It will drag on forever or till his bank account gets a proper draining by the courts. Judges and attorneys seem to have an uncanny way of finishing cases just when bank accounts run dry.
I wish I knew more about this situation. I know that the USA used to be for any nation wanting an independent/democratic society. I remember the US backing Taiwan in the decision to become independent from Communist China in as little as the past year.
I'm boycotting China-Mart nowadays. Back to Sears & Roebuck for more than just tools. They pay employees salaries while they have been called to duty. That's patriotic in my book.