The Journal reports that the lawyers hired by Harvard grad and donor Buddy Fletcher to pursue his absurd lawsuit against the Dakota have parted ways with Fletcher, the namesake of Skip Gates’ endowed university professorship. The reason? Fletcher wasn’t paying his bills.

One law firm asked to withdraw from the case in October, after it said Mr. Fletcher had stopped paying bills in April. Soon after, the other firm asked to withdraw as well because of “irreconcilable differences” with Mr. Fletcher, it said in court papers. The firm declined to provide details, citing attorney-client privilege.

Fletcher has until 12/20 to come up with new lawyers. Perhaps someone willing to work pro bono?

The real question, of course, is why Fletcher even bothers to pursue the case. After all, the reason he’s suing the Dakota is because its board refused to allow him to purchase an(other) apartment there on the grounds that his finances looked shaky. The longer this case goes on, the more Fletcher proves it right….