Lawsuit: In Session zLost v. The Commonwealth of Redmont [2025] SCR 10

[zLost]

Case Filing

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION


zLost
Plaintiff

v.

The Commonwealth of REdmont
Defendant

COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF

The Defence has appointed an individual who does not meet requirements laid out by Executive policy to the position of Public Affairs Secretary. The Plaintiff believes this appointment to be illegal, and wishes for the courts to undo it.

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

II. FACTS
1. On 24th June 2025, incumbent President Kaiserin_ nominated player xDarkkex to the position of Public Affairs Secretary to the Senate (Exhibit A).
2. On 26th June 2025 at 7:25 pm EST, the nomination was approved by the Senate and xDarkkex was appointed to Public Affairs Secretary (Exhibit B).
3. As of 27th June 2025 at roughly 10:29 am EST, xDarkkex had 1d 23h 37m 45s of playtime, and therefore had less than 48 hours of playtime when he was both nominated and appointed (Exhibit C).
4. Department of Public Affairs policy, and to an extent Executive Policy (as all Departments at the time of when xDarkkex was appointed followed this same policy), under Application Information (link) states:
These requirements are standard across all government positions and are non-negotiable.

• Minimum of 48 hours of playtime.
• You need to have and be available on Discord.
• You need to show in your application why you are best suited for the position.
• You must be able to work effectively and efficiently in a team with all members of the department. (Exhibit D)

5. The position of Secretary is a government position.
6. xDarkkex fails to meet the requirements for a Secretary, and therefore was illegally nominated.


III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. xDarkkex had less than 48 hours of playtime as shown in Exhibit C, and therefore didn't meet the requirements set out by the Executive shown in Fact 4.
2. A government position by definition is a position which is in Government. A secretary is a part of the Government, and therefore is a government position.
3. As precedented in SCR 14 [2021] (link) and multiple Federal Court cases (while Federal Court precedence is non-binding on the Supreme Court, it's precedent can serve as a good reference for interpretations of the law), such as FCR 27 [2023] (link), the Executive is required to follow the policy set out by them so long as it abides by law. Therefore, department policy cannot be arbitrary and the President cannot violate it by appointing someone against that policy.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. Removal of xDarkkex from the position of Public Affairs Secretary
2. All actions taken by xDarkkex as Public Affairs Secretary to be reversed.
3. $5,000 in legal fees

Spoiler: EXHIBIT A

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Spoiler: EXHIBIT B

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Spoiler: EXHIBIT C

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Spoiler: Exhibit D

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 8th day of July 2025.

 

[zLost]

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
EMERGENCY INJUNCTION

The Plaintiff believes it is of utmost importance to halt xDarkkex's power as Public Affairs secretary, given that they have been making radical change in the Department, such as removing the leaderships ability to vote on applications, dissolving the payment system, etc. The Plaintiff requests the following injunctions to be granted:

1. All actions taken by xDarkkex since he became Public Affairs Secretary to be ineffective for the remainder of this case.
2. xDarkkex's powers as Secretary of Public Affairs be halted for the remainder of this case

OR (to allow the normal functioning of the DPA for the remainder of this case)

2. The previous Public Affairs Secretary (lucaaasserole) be appointed as a temporary Secretary for the Department of Public Affairs, as the courts have done similarly in the past, as in SCR 5 [2025] (link).

 

[Aladeen]

Writ of Summons

@Attorney General's Office is required to appear before the Supreme Court in the case of zLost v. The Commonwealth of Redmont [2025] SCR 10.

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.

 

[Aladeen]

The Supreme Court of Redmont will be granting a modified Emergency Injunction.

Secretary xDarkkex is temporarily restrained from changing any policy within the Department of Public Affairs for the duration of the case or until further orders of this Court. This will not prevent any day-to-day operations or the use of any current policy. The plaintiff may refile for additional emergency limitations if proven necessary.

 

[gribble19]

The Commonwealth is present, Your Honor.

 

[Aladeen]

You have 48 hours to present your Answer to Complaint

 

[gribble19]

Answer to Complaint

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

zLost
Plaintiff

v.

The Commonwealth of Redmont
Defendant

I. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT
1. The Defendant AFFIRMS that on 24th June 2025, incumbent President Kaiserin_ nominated player xDarkkex to the position of Public Affairs Secretary to the Senate.
2. The Defendant AFFIRMS that on 26th June 2025 at 7:25 pm EST, the aforementioned nomination was approved by the Senate and xDarkkex was appointed to Public Affairs Secretary.
3. The Defendant AFFIRMS that as of 27th June 2025 at roughly 10:29 am EST, xDarkkex had 1d 23h 37m 45s of playtime, and therefore had less than 48 hours of playtime when he was both nominated and appointed.
4. The Defendant AFFIRMS that Department of Public Affairs policy, and to an extent Executive Policy (as all Departments at the time of when xDarkkex was appointed followed this same policy), under Application Information (link) states:
These requirements are standard across all government positions and are non-negotiable.

• Minimum of 48 hours of playtime.
• You need to have and be available on Discord.
• You need to show in your application why you are best suited for the position.
• You must be able to work effectively and efficiently in a team with all members of the department.

5. The Defendant AFFIRMS that the position of Secretary is a government position.
6. The Defendant DENIES that xDarkkex fails to meet the requirements for a secretary, and therefore was illegally nominated.

II. DEFENCES
1. Departments are bound by their own department policies, insofar as they are in line with law, however the President is not a part of the Department of Public Affairs and is therefore not bound by Public Affairs department policy.
2. A position of Secretary is a Government position, but the statement in the DPA's department policy that "These requirements are standard across all government positions and are non-negotiable" refers only to regular employment positions within departments, and not all government positions across the government. If it were to refer to that, this statement would be unconstitutional and therefore invalid. §8.(2) of our Constitution states that in order to become a Representative in the House of Representatives, which is a position within the government, a player needs to have accrued 24 hours of active playtime. 24 hours is less than 48 hours, and it is therefore by the constitution impossible for there to be a minimum requirement of 48 hours of playtime on every single position in the government. Rather, this requirement is true for regular employment positions within the Department of Public Affairs which are made through a regular application on the forums.
3. The precedent in SCR 14 [2021] and FCR 27 [2023] refers to actions taken within Departments, which indeed have to follow the policy set out by them so long as it abides by law. Neither of these cases refer to actions taken by the President, who is not a part of any Department but an entity separate and above any one Department.
4. It is by no means reasonable to reverse all decisions taken by xDarkkex as Public Affairs Secretary. This will cause tremendous uncertainty, unclarity and complete chaos.

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 twelfth day of July 2025

 

[gribble19]

Motion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT

Your Honor, the Defendant moves for a summary judgement and in support thereof respectfully alleges that there are no disputed facts. The only fact posed by the Plaintiff that has not been affirmed by the Defendant is " xDarkkex fails to meet the requirements for a Secretary, and therefore was illegally nominated." which is not a fact, but rather a legal interpretation that is to be made by the Court and which the entire case revolves around. As none of the actual facts posed by the Plaintiff are disputed the Defendant moves for a summary judgement as to not drag this case out unnecessarily.

 

[Aladeen]

The motion for summary judgement is granted. This case is now in recess pending verdict.

 

[zLost]

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
MOTION TO RECONSIDER

The Plaintiff asks that summary judgement be reconsidered, due to the fact that this will set horrible precedent and is not how summary judgement is intended to be used.

A motion for summary judgement has basically never been accepted in the Supreme Court without consent from the opposing counsel, unless the opposing counsel has failed to represent themselves or has no defense. For example:

SCR 1 [2025]
SCR 5 [2024]
SCR 14 [2023]
SCR 21 [2022] (the presiding officer denies summary judgement due to the opposing counsel disagreeing)

Imposing a verdict when the Defence has made claims that the Plaintiff won't be able to argue against, without going to Discovery for the Plaintiff to provide further evidence or witness testimony, without any opening or closing statements, all without the Plaintiff's consent is insanity.

This precedent would allow the Defence to just affirm all facts, even if they don't necessarily agree, to end a case before it even starts.

Not only that, the Defence has not even actually affirmed all facts, denying one fact. If only absolute facts are counted for summary judgement, this would allow almost every case to end before opening statements. A majority of cases do not have any absolute facts that the Defence disagrees with.

 

[Aladeen]

The Motion to Reconsider is granted. We will now be moving onto Discovery, which will last 24 hours starting from this moment.

 

[zLost]

Your Honor, I wish for an extension of 48 hours to discovery. The Plaintiff needs more time to compile evidence and a list of witnesses, especially since I am currently travelling and have very limited access to my laptop.

 

[Aladeen]

Your Honor, I wish for an extension of 48 hours to discovery. The Plaintiff needs more time to compile evidence and a list of witnesses, especially since I am currently travelling and have very limited access to my laptop.

Extension granted.

 

[zLost]

The Supreme Court of Redmont will be granting a modified Emergency Injunction.

Secretary xDarkkex is temporarily restrained from changing any policy within the Department of Public Affairs for the duration of the case or until further orders of this Court. This will not prevent any day-to-day operations or the use of any current policy. The plaintiff may refile for additional emergency limitations if proven necessary.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
MOTION TO RECONSIDER

The Plaintiff believes that restricting the change of any further policy alone is not sufficient to prevent unrecoverable harm. Secretary xDarkkex along with Acting Secretary juniperfig who is in acting in his stead have been threatening actions and taking actions against multiple members of the department, using previous policies set by them and other absurd reasons as justification for these warnings/fires.

If it turns out that xDarkkex's appointment was illegitimate, and they were fired illegally due to the illegitimate appointment, it would result in long and lengthy legal battles such as in RaiTheGuy07 v. Department of Homeland Security [2025] FCR 21. Not only that, the damages that the individuals would face would not be able to be compensated through monetary gain, given that they would miss out on the ability to host events during a peak time of the year (summer) for hosting events.

Therefore, we ask that the courts grant both or at least one of the following emergency injunctions along with what has already been injunctioned:
1. Policies and firings by xDarkkex or anyone acting in his stead before this case to be ineffective for the remainder of this case.
2. Removal of the DPA Secretary's ability to fire any employees for the remainder of this case.

Spoiler: EVIDENCE

 

[Aladeen]

The emergency injunction is granted, the court finds it neccesary to expand the current limitations set by the original EI in order to prevent potential harm. Secretary xDarkkex and any Acting Secretaries are temporarily prohibited from terminating or disciplining DPA employees for the remainder of this case or another Court order.