Federal Judge Orders Lawyer to Remove Dragon Watermark from Court Filings

A Michigan federal magistrate judge has banned a lawyer from using a cartoon dragon watermark on legal filings, calling the practice 'juvenile and impertinent.' Judge Ray Kent of the Western District of Michigan issued the order on April 28 after receiving a complaint featuring a purple, suit-wearing dragon on every page.

'Each page of plaintiff's complaint appears on an e-filing which is dominated by a large multi-colored cartoon dragon dressed in a suit,' Kent wrote. 'The Court is not a cartoon.' The watermark belongs to Jacob A. Perrone of Dragon Lawyers, who told The New York Times he purchased the image online for $20 because 'people like dragons.'

Perrone said it plans to continue using the logo in his practice but will tone it down in future court submissions.

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