It's not going to set any sort of legal precedent. If you don't defend yourself in civil court and the plaintiff doesn't make blatantly unreasonable demands, th

It's not going to set any sort of legal precedent. If you don't defend yourself in civil court and the plaintiff doesn't make blatantly unreasonable demands, the court will issue a default judgement and wash their hands of it until you do go to court. If you're blatantly flouting the law, you're entitled to much better legal protections than this case seems to imply.