This is a routine appellate legal action by a private party seeking relief from civil judgment obligations. Rule_of_law=3 reflects standard judicial process functioning (defendant exercising appeal rights), not damage. Civil_rights=2 captures minimal First Amendment adjacency through defamation context, but this is post-judgment enforcement, not rights adjudication. Mechanism modifier 1.15 for judicial action at federal level, scope 1.1 for federal court. A-score 10.4 falls well below 25 threshold. B-score 20.1 driven by Jones's notoriety and Sandy Hook's emotional resonance, but lacks strategic coordination indicators. This is celebrity legal maneuvering within normal bankruptcy/appeals process - high noise characteristics with no meaningful constitutional mechanism engaged.