Darrell Cook has a problem.  He’s a lawyer in Dallas, Texas.  As such, he’s a huge fan of the Texas Rangers and he’s gotten tickets for the first game of the World Series in San Francisco, when his beloved Rangers take on the San Francisco Giants.  He’s also got a court case that same day.  So, he did what any super-fan lawyer would do.  Darrell Cook filed an emergency motion for a continuance so he can skip court to go watch a baseball game.

Cook’s document details his heartfelt love of his favorite baseball team, “a love for the Rangers that has gone generally unrequited for thirty-eight (38) years,” and goes on to apologize profusely for filing his motion at the last minute.  He passed along his request only 30 minutes before the close of court, and now Cook’s weird legal documents are a viral hit amongst the legal set for their frank and hilarious nature.

“That’s tongue-in-cheek,” Cook says of the autograph request he’s gotten.  “That was a friend of mine who asked for that.  But I am realizing that hundreds, maybe thousands, of lawyers are reading my work, and I am worried about the quality of the work.  It could have been funnier and done with greater attention to detail.”

Tags: World Series, Texas Rangers, Darrell Cook, Irving Municipal Court, lawyer files for continuance to watch World Series, lawyer files court papers to see World Series, lawyer wants to miss court for World Series, San Francisco Giants, baseball, emergency motion for a continuance, funny legal documents, law and order

I’ve never had a problem eating food from a gas station.  Just two weeks ago, I ate a couple of hot dogs purchased from a gas station.  They were delicious.  That’s not the first time I’ve eaten gas station food, and I doubt it will be the last.  There’s nothing like a fun food novelty. […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

In 2006, an injury to Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened the door for an undrafted free agent by the name of Tony Romo to take the helm of America’s Team and lead the Dallas Cowboys to an early playoff exit.  Bledsoe went from starter to afterthought in a season.  Now, the circle continues […]

For 89 years, Oscars has never had a major mistake.  The last few Oscars might have had a few flubs, but at least they never got the most important category of the night wrong.  Well, that’s now changed, all thanks to OG Bonnie and Clyde legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  When Faye Dunaway called […]

Tom Brady has been wildly successful, if controversial.  He’s the first quarterback ever to win five Super Bowls and only the second player to do so after Charles Haley.  Unlike Haley, Brady won all his Super Bowls with the same team, the New England Patriots.  The only thing that seems to be able to stop […]

Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]