A loadsheet needs to be signed by both the despatcher and the captain when the captain did not produce the loadsheet. That is law. Full stop. If he is insistent upon going, It would be interesting to watch as a towbar, tug and airbridge is still attatched to the airplane and I have taken the groundstaff away from the aircraft until the matter is resolved
When I was in the USAF, we had a little saying....
Dont ever allow his RANK to outweigh your AUTHORITY!
When we as despatchers (ramp agents, paper boys, Phillipino Rent Boys or whatever "El-Capitan" wants to call us) sign a loadsheet and DOT form, we are putting ourselves legally at risk if anything goes wrong with that flight. The captain is not the only person that has responsibility for the safety of that aircraft. We as despatchers DO have a vested interest in the outcome of that flight and dont EVER let a captain tell you otherwise!