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The Moot Vac
Satire. Dialogue is imagined; the underlying rulings and records are linked below.
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Masthead: JUSTICE-DENIED | SATIRE
Series: DOCKET CLEANING
Title: THE MOOT VAC
Panel 1: DOCKET CLEANING
A clerk points to a busy docket while Judge Miller sits behind his bench.
Clerk: Your docket needs attention.
Panel 2:
Craig and Marie present a stack labeled PENDING REQUESTS.
Craig: So do these.
Panel 3:
Judge Miller uses a SUMMARY JUDGMENT vacuum to clear folders marked DISMISSED into a bag marked MOOT.
Judge Miller: One clean sweep.
Panel 4:
The clerk admires a spotless desk; Craig and Marie remain beside it.
Clerk: The docket is clear.
Marie: Our questions aren’t.
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SATIRE • IMAGINED SCENES AND DIALOGUE
Stevenson Doc. 429, p. 1.
Behind the cartoon
The June 16, 2023 order grants summary judgment, dismisses the complaint, and dismisses all other pending motions and requests as moot.
Underlying records
- Doc. 429, p. 1Doc. 429, p. 1; The June 16, 2023 order grants summary judgment, dismisses the complaint, and dismisses all other pending motions and requests as moot.
Docket Cleaning series. Cleaning equipment, scenes, and dialogue are imagined editorial satire. Court-page locators refer to original document pages.
More record detail
Stevenson v. Stevenson, Otter Tail County case 56-CV-20-2928. The June 16, 2023 order grants summary judgment, dismisses the complaint, and dismisses all other pending motions and requests as moot. Sources: Doc. 429, p. 1.
