Intention to Acquire Letter, having not stated: “The intended utilization of the land” that the Government was seizing.
3. Mickichu became PM after Cherub's resignation and began moving plots before they had been legally acquired.
4. Mickichu removed multiple players illegally from their plots, ignoring the process set out in the Land Acquisition Act. She also violated the right of players to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent.
5. When confronted in public with what she had done, Mickichu brushed it off with “why bother?”
6. It was discovered that not only has Mickichu violated numerous laws regarding plots, but she also used her office of PM to give a free plot to her close friend. This is a plot she is added to, a clear violation of the Sherlock Accords which state: “benefit one's private interests or corporate ventures. By applying for a position or being elected into a position, the player agrees to serve the server over themselves.”
IV. Claims for Relief
1. Mickichu violated the Land Acquisition Act, illegally seizing private property.
2. Mickichu violated the right of players to be notified at least 3 days in advance of eviction from a property they own or rent.
3. Mickichu violated the Sherlock Accords by using her office to give a free plot to a close friend that she was later added to.
V. Damages
1. Mickichu is removed from all positions in Government and banned from running for public office for 2 months.
2. Mickichu issues a public apology.
3. Mickichu pays all members of the class action 200 krunas each for legal fees, 800 krunas each for loss of time and emotional damage, as well as 5,000 krunas each for violating these people's right to be notified of their plots removal. A total of 6,000 krunas to be paid to each affected person.
4. The Government provides every plot owner wrongfully removed from their plots with 30,000 additional Krunas (the full price of the plots they were removed from).
5. The Government provides every plot renter wrongfully removed from their plots with 5,000 additional Krunas.
