Bizarre court case thrown out
A CAIRNS judge has stopped a “rambling” lawsuit in its tracks, from a retired cop trying to sue the Premier for $210 million and order the Queen of England to answer nine questions.
David Walter, who is a sovereign citizen, lodged the bizarre claim in the Cairns Supreme Court and now he must pay $16,000 in court costs after his case was rejected.
The former Northern Territory cop wants Cairns Justice James Henry to send his case to the High Court of Australia’s Chief Justice Susan Kiefel to order the Queen to answer his questions.
Mr Walter, 68, then wants a sitting of the High Court of Australia to be convened that he could attend and ask for orders to be made of the Queen depending on her answers.
He also wants the Cairns Supreme Court to order the Premier to pay him $210 million but doesn’t give any reason why.
“The statement of claim is incoherent. It is a rambling mixture of assertions which are literally and legally insensible and purported quotes of legislation, proceedings and other publications,” Justice Henry said.
Yesterday Justice Henry rejected the lawsuit, which he described as “frivolous and vexatious”. “Whether the plaintiff means them to be and is grandstanding or whether he genuinely lacks insight … need not be decided by me,” Justice Henry said.
“It is, from every perspective, an abuse of the court’s processes.”
In another twist, Justice Henry said that Mr Walter had a “concerning history” of being involved in litigation for others and defending “peculiar” and “mistaken” notions of the law.
In 2011 an injunction was granted against Mr Walter restraining him from appearing in court on behalf of others.