"FIND ME, FIND ME, FIND ME, FIND ME...SOMEONE TO SUE"

"Find me somebody, somebody (find me somebody to sue) somebody, somebody to sue
Find me, find me, find me, find me, find me
Ooh, somebody to sue (Find me somebody to sue)
Ooh (find me somebody to sue)..."

Queen, "Someone to Sue (Love)"

By Juan Montoya
No sooner had the law firm representing Mike Hernandez III issued a stern demand letter to blogger Jerry McHale alleging defamation, than another blogger – Robert Wightman – reprinted what McHale had posted and dared the OP 10.33 leader to sue him, too.

Now, Hernandez III came into town with the prior fame of being a millionaire who made his bucks in a used-car and leasing company in Dallas/Ft. Worth. To Wightman, who has been known to file demand letters at the drop of a limp wrist, probably sees the potential for a nice little nuisance lawsuit that might leave a few bucks in his pocket.

So – after months of cajoling and defending "Mike," – Wightman has now turned on him and says he would welcome a lawsuit by the rich guy, reprinted the objectionable quotes, and threatened to expose his dirty laundry to the world.

According to a city wag, there is an 11th Commandment in Brownsville to deal with the scurrilous Wightman. It states: "Do no engage Wightman in any conversation or dialogue or  allow him a glimpse inside your private space. He will – predictably – threaten you with destruction using the same information he was made privy to by your own hand."

But you see, Wightman – being a disbarred lawyer who got his license taken away for, well, defaming judges, lawyers, etc. – up in Dallas, Hernandez's turf, can't really step into court unless he files pro se or gets someone to sue him.

It's like the legal side of the group Queen. While Freddy Mercury and his pals were looking for someone to love, Wightman is dying to have some sue him so he can step back into a courtroom and dazzle the rubes of Brownsville with his legal acumen.

Over years' time, and after spending thousands of dollars on lawyers to defend themselves from the malingering lawyer, his victims (or their insurance companies) soon realize that continuing litigation will result in countless filings, motions, amended motions, legal gibberish without any precedent or foundation they must answer, and cut their losses.

They pay the guy off, he pockets a nice stash of cash, and it's off for the next ride.

Take it from someone who has been on that roller coaster ride: It's easier to fight a Tar Baby than it is to keep yourself clean after tangling with Wightman.