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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION
Dunder Mifflin DC
Plaintiff
v.
The Commonwealth
Defendant
COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF
The Defendant, the Commonwealth of Redmont, has continuously failed to provide the appropriate budget transparency on a monthly basis as per outlined in the Appropriations Process Act. Not only has the last budget transcript been posted in October, but also the posting of budgets have been inconsistent and not in line with the law since March of 2021. This disregard for the law and lack of transparency is nothing short of repugnant and has been a deterrent to the journalistic industry.
Throughout this inconsistency the public and the press have continuously missed crucial updates on government spending. This has caused a detriment on the company of Dunder Mifflin DC as a paper supplying business, given that news companies have been unable to produce as much news articles and therefore have used less paper. This has impacted the sales of Dunder Mifflin DC, and resulted in less players seeking to buy paper, to which several customers can testify to. In addition to this, Dunder Mifflin DC's CEO, Westray, has been unable to post as many office-related memes based on the budget spending, given this lack of transparency. This clear disregard for the law must be addressed and the harm done to this Scranton-based paper supplier must be resolved.
I. PARTIES
1. Dunder Mifflin DC, the greatest paper company to exist in Redmont.
2. The Commonwealth of Redmont
II. FACTS
1. According to §6.1 of the Appropriations Process Act, a transcript of all budgets logged in the #budget channel must be made available to the public at the passage of every budget bill. The Defendant has not followed this clause and has repeatedly violated it. As listed here, highlighted in red are the times where it took either (a) over a month after the passage of the next bill for a transcript to be released; or (b) no transcript was released whatsoever:
As displayed in this chart, you can see a pattern of inconsistency in a lack of transparency and in a lack to follow the appropriations process as outlined in law. Whereas one could put the reasonable expectation that it may take a few weeks to publish a transcript, countless times again and again have taken over a month, and in some situations, with no budget reports published at all.
2. Dunder Mifflin DC is a paper supplier company that sells paper supplies, including paper, books, book and quills, and bandages. A key customer base to Dunder Mifflin DC includes journalists who publish ingame newspapers with their paper. There is approximately 342 players with the journalist job (According to the SOTC Report, June 2021) and therefore these individuals losing the ability to write about the budget has cost us potential sales. We compiled our total sales, and noticed that our peaks were for the months of September to October, when most of the transcripts were actually published:
3. Dunder Mifflin's CEO, Westray, has been unable to publish memes related to the spending of the government. Due to the lack of budget transparency, regular citizens are unable to see what each department is spending their money on, even when lawfully required. As presented in the image below, the potential for various types of memes is incredibly extensive when it comes to coverage of the budget transcripts:
4. After multiple calls for the Defendant to resolve this issue, they have failed to do so. This includes articles put out by Democracy Daily calling on the Defendant to produce budget transcripts, in addition to constant calls in channels like #politics by others as evidenced in Exhibit #3.
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. The Defendant violated §6.1 of the Appropriations Process Act stating: "(1) A transcript of this channel will be made available to the public at the passage of each Appropriations Bill"
2. The Defendant has caused a loss of potential sales and severe meme-reduction damage.
3. The Defendant's negligence has caused a decrease in lawfully required transparency. The government has a duty of care as the government that signs every single appropriations bill to publish transcripts in accordance with the law.
IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. A permanent injunction requiring the Defendant to comply with the law and publish the appropriate transcripts within 14 days of the passage of the following bill.
2. Compensation for legal fees incurred, $420
3. A video made about Dunder Mifflin DC is published on the TikTok by the DPA within the next 14 days.
4. A formal apology to Dunder Mifflin DC and to the entire newspaper industry by the President in a press release.
5. A formal statement put in #government-announcements stating regret for the lack of transparency, and acknowledging the importance that the US Television Series "The Office" has on modern day culture.
(Attach evidence and a list of witnesses at the bottom if applicable)
Witnesses:
1. Rurge, frequent customer of Dunder Mifflin DC
2 _Austin27_, frequent customer of Dunder Mifflin DC
3. Partypig678, meme and business expert
4. MilkCrack, meme and finance expert
By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.
DATED: This 14th day of January 2022
CIVIL ACTION
Dunder Mifflin DC
Plaintiff
v.
The Commonwealth
Defendant
COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF
The Defendant, the Commonwealth of Redmont, has continuously failed to provide the appropriate budget transparency on a monthly basis as per outlined in the Appropriations Process Act. Not only has the last budget transcript been posted in October, but also the posting of budgets have been inconsistent and not in line with the law since March of 2021. This disregard for the law and lack of transparency is nothing short of repugnant and has been a deterrent to the journalistic industry.
Throughout this inconsistency the public and the press have continuously missed crucial updates on government spending. This has caused a detriment on the company of Dunder Mifflin DC as a paper supplying business, given that news companies have been unable to produce as much news articles and therefore have used less paper. This has impacted the sales of Dunder Mifflin DC, and resulted in less players seeking to buy paper, to which several customers can testify to. In addition to this, Dunder Mifflin DC's CEO, Westray, has been unable to post as many office-related memes based on the budget spending, given this lack of transparency. This clear disregard for the law must be addressed and the harm done to this Scranton-based paper supplier must be resolved.
I. PARTIES
1. Dunder Mifflin DC, the greatest paper company to exist in Redmont.
2. The Commonwealth of Redmont
II. FACTS
1. According to §6.1 of the Appropriations Process Act, a transcript of all budgets logged in the #budget channel must be made available to the public at the passage of every budget bill. The Defendant has not followed this clause and has repeatedly violated it. As listed here, highlighted in red are the times where it took either (a) over a month after the passage of the next bill for a transcript to be released; or (b) no transcript was released whatsoever:
Budget Month | Date Passed | Transcript Released |
February 2021 | February 8 2021 | March 9 2021 |
March 2021 | March 5 2021 | September 21 2021 |
April 2021 | April 4 2021 | September 21 2021 |
May 2021 | May 2 2021 | September 21 2021 |
June 2021 | June 7 2021 | September 21 2021 |
August 2021 | August 1 2021 | September 21 2021 |
September 2021 | September 1 2021 | October 5 2021 |
October 2021 | October 4 2021 | November 7 2021 |
November 2021 | November 2 2021 | Not Posted |
December 2021 | December 2 2021 | Not Posted |
January 2022 | January 12 2021 | N/A |
As displayed in this chart, you can see a pattern of inconsistency in a lack of transparency and in a lack to follow the appropriations process as outlined in law. Whereas one could put the reasonable expectation that it may take a few weeks to publish a transcript, countless times again and again have taken over a month, and in some situations, with no budget reports published at all.
2. Dunder Mifflin DC is a paper supplier company that sells paper supplies, including paper, books, book and quills, and bandages. A key customer base to Dunder Mifflin DC includes journalists who publish ingame newspapers with their paper. There is approximately 342 players with the journalist job (According to the SOTC Report, June 2021) and therefore these individuals losing the ability to write about the budget has cost us potential sales. We compiled our total sales, and noticed that our peaks were for the months of September to October, when most of the transcripts were actually published:
3. Dunder Mifflin's CEO, Westray, has been unable to publish memes related to the spending of the government. Due to the lack of budget transparency, regular citizens are unable to see what each department is spending their money on, even when lawfully required. As presented in the image below, the potential for various types of memes is incredibly extensive when it comes to coverage of the budget transcripts:
4. After multiple calls for the Defendant to resolve this issue, they have failed to do so. This includes articles put out by Democracy Daily calling on the Defendant to produce budget transcripts, in addition to constant calls in channels like #politics by others as evidenced in Exhibit #3.
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. The Defendant violated §6.1 of the Appropriations Process Act stating: "(1) A transcript of this channel will be made available to the public at the passage of each Appropriations Bill"
2. The Defendant has caused a loss of potential sales and severe meme-reduction damage.
3. The Defendant's negligence has caused a decrease in lawfully required transparency. The government has a duty of care as the government that signs every single appropriations bill to publish transcripts in accordance with the law.
IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. A permanent injunction requiring the Defendant to comply with the law and publish the appropriate transcripts within 14 days of the passage of the following bill.
2. Compensation for legal fees incurred, $420
3. A video made about Dunder Mifflin DC is published on the TikTok by the DPA within the next 14 days.
4. A formal apology to Dunder Mifflin DC and to the entire newspaper industry by the President in a press release.
5. A formal statement put in #government-announcements stating regret for the lack of transparency, and acknowledging the importance that the US Television Series "The Office" has on modern day culture.
(Attach evidence and a list of witnesses at the bottom if applicable)
Witnesses:
1. Rurge, frequent customer of Dunder Mifflin DC
2 _Austin27_, frequent customer of Dunder Mifflin DC
3. Partypig678, meme and business expert
4. MilkCrack, meme and finance expert
By making this submission, I agree I understand the penalties of lying in court and the fact that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.
DATED: This 14th day of January 2022
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