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Q: How can I tell what a case's docket number is? Or volume number?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Nov 4, 2015

Ask the clerk.

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Q: How can I tell what a case's docket number is? Or volume number?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Nov 4, 2015

Ask the clerk.

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Q: Does "Issued" mean "Granted"?
Thomas C. Valkenet
Thomas C. Valkenet
answered on Oct 30, 2014

No. It merely means that a court has made a decision or wrote an order. The order or decision will grant or deny requested relief.

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Q: Is it customary for the court to send out unsigned documents relating to judgment in a case?
Thomas C. Valkenet
Thomas C. Valkenet
answered on May 31, 2012

Are you referring to a copy of the court's order? If so, it usually has the clerk's stamp on it, saying it is a copy.

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Q: WHAT CASE LAW AND STATUTE CAN I USE TO REFILE MY CIVIL CASE HAVING BEEN DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE DUE TO ATTORNEY

ATTORNEY WAS DISBARRED

Cedulie Renee Laumann
Cedulie Renee Laumann
answered on Jun 2, 2012

I am sorry to hear that you were represented by a now-disbarred attorney. So long as you are still within the applicable statute of limitations, you do not need to cite any particular case law or statute to refile. However it is not clear what kind of case or what statute of limitations you might... View More

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Q: Can a hotel refuse to rent a room to a minor?
Thomas C. Valkenet
Thomas C. Valkenet
answered on May 31, 2012

Yes. And it has to do with whether a contract with a minor can be enforced. What if you don't pay? What if you damage the room? Will you leave it on our credit card, that you don't have?

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Q: I filed a pro se complaint in Federal Court - is it against any law or protocol to post the complaint online?
Thomas C. Valkenet
Thomas C. Valkenet
answered on May 31, 2012

The complaint is already publicly available, through the court's PACER system. If you are posting to generate negative comments about the other side...don't. Win your battle in court.

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Q: How do I answer a certificate of discovery serve by plantiff
Thomas C. Valkenet
Thomas C. Valkenet
answered on Feb 22, 2011

You don't answer the certificate, you must respond to the discovery requests that were sent with the certificate. They are either interrogatories, which are written questions, or requests for documents. YOu have 30 days to respond. It's best to pay a lawyer for an hour of his time to... View More

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