My colleagues' answers are legally sound but possibly quite impractical. Firing your current contractor will probaly end up costing you more money...

Should i pay a civil demand of 500$ from macy's in Ma ?

Either way is a gamble: if you pay, you're out $500. If you don't, they might actually bring criminal charges against you. There is no way of...

Can I celebrate in Court??

Yes, as long as it is neither disruptive nor prolonged, and you haven't done it before. The judge might chastise you.

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Do federal judges have to hear all cases submitted to the court ?

All cases filed in federal court are reviewed by a judge who will decide how to handle the case.

Right to open mail.

If it is addressed to you, no one else should open it.

What criterion must a property owner's legal physical mailing address satisfy?

How does this have anything to do with federal criminal law? It sounds like you should be looking for a real estate transactional lawyer.

Documents due today - what if I don't receive them?

Ask the court to assess sanctions against them; these sanctions could be monetary or could be precluding them from contesting certain issues. ...

How do I find a lawyer that will take on my case pro bono or at a very low fee in massachusetts?

Contact your local Legal Aid or defenders office, or your local bar association.

Sent company a fax ..the said they did not get it now what

Without knowing the basis for their obligation to respond (was it contractual, statutory?) and the provisions regarding the accepttable methods of...

How do I respond to a Notice of Entry regarding an appeal of a Restraining Order? I am the appeallee.

Once the case is entered in the Appeals Court, they have to file an appendix showing what happened in the tgrial court and a brief showing why it...