Go sue: Michigan grad files match over vanity plate

BEVERLY HILLS, Mich.– A passionate University of Michigan graduate is booing the state– and suing– over the loss of his revered “G0BLUE” automobile license plate.Joseph Hardig

III said the plate has actually been on household automobiles for several years. However he was informed it was appointed to another automobile owner when he recently tried to restore it at a secretary of state office.

“My daddy’s died. I got it from him. It’s meaningful to me. We’re simply big fans and love the university,” Hardig told The Detroit News.Editor’s Picks

1 Associated Hardig, a suburban Detroit lawyer, is asking a judge to block the state from providing the plate to an Ann Arbor male who is also a University of Michigan graduate and lives simply minutes from the football stadium.The secretary of state will not discuss the lawsuit.Hardig, 65, said

he went to a branch office Nov. 4, a month before the plate renewal due date, and was informed”G0BLUE”was no longer readily available for his Ford Edge.Blue is a University of Michigan color, and”Go Blue!” is a battle cry and typical salutation amongst Wolverines fans.The customized plate now has actually been assigned to Jonathan Fine and his 2007 BMW, although he said he had not gotten it in the mail since Thursday.Fine, 52, said he punched in plate choices on a state website and found”G0BLUE “was readily available.”I thought it was a mistake in the beginning.

… I’m not actually that delighted about the plate,” Fine informed the newspaper.”I simply needed to take it. It’s more just because it was readily available. “He stated he may be ready to give it up if he can

find another choice.” I comprehend why he is upset, “Fine stated of Hardig.”If I had a cool plate like that, I ‘d be distressed to lose it. “