One Switch modchip dev has ended up in jail (Gary Bowser), and I’m not even talking about emulator devs. This is insane.
EDIT: turns out MIGSwitch is still alive, as indicated on the blog timestamps.
No copyright? No problem!Poor grandma, receiving a visit from the Yakuza for Xmas…
Shame on Nintendo. As per usual.
with that many documented attempts, a judge will likely sign-off on whatever alternative means of service that jurisdiction has… like usps or legal notice in newspapers (yes, they’re still used for some things).
Especially with him openly bragging about avoiding the court… He clearly knows about the suit; physically handing him the paperwork is an unnecessary formality at this point.
Genuine question: If he didn’t know about the suit and was actually a hermit with no communication with family, could someone actually hide their way out of something like this?
could someone actually hide their way out of something like this?
If you mean the resulting failure to attend/contempt of court charges:
It would very much depend on the totality of the circumstances. If the defendant is genuinely unaware of the case against them, they aren’t really hiding from anything. The court has simply been unable to locate their suspect.
When/if the defendant is eventually located; it would be up to the court to determine if they had been sufficiently notified, and they’d have opportunity defend themselves by explaining where they’ve been and why the court hadn’t been able to notify them.
If you mean hide your way out of whatever the original charge that had you summoned to court was, then no; you’re just delaying the inevitable and potentially risking further charges. or you’re just permanently fleeing to a country that doesn’t extradite to where ever you’re from…
Depends on the country… in the UK for example you can serve on a last known address, and this is presumed served unless later rebutted in court… it is for the court to decide if the rebuttal is sufficiently demonstrated or not.
While Im glad he’s avoided them so far, gloating about misusing bankruptcy is a great way to get denied for it.
I mean, is it misusing? When one of the largest companies in the world decides they want every penny you have, that’s pretty much the only course of action you can take. Or suicide, I guess.
How did he dodge the lawsuit
High dex & rolled a Nat 20.
If only there was a place where it’s written down what he did? Commenters have yet to discover this mystical record.
They can’t find an address. He’s very likely a basement dweller sucking off the tit from one of his family relatives to sustain his standard of living
That’s why Nintendo wants to serve his family members cause they probably know he’s at one of them…
and once he’s been served they’re responsible to send it to him or else they will be held accountableEdit: not true
That’s why Nintendo wants to serve his family members cause they probably know he’s at one of them…and once he’s been served they’re responsible to send it to him or else they will be held accountable
That’s not true. Nintendo wants to serve to family members because they (officially) haven’t been able to get through to him yet, and his family members may be able to contact him where Nintendo has not been able to.
I also doubt the family members have any legal requirement to serve the papers to him. That would be a bit ridiculous. Imagine if some lawyer could hand you random court summons and now you’re legally required to find this person and serve the papers. You may say that it’s not the same situation because they’re related, but at what point are you related enough to a person where you can have this legal duty thrust upon you, especially given how most people have family members they’re not in direct contact with? He’s not criminally wanted; they wouldn’t be hiding a fugitive or whatever if they refuse to serve (assuming they even know where he is, which it’s perfectly plausible they don’t).
In any case, it shouldn’t really matter. The streamer has demonstrated publicly that he’s aware of the lawsuit and at some point that will probably be deemed sufficient notice, possibly for the case to continue in his absence if he continues to be unresponsive.
Wait, serving a legal notice can be made transitive to people not part of the legal system?
Like, I could just sue someone the other end of the country and then arrange things so that the notice is delegated to my landlord if (small if) they’re being a jerk?
I’m hoping he can dodge those papers forever
