Love? Legally?
A Michigan woman is raising eyebrows online after suing a man for $10,000 for standing her up on a date. A video clip of the wild, virtual hearing is below during which the scorned woman got into a heated shouting match with the judge. The woman, named QaShontae Short, had reportedly filed a lawsuit back in 2020, in which she alleged that Richard Jordan “did not show and left on her mother’s birthday and her mom had just passed away,” per legal docs. Short sued the accused date ditcher for intentional infliction of emotional distress on the grounds that Jordan had deliberately hurt her by standing her up. Go figure: Their Zoom hearing quickly devolved into a circus after Short locked horns with the judge over whether Jordan’s romantic no-show job was a criminal offense. “That’s [her charge] not something that’s really justiciable in district court,” said Judge Herman Marable Jr., who was presiding over the case in Flint, Michigan. “That has to be brought in circuit court.” After some back and forth between Short and the judge, defendant Jordan weighed in, deadpanning: “To be honest with you, sir, I thought this was just gonna be thrown out. We had a date, one date, and nothing else after that, and now I’m being sued for $10,000,” the incredulous man added. “I don’t see how this is gonna go any further. I think this is a waste of your time.”
However, Short, the female plaintiff, then claimed that Jordan had perjured himself by allegedly lying about leaving her in the lurch — a point the judge said she was in no position to determine. Finally, fed up with the plaintiff, his honor asks if Short understands what perjury is, to which Short incorrectly responds, “Yes, I understand perjury is a lie. I know what perjury means!” “No, perjury is a false statement made under oath,” Marable says, correcting her. However, Short, not grasping the concept, doubles down, exclaiming: “Exactly, and I have a document that proves he was lying!”
Finally, tired of Short’s complaints, Judge Marable mutes the Zoom call and transfers the suit to circuit court. He then demands that the plaintiff should foot the filing fees for the case, adding that her suit will be thrown out if they are not paid within 56 days.
Short, who has reported being unemployed since early June, has a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, per the Daily Mail. In 2020, she sued the Flint Police Department for $300 million and also filed a suit against AT&T, all of which have since been dismissed.
Failed Date Witdom
There was a computer dating back to Adam and Eve…
It was an apple, and a very bad one at that. It only took one byte for everything to crash.
I’ve started dating a shopaholic
She comes with a lot of baggage.
My wife asked me “Why don’t you treat me like you did when we started dating?”
So I took her out to a nice dinner and then dropped her off at her parents’ house.
If someone wants to date me, I don’t want to date them.
Because they obviously make bad life choices.
July 23rd Birthdays
1923 – Estelle Getty, 1997 – Danielle Bradbury, 1971 – Alison Krauss, 1971 – Charisma Carpenter
1972 – Marlan Wayans, 1960 – Mel Kiper, 1983 – Paul Wesley, 1962 – Woody Harrelson