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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Texas on
Q: What does it mean within 5 days to post bond. If the bond for an appeal was posted on the December 26
John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Dec 30, 2024

Ordinarily, if a losing litigant in an eviction proceeding in JP court wants to appeal to the county court at law, the losing litigant must post an appeal bond within 5 days. A bond posted on December 26 would be timely if the judgment in the eviction proceeding was signed on or after December 20... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Animal / Dog Law, Appeals / Appellate Law and Domestic Violence for New Jersey on
Q: In Huson, County N.J. how can some desperate person make up a story that they live with you....without any form of proof

get a T.R.O on you and have me the homeowner (Disabled on a fixed income) removed from my home and put to the streets with nowhere to go while escorting this stranger into your home, granting all access to all your family valuables and private documents, the entire contents of your home as well as... View More

Richard Diamond
Richard Diamond
answered on Dec 13, 2024

I have no idea what happened to you but to have you removed from your home under a domestic violence temporary restraining order, the person had to appear before a local municipal court judge or a superior court judge and certify as to as specific facts, starting with the representation that he /... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Adoption, Appeals / Appellate Law and Family Law for New Jersey on
Q: On Nov 12 2024 the Appellate Court Judge ordered that my great granddaughter(currently pending adoption) shall not be

removed from NJ. On Nov 25 the adoption agency opposed decision as her guardian & ICPC and had her removed to live with adoptive parent in Georgia

How can they over rule judge's order?

Richard Diamond
Richard Diamond
answered on Dec 4, 2024

No competent lawyer worth his salt could answer your question without reviewing the underlying order and pleadings from the trial court and the submissions to the appellate court and its order and its statement of reasons. My suggestion is that you retain a family law attorney to review all of that... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, DUI / DWI and Appeals / Appellate Law for Texas on
Q: How can I get a senting to jail over looked and dismissed ,

the state the probation and my lawyer all agreed on a second chance extend probation Ginsburg off my terms of probation and the judge said no to that and sentenced me to jail this is my first offense and I haven’t been in trouble the four yesrs following my arrest . When an mrt was issued I had... View More

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answered on Dec 3, 2024

It's hard to know your status right now. Meaning that I do not know if you are on probation right now or if you are concerned with a new charge.

If you are on probation, and need to detox, or other kind of help, your lawyer can make a motion to alter or change the details of your...
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2 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law, Landlord - Tenant and Small Claims for California on
Q: As plaintiff, how do I prepare for an appellate hearing (small claims) in CA?

I filed a claim against my former landlord for failing to return my security deposit. The Court ruled in my favor, stating that the former landlord – who didn't appear at the original hearing – acted in bad faith.

The landlord filed a motion-to-vacate the Court’s ruling,... View More

Maurice Mandel II
Maurice Mandel II
answered on Dec 4, 2024

I think you misconstrue what your Appeal is about. A TIMELY Appeal from a Small Claims Judgment by a losing defendant usually results in a "trial de novo" this means a new trial, the same as if no prior trial had occurred. You seem to think this will be a trial about whether the LL was... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Criminal Law for New York on
Q: How can I find out the results of an appeal from october?
Stephen Bilkis
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answered on Nov 30, 2024

I'm sorry to hear that you're having difficulty obtaining the results of the appeal from October. Understanding the outcome of a legal matter is important, and I hope the following information helps you find what you're looking for.

Disclaimer: This response is for general...
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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Appeals / Appellate Law and Civil Rights for Oklahoma on
Q: Can prosecution use evidence collected by officers who did not testify and were not listed on state witness list

These officers reports were undisclosed by prosecutor and have been suppressed since 2004

Robert Donald Gifford II
Robert Donald Gifford II
answered on Nov 20, 2024

It depends on what the evidence is that was introduced (and the facts of the case may matter as well). If it something that is easily identifiable and unique, like a firearm that can be identified by make, model, and serial number (and other relevant evidence), then it goes to the weight of the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Appeals / Appellate Law, Child Custody and Juvenile Law for Indiana on
Q: I Was being abused at the time of my son’s birth. He is now 6 and I want dna pushed to get my ex out of our life.help!

Paternity affidavit was filled out but I was threatened to sign it. How can I get this redone.

Elizabeth  Milliken
Elizabeth Milliken
answered on Nov 14, 2024

I need to know more details about your case to be sure, but, if you have good reason to suspect that your ex is not your son's biological father, then you may have a legal basis for asking the Court to rescind the paternity affidavit.

Ind. Code 16-37-2-2.1(r):

Before a...
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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law, Civil Rights, Construction Law and Federal Crimes for Florida on
Q: is it unconstitutional to be arrested 30 yrs after a crime that you have already plead to and done your time?

My fiance was in his last year of high school and had sexual contact with the schoolmate who was 15 more than once it was sentenced to 5 years to register on the sexual registry for two counts of sexual contact with a minor but law was revised after he was sentenced and made him a lifer he lives in... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Nov 13, 2024

There's a bad news opinion about that issue from the US Supreme Court, but to be certain, your fiance must consult a criminal defense attorney who handles sex offender cases. In the 2003 Supreme Court case Smith v. Doe, a retroactive state statute on registration requirements was challenged... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Michigan on
Q: I have a felony and I want to know how long do I have to wait to get it off my record …

I have a felony and I want to know how long do I have to wait to get it off my record … the case happened in 2018 of July I got arrested in feb 19 and was in custody for 14 months out on bond for 13 months turned myself in sep 12 /22 got out oct 4/23 completely one year of parole I had .. I got... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Nov 4, 2024

Different types of felonies have different timelines as to when they would be eligible to be expunged. To be sure, any expungment would be premised on a period of time without ANY criminal law violations. Further, the clock starts from the day you released from jail / prison / probation / parole... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law, Adoption, Child Custody and Civil Litigation for Texas on
Q: I asked to appeal the trial courts order and my lawyer said no what do I do?

He missed the deadline to file the appeal and will not contact me giving me any further information or case records I do not have a final order and the case has already went to appeals on the mothers request what do I tell the appeal court my attorney list the wrong contact information and I have... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 31, 2024

Not all lawyers handle appeals. You need to contact an attorney who practices in the area of civil appellate law and bring them a copy of the trial court order you want to appeal. There is a time limit from when the order was signed for you to appeal, so acting promptly is strongly recommended.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Georgia on
Q: "Rendering a portion of the body useless" is an essential element of agg. battery. What cases definitively state this?
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answered on Oct 27, 2024

Any case that might state this would merely be referring to the actual language of the statute (OCGA 16-6-24(a)), which provides:

"A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he or she maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or...
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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law on
Q: How can I appeal a court case online? The judge gave me a website address however we cannot access it from the UK.

We need to appeal a court order however the website is blocked. We are based in the UK and the court is in Kentucky.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 26, 2024

A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. One possibility is that the court website might have restrictors that limit access beyond a given geographic radius - hence the difficulty in accessing from the UK. If that's the case, two possible options... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law for Michigan on
Q: If we add to an item on a denied appeal for the Supreme Court can we never use that item again in any further appeals

Regretfully we filed an appeal on a criminal decision ourselves without understanding the complexity of it, and very sadly our court appointed appeal lawyer wasn't helpful or even reachable. The appeal was denied for one thing and now going to Supreme Court in Michigan. Our question is can we... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Oct 21, 2024

Did you also file what's called a Standard 4 brief? Listing issues your appointed appellate counsel may have decided not to raise? Generally, you can't add to the appeal, with the limited exception of an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appeals are terribly...
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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Nevada on
Q: do i have a case for an appeal to be submitted with a higher court my case was supposed to be re evaluated by DETR*

a judge reversed DETRs decision to deny me benefits and on the last day for the lawyers representing DETR to file any paperwork they filed for a motion to amend judgement and it was granted and the judge sent it back to DETR for review and instead of reviewing the case as directed by the judge DETR... View More

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answered on Oct 8, 2024

Based on your description, it sounds like there may have been a procedural mishandling of your case by DETR, especially if they failed to follow the judge's direction and this resulted in financial loss. You may have grounds for an appeal, particularly if the judge was not informed of the... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Criminal Law for Texas on
Q: Do you accept murder appeal cases?

My friend got convicted of a murder charge and received a sentence for 45 years and been gone for 8. Is there a chance he can get it appealed and get time reduced?

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answered on Sep 20, 2024

If your friend has already been imprisoned for 8 years, appeal is no longer an option, but your friend could file a writ of habeas corpus challenging his/her confinement. The writ of habeas corpus is a mechanism to address fundamentally defective procedure leading to constitutional error or claims... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Oklahoma on
Q: Does prosecutor have to disclose all of a witness statements or just 1 of their statements

On night of incident a sexual assault a witness gave exculpatory statement..9 days later he was interviewed by detective.. that's only statement I received..does prosecution have to disclose all statements

Tracy Tiernan
Tracy Tiernan
answered on Sep 9, 2024

Prosecutors are required to turn over exculpatory evidence in criminal cases. If you are the defendant and your attorney believes there are statements out there of this nature, they need to immediately request them.

If you have independent proof of such a statement (in other words, the...
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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts, Appeals / Appellate Law and Arbitration / Mediation Law for Ohio on
Q: What should I do in a case of fraudulent misrepresentation?

Was convinced to sign up for a service by door to door salesmen. They said it would only cost $50/mo, cheaper than what I paid at the time, & the first month wouldn't exceed $70. Told to ignore higher total when it calculated to $120. Perjuration made first bill $300+. Tried to cancel. Was... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Sep 6, 2024

An Ohio attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for over a week. This is a mess that could require sorting out beyond what is possible with a few quick recommendations on a Q & A forum. At this point, the debt collector will require attention - either on your own, expressing... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law for Texas on
Q: I’m being sued any I would like to appeal?

I am seeking legal assistance in addressing a lawsuit filed against me during the pandemic. As a 72-year-old individual with limited technical proficiency, I was served via email. Currently, I am separated from my spouse, and we maintain separate residences while remaining legally married. The... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Sep 3, 2024

Typically, a party has thirty days from the date a judgment is entered to appeal. This can be expanded up to 105 days if that party did not get timely notice of the entry of judgment or if certain post-judgment motions were filed.

In certain circumstances, a party can file a restricted...
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2 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law for Texas on
Q: I’m being sued any I would like to appeal?

I am seeking legal assistance in addressing a lawsuit filed against me during the pandemic. As a 72-year-old individual with limited technical proficiency, I was served via email. Currently, I am separated from my spouse, and we maintain separate residences while remaining legally married. The... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Sep 3, 2024

I'm sorry this happened to you and your wife, given the difficult position you describe yourselves to be in. Depending on the underlying matter that led to the judgment, it could be worth exploring legal aid or pro bono assistance. Appeals tend to be costly and more complex than first-level... View More

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