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1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights for California on
Q: Is there a limit with the FOIA applications a person can fill online?

On December 2, 2024, I received a response to a FOIA request from USCIS. I filled out the request online. Since I made several mistakes, my request was rejected. I would like to know how long it takes to make a new request. I would also like to know if there are organizations in the city of Los... View More

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answered on Dec 16, 2024

There is no limit to how many FOIA requests you can submit online, and you can submit a new request immediately after receiving a rejection. The key is ensuring your next submission addresses the issues that led to the previous rejection.

In Los Angeles, several organizations can help with...
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1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights for New York on
Q: Civil matter...can an ex gf get money from sale of house

Says she has signed handwritten letter stating that she would receive money

Jack Mevorach
Jack Mevorach
answered on Dec 16, 2024

Possibly.

Jack

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Civil Rights for Indiana on
Q: Awaiting classification- Rights of offender if status is awaiting classification and no updates are made.

Rights of offender for slanderous statements made to public on social media platforms

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Litigation and Civil Rights for California on
Q: Is there anyway I can countersue someone if they bullied and harassed me for 5 months and agreed to fight. I have proof.

My boyfriends ex girlfriend has cyber bullied and harassed me with her best friend ever since July and I have proof she went out of her way to find my account to bash my boyfriends name so that she could ruin his life. I have proof that she asked to fight me twice and it never happened and she’s... View More

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answered on Dec 15, 2024

You may be able to file a counter-claim for harassment, cyberstalking, and defamation given the evidence you've collected of her behavior over these months. Document everything thoroughly - save screenshots, messages, social media posts, and any witnesses who can corroborate your account of... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Gov & Administrative Law for Oklahoma on
Q: I had been living in my camper in someone's yard outside of town no rent for around a year then I went to jail for an

Old warrant for three weeks. While I'm jail he got rid of my camper. Sold it on marketplace. The cops have been called on two separate occasions and told about the incident twice. They even took pictures of the title tag and registration but have not arrested him, nor have they logged the... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for New York on
Q: What is enough probable cause

If someone had a fake Facebook account that can no way be linked to them selves and agreed to sell an item to an undercover cop is a agreement to meet enough probable cause to pull any person out of their car without knowing for sure they had the property you're looking for?? They didn't... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights and Municipal Law for Louisiana on
Q: I need help with a guy that lives 2 blocks away and blasts music all day and night.

For the past 5 months there has been this guy blasting music to the point it shakes my entire house. He lives 2 blocks down the road from me. I have looked at the sound ordinance and municipal codes for my parish. I live in Louisiana. What he is doing is a misdemeanor crime, but when I called the... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Copyright and Civil Rights for Michigan on
Q: what does a real subpoena look like? a physical copy was left at my address

my address is on the subpoena, but not my real name, just "John Doe" and my real IP Address. the Docket number that is on the subpoena does not come up online anywhere i have searched.

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Dec 18, 2024

Not sure what you are looking at, but any real subpoena will have an attorney's name or office to contact, as well as the issuing court.

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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Civil Rights for Texas on
Q: Common law in texas
John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Dec 16, 2024

Yes, Texas follows common law.

2 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights for California on
Q: Are cameras allowed in a sober living environment (woman & children) within the bedrooms?

I have been notified that several Sober Living Houses, owned by the same married couple, have cameras within the bedroom. The rules are to dress in the bathroom and not in the room. Is this normal? Individuals have left after finding out about the camera's placement but don't know what to... View More

Louis George Fazzi
Louis George Fazzi
answered on Dec 14, 2024

I take it that you are not personally involved in the situation you described. I am unable to address hypotheticals unsupported by eyewitness testimony. Tempting though it is to delve into an interesting question.

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law, Civil Rights and Probate for Illinois on
Q: Grandpaw lied saying he was names executor. No will or probate. can't afford to pay a lawyer upfront. Please advise

1.uncle died no will, never married and no children, no living siblings, at the time of passing next of kin would have been his dad,my grandpa. The probate court has never been petitioned. My grandfather lied to police that he was executor. My grandfather and his girlfriend helped themselves to the... View More

Cheryl Powell
Cheryl Powell
answered on Dec 14, 2024

An executor has to get letters of office from the court to take action on the uncle's estate. If there was no probate, there were no letters of office. That means nobody legally relied on any allegations grandpa made. No bank or court would have relied on such assertions. So the uncle must... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights for Maryland on
Q: Theft and loss of property

My retirement account was wrongly handed over to the state comptrollers office and the state comptroller has ignored all my calls and emails about the matter. Large sums of money are missing from my other bank and retirement accounts. People have come to our house to threaten us. What legal... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights for New Jersey on
Q: Do I have any legal ground to request MLS to remove the interior photos of my house due to safety and privacy concerns?

I bought my home four years ago and recently found many interior house photos online. I reached out to MLS to request photo removal but got rejected. They claimed I don't have any legal ground to do so because I don't own the photo. I worry about our safety and privacy since hundreds... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Cannabis & Marijuana Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights and Small Claims for Georgia on
Q: Possessing legitimate cash with under oz of marijuana. Intent to distribute charges because so. What’s my rights?

I have Chect stubs and bank statements proving legitimacy and ownership.

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