Korrina Rico in the film ” In Time ” with Justin Timberlake – (Abuse of process dicello & levitt 1:20-cv-09522) John & Jane Doe held accountable. The unclean hands doctrine applies to cases where the plaintiff has acted unethically in connection to the circumstances that have led to the suit. Its intent is to keep a person from abusing the justice system in order to benefit from a situation they created by acting in bad faith.