Editing Rock paper scissors (section)

=== American court case ===
In 2006, American federal judge [[Gregory A. Presnell|Gregory Presnell]] from the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida|Middle District of Florida]] ordered opposing sides in a lengthy court case to settle a trivial (but lengthily debated) point over the appropriate place for a [[deposition (law)|deposition]] using the game of rock paper scissors.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003052251_game10.html | title = Exasperated judge resorts to child's game | agency = Associated Press | date = 2006-06-26 | access-date = 2006-08-20 | work = The Seattle Times | archive-date = 2006-06-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614003222/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003052251_game10.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/us/09judge.html|title=Lawyers Won't End Squabble, So Judge Turns to Child's Play|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=2006-06-09|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-08-10|archive-date=2017-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510081547/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/us/09judge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The ruling in ''Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters'' stated:

{{Blockquote|Upon consideration of the Motion&nbsp;– the latest in a series of [[Gordian knot]]s that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts&nbsp;– it is ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period 11–12 July 2006.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/magazines/fortune/judgerps_fortune/index.htm| publisher=CNN.com| access-date=2006-06-08| title=Order of the court: Avista Management vs. Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co| date=June 7, 2006| first=Gregory| last=Presnell| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216120044/https://archive.fortune.com/2006/06/07/magazines/fortune/judgerps_fortune/index.htm| archive-date=2015-02-16}}</ref>}}