Legal Funnies

It appears that Judge Ronald Leighton was unamused at a 465 page filing in a racketeering lawsuit, including an 8 page title (!), and invoked a rarely used rule requiring short and plain statement of allegations sent it back to be redrafted with the following instructions in limerick form:

Plaintiff has a great deal to say,
But it seems he skipped Rule 8(a).
His Complaint is too long,
Which renders it wrong,
Please rewrite and refile today.

This is why I am not a judge. My limerick would have been far more blunt:

An eight page long title will fail,
regardless of the complexity of the tale,
I hope you don't mind,
you're in contempt I do find,
get your toothbrush because you're going to jail.