Questions tagged [civil-judgment]
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Decree letter for Registry Trust
I filed a Simple Procedure against a company several months ago, who later paid me. I recently received an email from someone who works for that company, see below:
Dear [Medulla Oblongata],
I refer ...
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Would Trump's lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan be barred by Spark v. Stumpman?
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan today after he issued a limited gag order earlier to prevent damaging judicial administration via witness and jury intimidation.
The Supreme ...
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Casual Agreements to Privacy and Civil Lawsuits
So, let’s say that a husband and wife do something like this: a husband offers the wife an agreement (via a casual text message) that neither party will disclose the details of what they did in their ...
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Civil Case - Damages exceeding $250,0000.00 (sic) [closed]
First, the number in the title is not a typo. This is from a civil case that reads: "WHEREFORE Plaintiffs respectfully pray for the Judgement of this Court in their favor and against ######, for ...
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How can Alex Jones avoid paying the money he owes?
Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion dollars from the court cases he has lost. As far as I know, he has yet to pay a cent. From a legal perspective, how can he avoid paying any money at all for so ...
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What award can an unpaid independent contractor expect? What are the legal incentives to pay contractors?
I (Washington State, USA) worked, under contract, for an LLC (Los Angeles, California, USA) and never received payment. I was considered an independent contractor; contract specifies Californian ...
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Corporate Asset inventory discovery for enforcement of judgments
Bob has tried to resolve an issue with a large company’s customer service department to no avail. He then sends them a letter before claim and finally issues a small claim against them for the refund ...
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Is it possible for a court to adjust damages awards upward beyond what is asked for?
When a plaintiff (or counter-claimant) has only sought $1 in relief, do courts ever adjust that upward to reflect the true value of damages?
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How are civil judgments most typically settled?
A is suing B, and the court has awarded A £5000. Who decides how this balance should be paid, and what is the most common method of payment? Is it usually done through a bank transfer or a cheque?
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Why is a witness evidentiary if it cannot be disproven?
I am having trouble understanding the logic of the law discrepancy between hearsay and witness testimony in towards proving guilt rather than innocence.
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If county court claim is issued to incorrect or old address, can a default judgment be entered against the respondent?
If an alleged debtor moves homes again and is then unreachable at his old address, or if the claimant simply has an incorrect address and serves the claim on this address, then the respondent can't be ...
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What powers do civil courts have to probe the finances of a defeated defendant refusing to pay compensation or even claiming destitution?
Are bailiffs ever used to enforce civil damages judgments as they are for fines and evictions?
If a defendant wishes to get out of paying the compensation ordered due, how hard is it for then to ...
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Can possession of an asset be assumed in US civil court?
I'm wondering about what facts can be assumed in a civil court, or in different terms, is civil court more concerned about the exact argument between parties, rather than actual facts?
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Could there be legal action against me for non-payment of rent with no written contract? [closed]
I have occupied a room in freehold from a family for about 2 years now. There was never a lease.
For the past 10 months I have not been living there (but at my girlfriend's place), I go there once a ...
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What does a default judgement mean in the Alex Jones case
NPR ran a story about the judgment against Alex Jones by parents of Sandy Hook victims.
Below is an excerpt (emphasis mine)
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, home of Infowars, entered default ...
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