Lawsuit: Pending Multiman155 v. Cahania

[Franciscus]

Case Filing

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION

Multiman155
Plaintiff

v.
Cahania
Defendant


COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF

On the UTC morning of 28 April 2025, I was violently and utterly attacked by Cahania (the "Defendant"). Cahania posed as a tourist, looking for public transportation, and asked the general world if anyone wanted to come to Willow in order to show them public transit. I teleported to Willow, intent on helping Defendant discover the town better. However, upon arriving, I was attacked; Cahania hit me and shot at me multiple times with a gun. I escaped to my home by teleportation, but only after I had taken several points of damage. I reported the Defendant to 911, and thought that would be the end of it as far as I was concerned.

Sadly, it wasn't. The Defendant wasn't satisfied with physically harming me; Cahania chose to harm my reputation too.

Unprovoked, the Defendant decided to post in the game chat that I had attacked Defendant, and that the Defendant had acted in self-defense after my alleged hitting. The Defendant also stated that they had called 911 to report my alleged attack against Defendant, and were informing chat. This was false on multiple counts: I never so much as hit the Defendant during the time I was attacked; I simply warped back to my house. As is shown in the evidence below, Cahania did not act in self-defense, but instead started a fight.

I asked the Defendant to retract these statements, since they were false and defamatory. But the Defendant chose to press on even further, alleging that I had committed the crime of "assault with a deadly weapon" and that courts would find me guilty of a crime.

Because I have been physically harmed, and Cahania has refused to retract even after being asked, I am asking the court to put an end to the Defendant's continued attacks.

I. PARTIES
1. Multiman155
2. Cahania

II. FACTS
1. On the UTC morning of 28 April 2025, I (Plaintiff) noticed messages in the main in-game chat from the Defendant.
2. The content of the messages read, "at willow. how can I get on public transit", and "can u show m e" (see: exhibit 1).
3. Upon seeing these messages, I teleported to Willow, so that I could help the Defendant (see: exhibit 1).
4. Upon arriving at Willow, I was viciously attacked by the Defendant. The Defendant hit me and shot at me with a gun multiple times. I took physical damage from the attack of over three hearts (see: exhibit 1).
5. This attack was unprovoked. I did not send any messages to the defendant to provoke it, nor did I hit or shoot projectiles in the direction of the defendant; the defendant started a fight for seemingly no reason (see: exhibit 1).
6. When I was ambushed immediately and attacked by Defendant, I swiftly returned home by typing the command "/home 1" in chat (see: exhibit 1).
7. All of this happened in a rapid span of time; between the time that the first message in fact No. 2 was sent by Defendant and the time that I had warped home for my safety, nobody but Defendant had sent a message in the global chat (see: exhibit 1).
8. I shortly thereafter reported the Defendant to 911, for having attacked me (see: exhibit 1).
9. Later that morning, the Defendant falsely alleged in the main game chat I had attacked the Defendant (see: exhibit 2).
10. The Defendant wrote, "I was attacked my multiman155", "*by", and "had to defend myself" (see: exhibit 2).
11. I responded stating that the Defendant must retract the statement, as it was pure slander (see: exhibit 2).
12. After my response, the Defendant sent a message stating "called 911 to report but thought id inform the chat" (see: exhibit 2).
13. After sending the message in the immediately above fact, the Defendant further stated, "not slander, the court of law will find you GUILTY of assault with a deadly weapon" and "your legal tricks won't protect you" (see: exhibit 2).
14. After I asked the Defendant to retract their false allegations, the Defendant publicly doubled down and again falsely accused me of a serious crime.
15. The Defendant has told the public that they filed a police report against me for the attack that Defendant publicly alleges, even though the attack never occurred.
16. At least 1 individual in the public chat appeared to believe that I had actually shot the Defendant, encouraging me to shoot the Defendant "again" (see: exhibit 3).
17. The Violent Offenses Act defines "Assault" as "The act of hitting a player, causing a loss of no more than 3 hearts; or putting them in a place of danger (such as pointing a weapon at them)".
18. The Violent Offenses Act defines "Attempted Murder" as "The act of repetitively hitting a player, causing a loss of more than 3 hearts. This crime overrides Assault."
19. The Violent Offenses Act defines "Falsely Claiming Self Defense" as "The act of falsely claiming you acted under self defense when committing another crime.".
20. The No More Defamation Act defines "Slander" as "A false statement, usually made through either discord or in-game messages, which defames another person’s reputation, business, profession, or organization."
21. The No More Defamation Act defines "Defamation" as "a false statement and/or communication that injures a third party's reputation. The tort of defamation includes both libel and slander."
22. In attacking me and causing over 3 hearts of damage to me, the Defendant attempted to murder me.
22a. (Had the defendant done less damage to me in the unprovoked attack against me, the Defendant would have merely assaulted me, but attempted murder overrides assault.)
23. In publicly claiming self defense during their unprovoked attack against me, the Defendant falsely claimed self defense with respect to Defendant's attempted murder of me.
24. In repeatedly making public statements falsely alleging that I had committed criminal activity, the Defendant defamed me.
25. In repeatedly making public statements falsely alleging that I had committed criminal activity, the Defendant slandered me.

III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. As stated in Section 4, Clause 1(a) of the No More Defamation Act, "Defamation is a false statement and/or communication that injures a third party's reputation. The tort of defamation includes both libel and slander." Section 4, Clause 3(a) of the same defines Slander as "A false statement, usually made through either discord or in-game messages, which defames another person’s reputation, business, profession, or organization". Section 5, Clause 1 of the same states that "Damages caused by defamation, if proven in a civil court of law, shall be paid out as determined by the presiding Judicial Officer", and subclause (a) thereof states that "In addition, the courts may require the tortfeasor of defamation to issue an apology, which may be made public and/or to the parties with which the defamatory communication was made." As established in the facts, the Defendant has slandered and defamed me in a public forum, causing at least one player to falsely believe that I had committed a violent crime against the Defendant.

2. As stated in Section 4, Clause 1(a) of the Standardized Criminal Code Act, “in civil lawsuits, crimes may be used to seek damages, although damages are not presumed.” In the case of Defendant's attempt to murder me, the damages are clear - I was physically attacked by the Defendant, causing my temporary loss of enjoyment in Willow, intense emotional damage, and required me to spend my own resources to heal from the attack. Moreover, the slander and libel may be enhanced or eligible under this cause of action, as the slander involved a clearly false claim of self defense.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. Compensatory damages in the amount of $10,000 for loss of enjoyment in Redmont, defamation, and slander. The unprovoked attack forced me to withdraw from Willow entirely, and I no longer feel safe in the presence of the Defendant. I also am now much more suspicious of players who are asking for help with things, which has cause quite a bit of damper on my play. Moreover, being branded a criminal is an impediment to high-paying government positions, causing me a potential loss of future earnings.
2. Punitive damages in the amount of $20,000. The totality of this situation is egregious and outrageous. Civilized citizens of Redmont do not attempt to murder eachother in broad daylight, much less set a trap in order to attempt to kill a would-be good samaritan. And it is nothing short of outrageous to attempt to murder someone, file a false police report against them, and also intentionally spread vicious lies about the victim's character through the main in-game chat. For this reason, I am seeking treble damages in total.
3. In the absence of compensatory or punitive damages, nominal damages in the amount of $7,500.
4. Legal fees of the greater of $6,000 Redmont dollars or 30% of the total value of the case as mandated by the Legal Damages Act. Per the same, should this suit reach summary judgment or default judgment before any witnesses are examined, legal fees are sought in an award of the greater of $5,000 or 25% of the total value of the case.

Exhibit 1: Chat logs confirming the vicious attack by Cahania

Exhibit 2: Chat logs of the slander by Cahania, and refusal to retract

Exhibit 3: Evidence that this false allegation of me attacking Cahania was believed

Witness list:
1. multiman155
2. Cahania

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 28 day of April 2025.