Questions tagged [process]
For questions about any of the series of events that are legal actions in the initiation and resolution of a filing, including events prior and subsequent to the proceeding.
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By whom is the Trump "Immunity case" presently stayed
[had been posted to politics.stackexchange.com, but comments there indicated it would be more appropriate here]
According to a number of YouTube videos, when a case is appealed to the Supreme Court, ...
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Attaining or Making Forms
In my county, it is rather hard to find some forms. Furthermore, the clerk's office does not provide one with forms nor do they direct one towards forms. The only resources that I know of are some ...
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Is a potential juror protected for what they say during jury selection?
Walter and Bob are potential jurors for the same trial for a white supremacist. Walter happens to believe in white supremacy. Bob happens to be Walter's boss (or even just a potential employer).
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Is it always a good idea to instruct opposing lawyers to speak directly?
It is a common practice that opposing parties communicate via their lawyers rather than the parties communicating directly to each other.
Besides saving the parties' time, what are the benefits and ...
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Can motions made by a party in a multi-party case without an adversary be "ex parte"?
Some cases have only one "side", but multiple parties; there might, for example, be a petitioner and parties supporting the petition, but no respondent. An uncontested estate case with ...
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Ontario Speeding: Does filing an appeal for a conviction by HTA Reg 340/94 (30km/h over) automatically grant an immediate stay of license suspension?
My sister, really unfortunately got her first speeding ticket. 30km/h over as a G2 Driver and we had no idea how severe of a matter this was.
She lost the ticket and decided she was going to pay it ...
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Serving process on a name, account number and sort code [duplicate]
Suppose one would like to exercise statutory rights against a trader who would like not to honour them and thus force the consumer to resort to small claims court. But all they have is a phone number, ...
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Citation request: US Case on removal of a judge for past confederate affliation
Earlier this year I read a case, I think a US Supreme Court case, dealing with section three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. But I cannot recall the name of the case, and I have ...
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Questions about a complicated criminal case in my novel
I'm writing a novel and have a complicated criminal case to bring to a close in a court scene. I have a bunch of questions about how the case (or cases) would work based on the specific events of the ...
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Can a juror's vote count as the opposite of their actual vote if they explicitly state they vote against their opinion?
Suppose there is a hypothetical situation in which a person on a jury becomes infatuated with a criminal defendant. Suppose they make this explicitly clear during jury deliberations. For example, ...
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If a property changes owner during Party Wall Act works, what is the effect on consents, s10 processes, and further work stages?
The Party Wall Act governs works which by their nature may extend over a significant period of time, and are inherently not absolutely certain and deterministic at commencement. (For example, during ...
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Does Bob have to file a courtesy physical copy of his complaint to the courtroom clerk even if he e-files a suit?
For example, Alameda County Superior Court Local Rule 3.30(c) provides as well as its "Technical E-Filing Requirements" instructs in point 12. "Printed Courtesy Copies" that
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Motions in Hip Pocket Service?
Apparently, Minnesota and the Dakotas allow "Hip pocket service", where a case starts by just sending someone a demand letter by what appears to be certified mail. In Minnesota, these cases ...
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Why does it take so long to get a guilty verdict in obvious cases?
I am not a lawyer and TV has definitely not been an accurate representation of the law. So I'm hoping to get some clarification on things here:
Today we learned that the person who committed the ...
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Can an amended bankruptcy schedule be submitted before getting a case number, or is it better to wait?
I filed pro se recently (in the US), and I feel pretty good and confident about my petition. I did notice though I made a minor mistake on one page with some amounts—nothing major and it isn't a big ...
