The Man Who Sues

By Miss Cellania in Crime & Law, World Records on May 26, 2009 at 9:51 am

Despite being incarcerated at a federal prison in Kentucky, Jonathan Lee Riches has made it into the Guiness Book of World Records. He was named as the person who has filed the most lawsuit ever. So what did he do next? He filed a lawsuit against the folks at Guinness!

In the injunction filed in Richland, Riches – who acknowledges he is receiving treatment for mental-health problems – said: “The Guinness Book of World Records have no right to publish my work, my legal masterpieces.”

Those include lawsuits against New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, former President George W. Bush, Somali pirates, Britney Spears and Martha Stewart, according to a Wikipedia page dedicated to Riches’ litigious exploits.

He’s also filed lawsuits against Plato, Nostradamus, James Hoffa, “Various Buddhist Monks,” the Lincoln Memorial, the Eiffel Tower and Three Mile Island.

In his latest court filing, Riches wrote about how he sued Black History Month, the president of Iran and butter substitute I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!

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  1. Gauldar
    May 26th, 2009 at 9:58 am

    With what I’ve read about him, I would concider it weird if he didn’t try and sue the Guiness Book of World Records.

  2. Skipweasel
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:26 am

    How’s he funding all this?

  3. atanguay
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:36 am

    I think I’ll sue him for making me sick to my stomach and loss of breakfast.

  4. Kalel
    May 26th, 2009 at 11:46 am

    The ability of any citizen to litigate is one of the great things about the United States, giving each man a voice when the powers that be will not hear.

    Even if that man is a twit.

  5. VonSkippy
    May 26th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    @Skipweasel – Your tax dollars at work.

  6. Skipweasel
    May 26th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    Well, not dollars, I’m a Brit – and at the moment neither of us are working. The wife’s been made redundant from the Job Centre!

  7. Reechard
    May 26th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    He sued Black History Month. That’s hilarious. Who knew you can sue a month?

  8. Hootie McBoob
    May 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    Everyone needs a hobby, I guess. And if you’re in the pokey, what better hobby than to screw with the legal system?

  9. SenorMysterioso
    May 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    he should sue his parents for having him

  10. Thomas
    May 26th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I wonder if the people he tried to sue could file a class-action lawsuit against him for tarnishing their reputations. Most of the world would be involved.

    Seriously though, I had a chance to read some of the papers he’s filed when my father brought home a stack of them from the DA’s office (they pass them around and all get a good laugh), and they’re just as crazy as they sound. The things he sues for are amazing.

  11. onecrazymomma
    May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    so sad.
    and so sad that such a loser would get so much press and recognition for being such a git.

  12. Quasi_Mojo
    May 26th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    “On April 9, 2008, Riches filed a request for a temporary restraining order in a US District Court against Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two, developer Rockstar Games, FCI Williamsburg, and Grand Theft Auto itself, claiming that the defendants “put me in prison.” The inmate stated, “Defendants contributed to Plaintiff committing identity theft. Defendant’s games show sex, drugs and violence which offends me.” Riches continued, “Defendants put me in prison. I face imminent danger from violent inmates who played Grand Theft Auto who will knock me out and take my gold Jesus cross.”[18]”

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Lee_Riches

  14. Starving Artist
    May 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    I can see suing I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter. It really doesn’t taste like butter to me.

  15. Jeremy
    May 26th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    “Guinness”

  16. chet
    May 26th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    I believe this qualifies as modern art.

  17. Timm
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Wow, a criminal that can fill out paperwork. Wierd.

  18. Quasi
    May 27th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Jonathan Lee Riches is a RETARD!!!
    Sue that you pr!ck….

  19. Adminus
    May 27th, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Can’t we put him in the gas chamber just for giggles??
    It will only be a matter of minutes before he pulls off another fraud when he gets out.

  20. AdamGW
    May 27th, 2009 at 11:40 am

    I am going to sue Neatorama for not including the answer to the most obvious question about this man… How many lawsuits???

  21. Woogie
    May 27th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    I’ve heard of this guy, but the bit that had me in tears is him suing Black History Month and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.

    This guy is comedy gold!

  22. Skipweasel
    May 27th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    AdamGW:- That information is probably copyright by Guiness – and Neatorama wouldn’t want to be sued…

  24. Ajan
    May 28th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    this guy is desperately in need of some friends who would knock some sense into him

  25. headsign
    May 28th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Guess who’s next

  26. Johnny Cat
    May 29th, 2009 at 12:51 am

    Either mental illness or comedy of the future, it’s hilarious that he sued black history month. I hate that kind of populist racism.

  27. GQ
    May 30th, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Just out of interest, how far do these lawsuits go? I mean, are they actually treated seriously? Are they taking time away from actual, real, lawsuits and other official court/lawer business?

    Becasue if they are, thats just messed up.
    “Im sorry sir, I haven’t gotten round to dealing with your claim against the business that put toxic waste in your food because I’ve been busy dealing with this guy’s lawsuit against the cloud that rained on him yesterday…”


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