It's interesting that there are so many people "who will testify that she did not want him to be touching her," but that your wife is not one of...

What is a "Declaration" in the context of a federal case?

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permit a declaration to be used in circumstances similar to those in which, under New York's Civil Practice...

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws. There are devices available in litigaton to try to short-circuit an ultimate...

What constitutes discrimination i the work place?

Ms. Spencer offers you good advice. It is commonly believed that discrimination is unlawful. The truth, however, is far more nuanced. There are...

I filed a motion for default. After a few days, the judge stated "leave to file - granted"

It sounds like you were granted permission to file the default judgment. The word "leave" can be confusing to a non-lawyer, but it essentially...

What does it mean " for an order that plaintiff be awarded his respective costs and attorneys fees?

It means that he is seeking that you be required to pay his lawyer fees. But don't get worked up about that quite yet. Parties are free to ask...

Mr. Chen and Ms. Bennet give you good advice. There are various grounds upon which one may object, and it would do little good to provide you with...

Federal courts tend to exercise rather stringent case management. If I were representing you, I would first ask other counsel if they object to...

What is the evidentiary value of "colloquy on the record"?

You don't say what the "something bad" was, or whether it even related to the case. I'm also not at all clear on why a party would be stating...

Litigation with document filing agency

It looks like you posted this question twice. I responded to the other version of your posting. Good luck to you.