December 1st, 2009 at 12:00am
Under Xbox 360
Erik Estavillo — otherwise referred to as a “professional plantiff” by
GamePolitics for his laundry list of legal claims — has subpoenaed Microsoft’s Bill Gates in his suit targeting the company for his run in with the
Red Ring of Death. According to court documents filed in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the subpoena demands Gates hand over paperwork that reveal the “true and relative number of actual Xbox 360 units that have been fixed by Microsoft over the past 3 years.” Estavillo also seeks data pertaining to the number of broken Xbox 360 consoles and the amount of people banned from Xbox Live for “piracy” between November 28, 2008 and 2009.
While Estavillo is looking for answers to questions every journalist has been seeking, his track record of legal battles places him in eccentric territory. Estavillo is also suing Activision Blizzard claiming characters in World of Warcraft walk at an intentionally slow pace in order to bilk customers of more monthly fees. In the claim, he subpoenaed actress Winona Ryder and Depeche Mode member Martin Gore. Estavillo has also filed suit against Sony for being banned from online play, stemming from comments he supposedly made during matches of Resistance: Fall of Man; and Nintendo, for issuing firmware updates that disabled his Homebrew Channel.
‘Pro plantiff’ Erik Estavillo subpoenas Bill Gates in RROD suit originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 at 09:30pm
Under Xbox 360
After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance’s online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one, but two, lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his “first amendment rights” — an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because “Sony is not part of the government.”
However, what Estavillo lacks in civil online discourse, he makes up for with sheer determination and persistence. In addition to Sony, he now has both Microsoft and Nintendo in his sights. Estavillo is seeking $75,000 from Microsoft for the “undue stress” and “sadness” caused by his Xbox 360’s RROD. “Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff,” his claim states — a burden that is equivalent to the sum of 375 Xbox 360 systems, apparently. Nintendo is being sued for interfering with Estavillo’s “pursuit of happiness.” And how exactly is Nintendo doing that? “Deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications” via a system update.
We’re hoping you can see the sheer brilliance of Estavillo’s strategy. He’s offering the perfect opportunity for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo fans to agree on something for once.
Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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