My cat is definitely just being a jerk. I put the lid back on the top-entry litter box. No issues for the first couple days, the he decides to poop on top of the lid, but immediately afterward goes into the litter box to pee and cover it up, no problem!
"I'll get out of here at some point, and then you're dead meat, human!" "Ah, thanks, I really needed a place to rest my head on."
Finnegan is in the general population. So far no fights. He so wants to play with the other cats. He has has been totally passive to them.