Accused Kalamazoo shooter's lawsuit against Uber likely a hoax - CNET

The ordeal drew attention to Uber's background check process, which has been under scrutiny since a series of rapes and other attacks between drivers and passengers. Last year, Califoia prosecutors filed charges claiming Uber's background checks failed to weed out 25 drivers with criminal records.

Rod Hansen, the media relations officer for the US District Court in the easte district of Michigan said he hasn't heard of this sort of hoax before. "We're in uncharted waters," he said.

Paul Vlachos, the attoey for Dalton's family, expressed hope that the authorities find out who sent the suit.

Hansen confirmed the lawsuit had been received, placed on the docket and assigned to judges. But its filing fees have not yet been paid.

Dalton hasn't paid the $400 filing fee, and so the suit may also be dismissed if he doesn't respond to the bill. The court hasn't independently spoken with Dalton, Hansen said.

In the handwritten two-page suit, which was postmarked Philadelphia and didn't match the suspect's handwriting, Dalton allegedly called Uber a hostile workplace, and complained the company didn't give him a Christmas bonus, pressured him to work odd hours and forced him to repair his car after he hit potholes.