Lawsuit: Adjourned Greenish9 v. Commonwealth of Redmont [2022] FCR 30

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION


Greenish9
Plaintiff

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
Defendant

COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM PLAINTIFF
Section IV Clause X of the Constitution of DemocracyCraft states that there will be the right to freedom of the press and media. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the freedom of the press as “the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.” The defendant(the government) violated this through restriction of a newspaper business’s business application and restricting their access to news distribution accessible to other newspapers. This sets a dangerous precedent for the government to get involved in press matters.

I. PARTIES
1. Greenish9
2. The Commonwealth of Redmont

II. FACTS
1. Greenish9 applied for a business application for his newspaper, The Donkey Times.
2. Their application was rejected for potentially being “politically-charged”
3. This made it so they couldn’t access distributing news to the wider public and even if they did conform to the DEC’s restriction their newspaper would still be restricted from being able to access wider distribution for two whole weeks.

III. CLAIM FOR RELIEF
1. Violation of Section IV Clause X of the Constitution of DemocracyCraft by the Commonwealth of Redmont

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. Registration of the Donkey Times
2. Rescission of any restrictions against the press by the Commonwealth of Redmont
3. A public apology by a member of cabinet.
4. $2000 compensation for disruption this has caused a potential business and the reputation damaged by the accusation that this newspaper will create animosity.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 9th day of April 2022
 

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
WRIT OF SUMMONS

The Attorney General is required to appear before the court in the case of Greenish9 v. The Commonwealth of Redmont [2022] FCR 30. Failure to appear within 48 hours of this summons will result in a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

I'd also like to remind both parties to be aware of the Court Rules and Procedures, including the option of an in-game trial should both parties request one.​
 
Your Honor, the deadline has passed. Therefore I wish to see my claims for relief fulfilled.
 
I'm sorry for the little late filing, I got the times mixed up and thought it was by 10pm for me and not 9pm. Here is the filing, and again sorry. This won't happen again

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
MOTION TO DISMISS

Greenish9
PLAINTIFF

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
DEFENDANT

MOTION TO DISMISS
Defendant move that the complaint in this case be dismissed, and in support thereof, respectfully alleges:

1. While rights granted to citizens from the constitution serves as the basis to our democracy, these rights are not absolute and certainly not without limitations.

2. When filing to become a news company it is expected that the company aims for accurate/ honest reporting. Including that you will indeed be a biased publication not just funded, but apparently owned by the Democratic party shows the news publication was not genuine in its efforts to pursue journalism and deliver news to the public.

3. When checking the news channel the public has a right to trust what is in front of them. Based upon the seemingly sarcastic and biased nature of the original application, it was believed they fell short of this and were subsequently denied.

4. This was not an act to censor a member of the public from opening a news publication, but rather a denial based on facts and with the interest of the public in mind. The Defendant was informed that after a two week period would they be able to once again apply.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

(The words defendant and complaint should be changed in case the motion is to dismiss a counterclaim.)

DATED: This 11th day of April 2022
 
I will be rejecting this motion to dismiss as the court currently has no proof that there was any intent by the Plaintiff to create a biased news source that shared false information with the public.

We will now move on to opening statements. The Plaintiff has 48 hours to present their opening statement followed by the Defendant who will also have 48 hours. I would also like to kindly remind both parties to make sure they respond on time in the future.
 
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
OPENING STATEMENT

Greenish9
PLAINTIFF

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
DEFENDANT

OPENING STATEMENT

Your honor,

The defendant has violated the constitution, the highest law in our commonwealth. It is absolute and without its limitations, it is the limitation. One of these is the freedom of the press.

The defendant restricted this right through the rejection of a newspaper company and restricting its access to wide distribution of its news. On the surface level this seems like a minor infraction but if you look just a tiny bit deeper, it’s far from the truth.

They have directly limited the public’s access to a different angle of news and stories that won’t be covered by other newspapers. Most people don’t look for news in the #business-adverts channel but in the #news channel or even the #links channel which the Plaintiff can’t use. Therefore the aforementioned is true because even though people can find it through #business-adverts no one looks that far. This is like only being allowed to place a billboard in the sewers. One or two people might see it but otherwise you have been restricted from actually being able to advertise on billboards.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 12th day of April 2022
 
Thank you to the Plaintiff, the Defendant now has 48 hours to post their opening statement.
 
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
OPENING STATEMENT

Greenish9
PLAINTIFF

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
DEFENDANT

OPENING STATEMENT

Your Honor, opposing counsel,

In the evidence attached below, you will see that the Plaintiff's original business application was written to imply it would report accurately only when pertaining to leftist news. Not only was it stated that the goal was to provide "accurate leftist information," but the publication also claimed to have potentially been owned by the Democratic Party. This would prove to be hazardous for the accuracy the public expects when reading the news, and as such was denied.

Additionally, in the application you will see that the Plaintiff stated clearly that the publication would be biased to the Democratic Party, followed by a comment that it "doesn't matter." It is important that news published have integrity behind their publications and overall trust within the public, otherwise chaos would ensue. For this reason, along with the previously mentioned one, it was believed best the applicant resubmit their application and rework parts of it.

Finally, in the evidence attached you will also see that at the end it states the business would be owned by Greenish9 despite previously claiming to potentially being owned by the Democratic Party. Without a clear indication of ownership, how is a business registration supposed to take place? A formal document to register a company should be clear on its points, and this application could not even clearly point to who was actually the owner of the publication.

I would also like to point out that since the Plaintiff's initial denial they have filed a new business application which has already received pre-approval from DEC Secretary Trentrick_Lamar after the waiting 2-week waiting period. This can be seen here.

To conclude, the application was found to hold clearly stated political/ party biases along with failing to accurately identify the company owner, all of which lead to company's registration being denied.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 14th day of April 2022
 

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Thank you to the Attorney General for his opening statement. We will now move on. Would either party like to call any witnesses? Please answer within the next 48 hours whether or not you would like to call a witness.
 
No I would not like to present a witness.
 
I will not be calling a witness either.
 
Alright we will be moving on to closing statements. The Plaintiff has 48 hours to present their closing statement followed by the Attorney General.
 
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CLOSING STATEMENT

Greenish9
PLAINTIFF

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
DEFENDANT

CLOSING STATEMENT

Your honor,

I’m going to use my closing statement to rebut the defendants opening statement. In their opening statement the Defendant completely missed the point of this case. They have not denied any of my points. Instead they have simply attempted to justify the denial of my newspaper. Even if it was justified, my points still stand. It was still a restriction of the press. Let me repeat, they have not denied a single one of my points.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 15th day of April 2022
 
Thank you to the Plaintiff, the Attorney General now has 48 hours to post their closing statement.
 
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CLOSING STATEMENT

Greenish9
PLAINTIFF

v.

Commonwealth of Redmont
DEFENDANT

CLOSING STATEMENT

Your Honor, opposing counsel,

I would like to first begin by addressing the statement that I have yet to deny the points made by the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff seems to believe that every news publication must be accepted, regardless of the application or the intent behind applying. Applications serve the purpose of ensuring standards within our business sector, and when one is denied there is a reason given and a waiting period to resubmit an improved application. If every news publication should be published without regard for anything, it would simply destroy the public trust in media and take away the legitimacy from established publications who went through the proper procedures to have their registration accepted.

Secondly, justification does matter when it comes to denials within business registration, and is actually the measure taken meant to further ensure the rights of citizens to obtain business registration. Without proper justification for the denials behind registrations, those individuals would not know how to improve, or if they even could, and by providing that explanation and allowing them to reapply after a waiting period it provides endless opportunity to achieve that acceptance. Maintaining standards and legitimacy is integral to a functioning government and overall society, and that is the purpose behind denials and providing justifications for them.

Finally, the #news channel is a government resource, and to gain access to it certain standards must be met. These standards are to ensure that the channel stays accurate and informative, as many players, both new and established, use the channel to learn about what is going on with the server and stay up-to-date. The Plaintiff's initial application was believed to not meet these requirements, and as such they were advised to rework their application. The #news channel is not the place to campaign or mislead the public about vital information, and as such is regulated by the government to ensure integrity and accuracy is maintained throughout it. The government has not censored the Plaintiff, or taken any right to publish news or other forms of media away, we have simply set guidelines for access to our resources and the Plaintiff was not believed to have met them at the time of filing. I would also like to remind the court that the Plaintiff has a guaranteed approval for a new application, as provided previously, because they have since adhered to the standard the government upholds in order to use our resources.

By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 16th day of April 2022
 

Verdict


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
VERDICT

Greenish9 v. The Commonwealth of Redmont [2022] FCR 30

I. PLAINTIFF'S POSITION
1. The Plaintiff wanted to create a Newspaper business, but it was rejected by the DEC
2. The DEC violated Section IV Clause X of the constitution (Freedom of the Press and Media)

II. DEFENDANT'S POSITION
1. The DEC is allowed to reject business proposals.
2. The business was rejected for multiple reasons including a lack of a known owner, and the possibility of false information.

III. THE COURT OPINION
1. The DEC is given the power to reject business proposals for good reason.
2. In this case, they rejected it because it wouldn't be accurate information and there was no clear owner.
3. The DEC didn't want false information in #News on this discord, however there is nothing preventing the Defendant from writing a newspaper and publishing it elsewhere such as in game or in #general.

IV. DECISION
1. This court hereby rules in favor of the Defendant, and finds that the DEC is not violating Section IV Clause X of the constitution. Furthermore the DEC should not have to approve every media business proposal they get.

The Federal Court thanks all involved.

 
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