In his own defense, Owoc told the Judge that he and his wife could not afford an attorney, citing the costs of raising six children. In the motion, Owoc paints himself as financially strapped despite his high-profile history in the energy drink industry:
“I am raising six children and cannot afford an attorney,” Owoc wrote, defending his decision to represent himself against Monster’s expansive claims.
“I know AI is causing courts a nightmare,” Owoc said. “But we did not do anything intentional, but we corrected it and did file it this morning downstairs at the court’s terminal. I just want to ask for the court’s forgiveness and we don’t do it again.”
In response to Monster’s request for a filing ban, Owoc followed up by telling the Judge “Don’t let them play you like they did with everybody else,” he told the judge. “They are one of the most vexatious litigants to walk the planet earth.”
But Monster Energy’s response was swift and unforgiving, portraying Owoc’s motion as both procedurally defective and substantively baseless.
Monster emphasized that Owoc remains a central figure in what they describe as a deliberate campaign of trademark abuse, corporate mismanagement, and misleading conduct that persisted even after Bang’s bankruptcy filing.
