In Israel the judge would probably have thrown it out of court and told them to stop wasting his time...
But, it's a good story even if it isn't true. Via Insignificant Thoughts, who, BTW, is very brave to announce his current reading online. I'm usually reading about five books at the same time, and I rarely finish any of them, unless they're fiction. Would you believe I've got two pages left of Bernard Lewis but I keep falling asleep before finishing them?