First it got its own worldwide society and then a World Championship tournament.  Now the game/sport/strategy tool of  "Rock, Paper, Scissors" has gone to the next level.  Yes, RPS has now received the judicial imprimatur of a federal court in Florida as a "new form of dispute resolution."

According to this order signed yesterday by the Hon. Gregory A. Presnell resolving a motion filed in a squabble between the parties over the location for a deposition,

Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – 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 July 11-12, 2006....

(Which I suppose will ultimately lead to this attorney time sheet entry: "2.0 hours--Prepare for and engage in ADR proceedings at federal court").