Lawsuit: In Session MrEntomology v. byleth_irl [2025] FCR 20

[MrEntomology]

Case Filing

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION

MrEntomology
Plaintiff

v.

byleth_irl
Defendant


COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

byleth_irl was hired to do a commission a commission he failed to complete. Leaving the Plaintiff without a painting they commissioned and feeling miserable as a man who just wants a decent painting for his house. MrEntomology is here today, disappointed at what this situation has had to become to simply make everything whole. A contract was broken, and the Plaintiff deserves justice.

I. PARTIES
1. MrEntomology (Plaintiff)
2. byleth_irl (Defendant)

II. FACTS
1. A contract was written between byleth_irl and MrEntomology for byleth_irl to paint an exact copy of the painting "Girl with a Hair Ribbon by Roy Licthenstein a 5x5 item frame size for a price of $400 a frame or $10,000 total commission. The contract specified that the artist would have 4 calendar days to complete the painting then the painting was due for delivery.
2. The painting remains incomplete, with the artist being unreponsive to the Plaintiff and the agreed upon contract being breached.
III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. A legally-binding contract under the Contracts Act where the plaintiff fulfilled all of his obligations was violated by the defendant, who failed to fulfill his obligations. The contract specified that the defendant would create an exact copy of the "Girl with a Hair Ribbon" painting by Roy Lichtenstein in a 5x5 item frame size. He failed to complete the commission and deliver the Plaintiff the commissioned painting by the due date of January 8th, 2025
2. The plaintiff is therefore entitled to a range of damages per the Legal Damages Act.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. The plaintiff requests $10,000 in compensatory damages as this was the grand total of the painting's cost.
2. The plaintiff requests $10,000 in punitive damages as agreeing to a contract and failing to due so is belligerent and outrageous.
3. The plaintiff requests $8,000 in consequential damages - loss of enjoyment in Redmont for the plaintiff was unreasonably deprived of a prized painting for his residence and had to furthermore go out of his way (and still does) to find an artist willing to create the commission.
4. The plaintiff requests $8,000 in consequential damages - worsening of an existing condition for the plaintiff was unreasonably deprived of a prized painting the Plaintiff had been wanting. The plaintiff has had to endure much unneeded stress from the breaching of the contract.

V. EVIDENCE
(Attached Below)


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 6th day of February 2025.

 

[Mask3D_WOLF]

Writ of Summons

@byleth_irl is required to appear before the District Court in the case of MrEntomology v. byleth_irl [2025] DCR 16

Failure to appear within 72 hours of this summons will result in a default judgement based on the known facts of the case.

Both parties should make themselves aware of the Court Rules and Procedures, including the option of an in-game trial should both parties request one.

 

[MrEntomology]

Your Honour,

It has been over 72 hours since the summons was issued and Defendant has failed to appear before the court.

 

[Mask3D_WOLF]

@byleth_irl, you are hereby charged with contempt of court. The Department of Homeland Security is ordered to punish this person appropriately.

A Public Defender will be summoned.

 

[asexualdinosaur]

Your honor,

I have been assigned as the public defender for this case.

Thank you.

Proof of representation attached.

Spoiler

 

[Mask3D_WOLF]

Thank you. You may present an answer to complaint at this time.

 

[asexualdinosaur]

Your honor,

Apologies, I would request 24 hours to present an answer to the complaint.
I was not prepared to offer one at this moment and got caught up in some personal events.

I will have an answer for you by then, I do not intend to waste this courts time.

Thank you.

 

[gribble19]

Your Honor, Dragon Law will be representing MrEntomology in this case from now on. I've attached proof of representation below.

Because of this, the Plaintiff would like to amend the complaint to add legal fees as prayer for relief, however, this would push the total value of this case beyond $40,000. With a total value higher than $40,000 this case no longer falls under the jurisdiction of this court. We kindly request you to dismiss this case without prejudice so that we can refile it in the appropriate court.

 

[Mask3D_WOLF]

I will be accepting both messages.

 

[asexualdinosaur]

I will be accepting both messages.

Your honor,

The plaintiff has asked for the case to be dismissed and you've seemingly accepted this dismissal.

How would you like the court to proceed from here?

 

[Mask3D_WOLF]

Your honor,

The plaintiff has asked for the case to be dismissed and you've seemingly accepted this dismissal.

How would you like the court to proceed from here?

I will be dismissing the case from this docket and letting it be moved to the Federal docket.

 

[asexualdinosaur]

Answer to Complaint

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

MrEntomology
Plaintiff

v.

byleth_irl
Defendant

I. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

1. The defence AFFIRMS this fact, but NEITHER AFFIRMS NOR DENIES the contract was valid.
2. The defence NEITHER AFFIRMS NOR DENIES that the painting is incomplete, or that the contract was breached.

II. DEFENCES

1. The plaintiff claims that the contract is a legally binding one, they have not proved the defendant had capacity.
2. The defendant's low-playtime indicates that they may not have fully understood the terms set forth.
3. The contract's unfair terms in combination with the players' low-playtime created a situation in which the defendant could not have been prepared to take on.
4. It is not clear that the plaintiff has suffered compensatory damages from this contract.

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 12th day of February 2025

 

[ColonelKai]

I will be taking over this case. The case has hereby been refiled as [2025] FCR 20.

The court shall hereby go into discovery to last a maximum of 72 hours unless explicitly extended.

 

[gribble19]

Your Honor, the Plaintiff hereby submits the following evidence:

Spoiler: P-009

Spoiler: P-010

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Spoiler: P-020

 

[gribble19]

Your Honor, in line with Rule 3.3 (Amendment to Complaint) of our Court rules and procedures, the Plaintiff wishes to amend their Complaint, considering the newly submitted evidence as well as the change of counsel. Due to the initial Complaint being posted by the previous counsel, I will hereby post the amended Complaint in full:

Case Filing

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
CIVIL ACTION


MrEntomology (Represented by Dragon Law Firm)
Plaintiff

v.

byleth_irl
Defendant

COMPLAINT
The Plaintiff complains against the Defendant as follows:

byleth_irl was hired to do a commission, a commission he failed to complete, leaving the Plaintiff without a painting they commissioned and feeling miserable as a man who just wants a decent painting for his house. MrEntomology is here today, disappointed at what this situation has had to become to simply make everything whole. A contract was broken, and the damaged victim of this breach deserves justice.

I. PARTIES
1. MrEntomology (Plaintiff)
2. byleth_irl (Defendant)

II. FACTS
1. A first contract was written on January fourth, 2025 between byleth_irl and MrEntomology for byleth_irl to paint an exact copy of the painting "Girl with a Hair Ribbon” by Roy Lichtenstein at a 5x5 item frame scale for a price of $400 a frame ($10,000 total commission). The contract specified that the artist would have four [4] calendar days to complete the painting, then the painting was due for delivery.
2. A second contract was written on January sixth, 2025 between byleth_irl and MrEntomology, superseding the first contract.
3. This second contract stated that byleth_irl would create a 5x5 block Artmap painting replicating, to the best of the contractor’s ability, the piece “girl with hair ribbon” by Roy Lichtenstein.
4. This second contract stated that byleth_irl would have 5 full days from the date and time of the signature of both parties of the contract to complete and furnish to MrEntomology the 5x5 Artmap as described in II.3.
5. The second contract was formed with Offer, Acceptance, Consideration and Intent as defined in the Contracts Act.
6. At the date and time of the signing of the second contract, byleth_irl would be considered an active citizen of Redmont as defined in the Activity Act.
7. At the date and time of the signing of the second contract, byleth_irl had enough playtime to be allowed to vote, if an election were to be held at that time, as described in the second right of our Constitution.
8. The second contract was formed with Capacity as defined in the Contracts Act.
9. The second contract is a legally binding and valid contract under the Contracts Act.
10. The second contract stated that byleth_irl was expected to update MrEntomology in a timely manner from time to time regarding the status of the project upon request.
11. byleth_irl has not been online on the DemocracyCraft minecraft server since January seventh, 2025.
12. byleth_irl has been unresponsive to the Plaintiff.
13. The agreed upon 5x5 block Artmap as described in II.3 has to this date not been completed and furnished to MrEntomology.
14. byleth_irl has breached the second contract.

III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
1. A legally-binding contract under the Contracts Act where the plaintiff fulfilled all of his obligations was violated by the defendant, who failed to fulfill his obligations. The contract specified that the defendant would create an exact copy of the "Girl with a Hair Ribbon" painting by Roy Lichtenstein in a 5x5 item frame size. He failed to complete the commission and deliver the Plaintiff the commissioned painting by the due date of January 11th, 2025
2. The plaintiff is therefore entitled to a range of damages per the Legal Damages Act.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Plaintiff seeks the following from the Defendant:
1. $10,000 in compensatory damages as this was the grand total of the painting's cost. (see Act of Congress - Legal Damages Act).
2. $10,000 in punitive damages as agreeing to a contract and failing to do so is belligerent and outrageous. (See above).
3. $8,000 in consequential damages - loss of enjoyment in Redmont for the plaintiff was unreasonably deprived of a prized painting for his residence and had to furthermore go out of his way (and still does) to find an artist willing to create the commission. (See above).
4. $8,000 in consequential damages - worsening of an existing condition for the plaintiff was unreasonably deprived of a prized painting the Plaintiff had been wanting. The plaintiff has had to endure much unneeded stress from the breaching of the contract. (See above).
5. $250 per day between January 11th and the date on which this issue gets resolved in late fees as stipulated within the second contract. This is $6,750 for the days between January 11th, the due date, and February 7th, the date of the filing of this case, as well as a further $250 in late fees for every day between February 7th and the date on which this issue gets resolved and the owed fees are paid.
6. $10,000 default fee as stipulated within the second contract since the commissioned artwork has not been delivered, nor has the artist been responsive, and it has been more than 7 days since the due date.
7. 30% of the total value of this case, as legal fees. (See above).

V. EVIDENCE

Spoiler: P-001

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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 6th day of February 2025

 

[gribble19]

Your Honor, the Plaintiff hereby submits the following evidence and witness list:

Spoiler: P-021

Witnesses:
MrEntomology

 

[ColonelKai]

Apologies for the delay.

The Discovery period is hereby over. The plaintiff has 72 hours to provide the court their opening statement.