Taking a page from a Florida judge’s playbook, an Atlanta federal judge told squabbling lawyers they might need to resolve future petty differences with a game of “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”

U.S. District Senior Judge Marvin H. Shoob warned attorneys for parties in a consumer debt collection case that before asking him to settle any more disputes, the lawyers should consult a 2006 order by U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell in a Florida case.