Questions tagged [civil-procedure]
For questions relating to the rules and procedures courts follow in civil cases.
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How to appear as "Next Friend" for someone I don't personally know
Here is the situation. Just an example.
I saw an adult getting beaten up by 4 people while I was passing by in my neighborhood.
I want to file a lawsuit for the beaten up adult without his consent.
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Is it possible for a party to represent themselves "partially" pro se?
The reason for doing this is because the party's lawyer of choice is blind (or has some other crippling disability).
The blind lawyer is unable to conduct a particular examination using multiple ...
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What's the least maximal combination of orders for the most confidentiality, privacy, secrecy from the world?
https://hrlsc.on.ca/how-to-guides/access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy lists 5 orders: anonymization, confidential, exclusion, publication ban, sealing. Consider an adult applicant to the ...
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Was there at least one court trial in the USA where it was a citizen versus the state, rather than the state versus the citizen?
Was there ever a court trial in the USA where the case was citizen versus the state, rather than the state versus the citizen? If so, did the citizen win?
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What are the consequences for citing precedent that does not exist?
In South Africa some law practitioners have gotten into trouble for using AI to do law research for them and then citing case law that turned out to be an AI hallucination.
What would be the ...
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Are classified documents subject to a subpoena in discovery?
If I publish an inflammatory statement about a public figure -- like one that claims they are mentioned by name in files owned by the kingpin of a pedophile ring -- and that public figure chooses to ...
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Can a complainant always hire a lawyer to keep himself anonymous, instead of requesting an anonymization order or publication ban?
Undoubtedly, a complainant can optionally hire a lawyer to represent them in any complaint.
A complainant can request a confidentiality, or anonymization, sealing order, or exclusion order, ...
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What notice is required by the judge or by the court to compel an immediate trial, how much advance time is given, and is written notice required?
Court: GA Superior/civil case
Can a judge dictate the starting and ending date of a trial on short notice according to his own preferences? If not, how much advance notice is required?
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Is there any legal recourse for a person who was impacted by a now-bankrupt corporation?
Corporation X has done something injurious to person A.
Ordinarily, A can sue X in a civil court, for damages. If it was a bunch of persons, they can join in class action lawsuit against X.
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Why is Harvard allowed to ask for a specific judge in its case against the Trump administration?
From CNN's May 4, 2025 Harvard is taking the Trump administration to court. The judge overseeing the case is no stranger to either side:
Harvard has asked for an expedited final decision rather than ...
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What is the process for cancelling or setting aside a judgment
Suppose a county court judgment has been passed to the high court for enforcement, and High Court Enforcement has obtained a writ of control to seize goods belonging to the debtor.
Then the debtor ...
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Extra costs of divorcing spouse with unknown address [closed]
How much more expensive will divorce from spouse with an unknown address be compared to situation where the address of the spouse is known?
I did some reading on this topic, however I still do not ...
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If I pay someone with a huge bag of cash and the money gets stolen 48 hours later, am I liable for civil damages?
Let's say I sign a contract to borrow a 6 figure amount. When I repay the loan, I do it 3 months late and with a bag of cash instead of a proper wire transfer. 48 hours after I gave them $141,000, my ...
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Is Part 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules generally applicable, as other parts are generally applicable, to Part 8 claims?
I say generally applicable, as certain provisions, being at direct odds with certain of the provisions in Part 8, must be overridden, but, concerning the other provisions which are not at odds with, ...
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If a Civil Part 8 claim is filed with the County Court, will, and must, it automatically be sent to the Defendant?
Online AI sources uniformly and firmly insist that, no, it will not be sent/served by the court, and that this is the Claimant's responsibility, and that until this duty is fulfilled by the Claimant, ...
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