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Sort of. It's called a Wells Notice[1] and it essentially means that (barring some really excellent lawyering) charges are imminent. [1] https://en.wikipedia.
by elliekelly 7y ago
Sort of. It's called a Wells Notice[1] and it essentially means that (barring some really excellent lawyering) charges are imminent.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_notice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_notice
- dragonwriter 7y agoA Wells notice is certainly a thing to distinguish from a suit, but does anyone ever refer to a Wells notice as a "suing" (perhaps "unofficially suing"), such that "officially suing" would need to be specified to make the distinction? (Yes, I realized that the HN title has changed to be closer to the source title, so this discussion is now about a title that doesn't exist anymore...)
- elliekelly 7y agoAgreed, I've never heard anyone refer to a Wells notice as being "sued" (officially or unofficially!) but since there have been a few thread on HN about Kin/Kik's response to the Wells notice it was the only explanation for the wording I could think of.