What's my recourse against my lawyer who didn't go to a court session or inform me about it's date

If the time to appeal or vacate judgment has not expired yet, you need to have an attorney try to get the prior case re-opened and worry about the...

Are there Statues of Limitations on possible Civil Rights Violations?

Civil rights violations use the analogous state law statute of limitations. The main problem you're going to have is that you failed to exhaust the...

Can you sue a government agency if they continue to disclose an expunged record to those who do not need to know?

There is likely some sort of relief, but without knowing more specifics it is hard to give you guidance. What agency is revealing the existence of...

My Q. again? Do I have a case for wrongful doing and negligence. Items were in a sealed vault, upon delivery never made it.

This sounds like negligence or breach of contract, but I don't see anything justifying punitive damages. You should take all your paperwork to an...

How can you fire a public defender for incompetence if your in jail?

The attorney represents your fiance, not you, so you can't fire her. It's up to him if he wants to dismiss her. In most places, a defendant gets...

Can evidence that was requested and not provided during discovery be admissible at trial?

I agree with Mr. Griffin. I just wanted to mention that over here across the border from MD, if the other side failed to produce something and you...

If an attorney's client loses a civil suit and his client can't pay the judgment is the losing attorney on the hook to pay it?

If you are talking about a plaintiff who sued someone and lost, then he would owe his own attorney for the costs of litigation and, if the attorney...

Do I need a constitutional attorney

How do you know it was the police? You should take all of your evidence to a civil rights attorney for a full consultation.

I disagree to a civil T.R.O., at the hearing would it be allowed to bring up plaintiffs criminal history/convictions? Or ??

How would any of that be relevant to any of the facts of this case? If you can't show the judge how proposed evidence is legally relevant, it won't...

Is it legal to have a firearm in a government housing unit that lease says no firearms?

In at least one previous case, the federal courts found that government housing agency's policy barring the carrying of guns in common areas was OK...

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