I usually follow the Ligatt saga from afar and typically take on the role of a partially interested observer.  This latest development, however, has made me want to do a little research myself.

So what’s the deal?  It appears that Greg Evans and Ligatt are suing a number of people for “stock bashing”.  The blog post goes on to detail that a group of people have posted comments on various investor websites in the hopes of influencing the Ligatt stock price.  Apparently, they were doing this for “their own personal reasons”.  Among the people who engaged in this activity are Chris Riley, Nisha Kappor, Ben Rothke, Randolph Morris.  On the blog post, a tiny image of the document filed in courts is provided.  While the document is indeed small, it was easy to make out the case number: 10-A-06012-5.  Further, the post says that the suit was filed in the Gwinnet Courts of Georgia.  A quick run to http://www.gwinnettcourts.com and a search for the case number reveals a bit more information.

The defendants in this case are filed as John Doe 1-25 and Grey McKenzie.  The John Doe’s are presumably to indicate that the real name of the defendant is unknown.  It would be likely though, that they use aliases or a.k.a’s in the court document.

Ligatt’s retained attorney is also from Georgia – John A. Moore from The Moore Law Group LLC.  Mr. Moore represents Ligatt in most of its cases in Gwinnet Courts.

What is most interesting to me is the other cases that come up when searching the court records.  The categories include “General Civil-Other”, “Small Claims General Civil” and “Contract”.  Looking at the cases, 1 has been filed in 2008, 4 in 2009 and 2 in 2010.  The cases for 2010 include the recent one against 25 John Doe’s and Grey McKenzie and another interesting case:  One against LaKesha Wilson.  Why interesting?  LaKesha Wilson was the President & COO of Ligatt Security International and posted an investor video blog on YouTube.  Guess what? Lakesha had already filed a case of her own against Gregory D Evans for Stalking.  Search through the cases with first name Gregory and last name Evans for some more fun.

Other people Ligatt has filed cases against include: John Doe in 2008, Joseph Nemetz, Paul S Radich, John Doe, Jason Perry in 2009.

Sadly, I can’t seem to access any of the documents that are filed online.  I would need to visit the court records office physically to do so.  Also, in most of the cases, either there is an order for dismissal or cases have been dismissed.  I’m not a lawyer, so I cannot comment any further than what I see.  I guess we’ll just see where this latest case goes.  I dunno, but to me it looks like a colossal waste of the court’s time and resources in hearing these cases.  Just sayin’.

Update: If you want to contribute more information regarding the lawsuits related to Evans and Ligatt, please mail errata[at]attrition.org.  They are working on a summary.