The Pants Judge wants to keep the dry cleaners he sued out of his pockets.In a recent filing in D.C. Superior Court, Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson said he should not be forced to pay legal fees to the dry cleaners he sued for 54 million dollars over a missing pair of pants.
Pearson's Future On The Bench Unclear
A case that took nearly two weeks to decide could hardly be considered frivolous, Pearson said in a 65-page brief. The trial judge's written verdict did not take such a charitable view of Pearson's case, dismissing his allegations outright.
An order that Pearson pay attorney fees would be unusual, but the case against Custom Cleaners, a family-owned business on Bladensburg Road NE, has been as odd as they come.