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Is a civil summons the same as a request for admissions in Ohio?

The OH Court in which (it appears) a collections case has been filed against you has its own unique statutes and Rules which governs the pleading, motion and trial practice engaged in before it. A Summons is the title of a document that is served upon a party involved in a civil or criminal action and that orders the manner in which that party is to timely appear and respond to the allegations being raised in that action. Discovery is the formal means by which the parties to a legal action...

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Service by publication question

You are correct. If a party is given notice of an order to appear before the Court and then fails to do so, then the Court can issue a Bench (or "capias") Warrant for you to be arrested, to be detained by law enforcement and then to be brought before the Court. "Service by Publication" is the way in which notice of an order to appear before the Court is "perfected" upon a party who is named in a lawsuit but whose whereabouts are otherwise unknown. This means that you have likely been named...

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Do I need to mail my exhibits in my motion to the plaintiff?

The simple answer to your question is yes. A copy of everything that is filed with the Court in a lawsuit must be served, in its entirety, upon all other parties or their representatives who are involved in the case. Please note, however, that everthing filed with a Court becomes a matter of public record. Do you really want your personal and private bank statements to become publically available to anyone who searches those Court records? Aside from the significant privacy issue your...

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Can I file an extension for the answer to my summons in Ohio?

Your letter indicates that you have been served with a Complaint that was filed in an OH Common Pleas Court, and your Answer Deadline is now due to be filed in "...about 5 days..." You can obtain an extension of that filing deadline in two ways: (1) contacting the person who signed the Complaint and asking them to agree (or Stipulate) to giving you more time (usually 30 days), then preparing and filing a Notice of Stipulation with the Court before the Answer is due to be filed; or,...

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No cause dismissal???

Unemployment Compensation rules and regulations are uniquely governed by state statutes--in your case, OH. OH is an at will employment state, so you can be terminated from a job for any reason or for no reason. If you have an employment contract with your employer, however, there might be a potential claim for against your employer if the employer broke your agreement by terminating you. Whether or not you have an employment contract, you may also be eligible to receive Unemployment...

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How is the line between medical negligence plus lack of informed consent differentiated from criminal/civil surgeon assault?

Medical Malpractice is a civil claim, while Assault can be either a civil claim or a criminal charge. The primary difference is whether or not the physician intended to do you harm via his or her actions directed towards you and your care. Furthermore, civil claims are filed and persued by the injured party while criminal claims are filed and prosecuted by the state. Under which type of claim your physician's conduct may be classified are uniquely governed by state statutes--in your case, NY....

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What is assault?

In general, any unwanted touching by another, or by an item that is in contact with and controlled by another, is considered to be an assault. An intent to harm may or may not be required for such a touching to be considered criminal. The laws of WA will define the specific requirements for a criminal assault to occur. Typically, employers are not liable for the criminal acts of their employees. The Credit Union will be civilly liable for damages, if any, caused by the acts of the branch...

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Reason to believe My Lawyer may have disclosed information that could cost me a job.

You are correct to await the outcome of your job interview. May you enjoy good luck in your efforts to be promoted. If you are successful in such pursuits then the disclosure, here at issue, will have been harmless and caused you no damages. Otherwise, as proposed, your question suggests that you hired a lawyer who works for a law firm of two lawyers who practice together in a tiny office where you voluntarily disclosed that you knew the Mother of one of the lawyer's in the firm that you...

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I found a leather hand bag in a casino on the floor so i picked it up , and went home with it two months later i got a letter i

Your letter admits that: you took property that did not belong to you (a leather hand bag belonging to someone whom you did not know), from the floor of a casino in which you were located; then, you went home with that property. You letter does not indicate what happened to that property, only that you were thereafter given notice by mail that you were being criminally charged for taking property from another person. Please note that, in essentially all Casinos, every square inch of floor...

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Will I go to YDC for going with people while they stole stuff from cars?

If you receive a letter telling you that you have been formally charged with a crime, it most likely will also identify which law enforcement agency is making those formal charges along with a date, time and a location at which you must appear for an Arraignment by the Court on those formal charges. At that point, your parents need to immediately retain and timely appear with a qualified Criminal Defense counsel who practices in the Court where the Criminal action will be handled. If your...