"collecting personal information + funds"
Do you have any proof that Doc has used this personal information to steal something from the people who provided this personal information?
Do you have any proof that Doc has received funds, for a lawsuit, from people who thought that there would be a lawsuit? Yes, Doc has said that 9 or so people have contributed money to him. If 9 people have actually given him money, perhaps these people KNEW that Doc was going to use that money to bluff a lawsuit.