We've got mail

UnGroom called. We've got mail.

It took 3 extra work-days for him to receive the notice corresponding to the suit papers with which Top-Mod was served. The court sends all its mail through a private contractor, which gives mail for UnGroom's town to another private contractor for delivery. Royal PITA.

The judge set a "Früher erster Termin" § 275 ZPO (~early initial hearing), which § 272 ZPO gives him the right to do.

Further, the judge wrote a blurb about presuming that a "Gütliche Streitbeilegung" (~peaceful settlement) as found in § 278 ZPO won't be attainable.

Top-Model was given 14 days in which to file "Verteidigungsmittel" (~defending papers) with the court.

Am very curious as to how they'll respond. Intolerability wouldn't make any legal sense, but I'm not sure they can keep themselves from going there. There are a couple of minority opinion commentaries they could use. Finding these would mean actual work for Tennis Pro Bono, presuming he's continuing with the case. Or Model could do the work. I could point her in the general direction of all the commentaries I've been perusing. (And I do mean perusing, in the traditional dictionary sense of the word.)

It's a strange feeling to be pretty sure that I could write a better Klageerwiderung (~statement of defense) to my own freaking case than the opposing counsel will do.

Does this call for shoes or for tea?