Lawsuit: Pending NovaKerbal v. landshaking [2026] FCR 61

[Novakerbal]

Case Filing

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION

NovaKerbal
Plaintiff

v.

landshaking
Defendant

COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF

On July 9th, 2026, the Plaintiff messaged the Defendant as part of a standard political campaign/voter turnout operation. The Defendant than proceeded to offer the Plaintiff their vote in exchange for $2k(P-001). The Plaintiff then strongly rejected ever selling their vote in any capacity(P-002). Shortly thereafter the Defendant began posting defamatory statements claiming that the Plaintiff had solicited their vote in exchange for a monetary payment(P-003)(P-004)(P-005)(P-006)(P-007)(P-008)(P-009)(P-010)(P-011)(P-012)(P-013), something absolutely false that did not occur. Players throughout chat reacted negatively to these statements(P-007)(P-014)(P-016), which occurred during a General Election season. These statements amount to defamatory slander which has severely hindered my reputation and my ability to be elected.

I. PARTIES
1. landshaking(Defendant)
2. NovaKerbal(Plaintiff)
3. EmeraldGuuy(Witness)

II. FACTS
1. On July 9th, NovaKerbal messaged landshaking inquiring as to whether they had voted
2. Landshaking responded that they had not voted, and was willing to sell their vote for $2k(P-001).
3. NovaKerbal STRONGLY rejected wanting to purchase their vote, and refused any offer(P-002).
4. Landshaking began to repeatedly defame NovaKerbal in public channels, calling them Corrupt, accusing them of vote-buying, and posting a doctored AI-Generated Image as evidence(P-003)(P-004)(P-005)(P-006)(P-007)(P-008)(P-009)(P-010)(P-011)(P-012)(P-013).
5. Staff have since reprimanded landshaking for posting doctored imagery(P-015).

III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. Each statement made by the Defendant constitutes as False, Impugned the Plaintiffs reputation, was made in a public channel, and was presented as absolute fact. This clearly satisfies the definition of Slander/Defamation as established in Part V §1 and §3 of the RCCA.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. Retraction of All Public Statements: Part V of the RCCA allows the an order for public retraction of defamatory statements as a partial remedy for both Defamation and Slander, which these statements amount to.
2. $80,000 in Punitive Damages with respect to the continued insistent statements, including repeatedly affirming them as fact, and posting a AI doctored image to supposedly prove the allegations. This conduct is reprehensible and outrageous, and this court must take a strong stance against it.
3. $60,000 in Compensatory Damages with respect to the severe reputational damage that the Plaintiff suffered in the public eye due to these repeated false statements. Noting that this has incurred potentially incalculable harm by occurring during a General Election where the Plaintiff is a candidate, especially considering the falsely alleged actions are related to voting.

Witness List:
1. EmeraldGuuy

Evidence List:

Evidence from logs has been provided in the attached document CivilSuit.log in order to verify all statements and claims as having actually occurred.

Spoiler: P-001

Spoiler: P-002

Spoiler: P-003

Spoiler: P-004

Spoiler: P-005

Spoiler: P-006

Spoiler: P-007

Spoiler: P-008

Spoiler: P-009

Spoiler: P-010

Spoiler: P-011

Spoiler: P-012

Spoiler: P-013

Spoiler: P-014

Spoiler: P-015

See attached PDF StaffTicker

Spoiler: P-016

See attached .log file CivilSuit

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 July, 2026

 

[Superwoops]

Writ of Summons

@landshaking is commanded to appear before the Federal Court in the case of NovaKerbal v. landshaking [2026] FCR 61.

Failure to appear within 72 hours of this summons will result in a default judgement based on the known facts of the case.

Both parties should make themselves aware of the Court Rules and Procedures, including the option of an in-game trial should both parties request one.

 

[Superwoops]

Defendant was sent the following in-game mail.

 

[MJL]

Your honor, permission to file an amicus brief? While Nova and I are both candidates in the current election, we are not contesting the same seat. Therefore, I have no direct interest in the outcome of this trial.

 

[Superwoops]

Your honor, permission to file an amicus brief? While Nova and I are both candidates in the current election, we are not contesting the same seat. Therefore, I have no direct interest in the outcome of this trial.

What would be the topic of your brief and what would its relevance to these proceedings be?

 

[MJL]

What would be the topic of your brief and what would its relevance to these proceedings be?

I would like to make an analysis on the nature of punitive damages and why, based on this specific evidence, whether they should be awarded for this conduct. I might be a little too early, but I do not anticipate a proper appearance from the defendant.

 

[Novakerbal]

Defendant was sent the following in-game mail.
View attachment 90228

Your Honor, I believe the deadline has passed and no appearance has been made.

 

[Superwoops]

I would like to make an analysis on the nature of punitive damages and why, based on this specific evidence, whether they should be awarded for this conduct. I might be a little too early, but I do not anticipate a proper appearance from the defendant.

Go ahead, please submit it within 48 hours.

 

[MJL]

Brief

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
AMICUS BRIEF - On Behalf of MJL_

Your honor, I submit this brief as a friend of the court to discuss an issue close to my heart; misgendering.

In P-003, P-005, P-012, and P-011; the Defendant landshaking used the wrong pronoun for the Plaintiff. This kind of conduct demonstrated by the Defendant is outrageous in my opinion and needs to be properly taken into account by the Federal Court to an extent greater than what the Plaintiff is asking for.

I have made it no secret that I feel misgendering is a specific form of disrespect, and I believe the courts have role to play in addressing it (See ZxRiptide, Co-Plaintiff Pepecuu, and Co-Plaintiff Jakkuwu v. MasterCaelen and Co-Defendant MJL [2026] FCR 21, Post #202). To affirm someone's gender identity is to show them human decency; to deny that and make them have to correct you shows a bias specifically against gender minorities. We have /pronouns, and the ability to ask where we are not sure. If that was too burdensome, the default should be the usage of gender nuetral rather than male.

While misgendering, by itself, is not against server rules nor is it a tort available in law for plaintiffs to make a claim under. What misgendering does show is a lack of respect or curiosity for the truth. If a party cannot be trusted to get someone's pronouns correct, then they do not know even the most surface level facts about them. Therefore, any further claim they make is made with a callous disregard for understanding who they are even defaming.

My conclusion is that this level of consistent misgendering is outrageous and needs appropriate punitive and consequential damages applied to combat future incidents like this.

Consequential: Misgendering specifically harms someone's enjoyment on this server directly. It is a form of humiliation that can only be applied to a gender minority. You cannot play on this server while having your basic identity being questioned or required to be reaffirmed constantly.

Punitive: While it can be argued whether the Defendant likely knew the correct pronouns to use for NovaKerbal, I would contend that this is not the standard we should apply for these cases. The refusal to ask or check what pronouns the plaintiff uses is, prima facie evidence of outrageous conduct.

The Plaintiff asked for too little in damages. You can safely double the punitive damages, and I would still say it not be enough. The Plaintiff should also be given consequential damages for loss of enjoyment and humiliation. I personally would feel that way if I was her in this situation.

I kindly ask you to consider this in your future ruling on this case.

 

[Superwoops]

Your Honor, I believe the deadline has passed and no appearance has been made.

A public defender will be assigned for the defendant.