Chad, 34, of Austin filed a small claims suit after a barista spelled his name correctly on his cup without confirming the spelling. “I could have been a Chäd. A Chadd. A Tchad. She assumed. That is a micro-aggression against my autonomy as a named individual.”
The case was assigned to Judge Patricia Monroe. “I have not seen this,” she noted. Chad seeks $400 and an apology that “does not feel like a PR template.” The barista Emma received a $20 tip from the woman behind Chad while Chad was still mid-complaint at the register.