edwardcul1en
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Case Filing
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION
edwardcul1en,
Plaintiff
v.
Devious355,
Defendant
COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF
I. PARTIES
1. edwardcul1en (Plaintiff)
2. Devious355 (Defendant)
II. FACTS
1. On August 2nd, 2026, Plaintiff posted an auction thread in the #marketplace channel on the DemocracyCraft Discord server (P-001).
2. On the same day, Defendant placed a winning bid of $3,000 on the auction thread by replying "3000" (P-002).
3. 24 hours after the Defendant's bid was placed, Plaintiff replied to confirm that the defendant had the highest bid. Defendant was also given payment and delivery instructions at this time (P-002).
4. Defendant indicated their unwillingness to fulfill the contractual obligations agreed to by bidding in the #marketplace auction thread.
5. Plaintiff opened a Department of Commerce Support ticket to assess legal options, and was advised that the Defendant did not possess the funds necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations (P-004).
6. Defendant was fined $1,000 and banned from the #marketplace channel for a period of seven days by a representative from the Department of Commerce for placing an invalid bid (insufficient funds) (P-005).
7. Defendant's balance lacked the funds necessary to fulfill their contractual obligation to pay Plaintiff $3,000.
8. Plaintiff accepted the highest valid bid for a price of $1,250 (P-006).
9. Plaintiff attempted to settle the difference between the Defendant's bid and the highest valid bid price via Discord direct-message (P-007) and received no response from the Defendant.
10. Plaintiff attempted to settle the difference between the Defendant's bid and the highest valid bid price via in-game mail (P-008) and received no response from the Defendant.
11. Defendant agreed to the Department of Commerce Auction Policy by participating in an auction on the #marketplace channel on Discord.
12. Defendant's bid on an auction thread in the #marketplace channel constitutes a legally enforceable contract.
13. Defendant had reached more than six hours of playtime before entering into this agreement.
14. Defendant has participated in other auctions after being contacted by the Plaintiff and notified of their contractual obligations (P-009, P-010, P-011).
15. Defendant has breached the seven day ban from participating in Marketplace auctions given by the Department of Commerce by posting in multiple marketplace threads (P-009, P-010, P-011).
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. Breach of Contract
Through bidding on Plaintiff's auction winning the auction, a Contract was formed between Plaintiff and Defendant.
According to Section 4(2) of the Contracts Act, the formation of a Contract requires:
- An Offer, in this case the Defendant offered $3,000 in exchange for Plaintiff's yellow tractor by posting the message reading "3000" to the Auction thread (P-002).
- Acceptance, the Plaintiff accepted Defendant's offer by announcing them as the winner of the Auction (P-002).
- Consideration, it is clear that there is an exchange of value between parties, consisting of the exchange of a yellow tractor for money.
- Intent, the actions of both parties in the auction thread (P-001 and P-002) clearly demonstrate the intent of both parties to come to an exchange of the yellow tractor for an amount of $3,000.
- Capacity, each Party had the Capacity to enter into such a Contract. Both parties had reached more than 6 hours of playtime prior to engaging in this contract.
IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. $1,750 in Compensatory Damages for the difference between the bid made by the Defendant and the final winning bid.
2. $10,000 in Punitive Damages for the emotional damages and stress caused by the Defendant's failure to pay the bid, and subsequent failure to solve this dispute extrajudicially.
3. $3,000 or 30% of the case value, whichever is higher, in Legal Fees
4. A Court Order ordering the Department of Homeland Security to seize and liquidate any Property owned by Defendant up to the amount awarded by this Court in order to execute this Court's verdict. This includes, in no particular order:
a. Cash held in balance;
b. Plots;
c. The contents of Defendant's Inventory, Enderchest and Supporter Chest;
d. Cash held in any Financial Institution within Redmont.
EVIDENCE
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 5th day of August 2026.