Is it legal or ethical for the Defendant to pay the filing fees in a new court after Motion for Transfer of Venue is granted

My hipshot reaction, without having consulted the rules or opened a book, is that this was both legal and ethical. They're just facilitating the...

About 7 months ago,I ventured out and started a recruiting company with two employees. While I decided to leave the partnership

Your question poses a lot of thorny questions that cross several different areas of law -- employment law, corporate governance, fiduciary duties...

Can a magistrate judge legally order the defense to prepare a brief on exhaustion with dates set for response and reply in a pre

What you describe sounds to me like it's not only within the scope of the magistrate's powers, but it sounds like exactly the kind of thing that...

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I need to know if I will need multiple EIN's and DBA's for my businesses. I live in Harris County, Houston, TX.

These are very smart questions. The answers are FAR, FAR beyond the scope of what you can expect to get done right, for free, anywhere on the...

Pro Se Filer in Texas State Courts Deficiencies

I understand your frustration. I, and most other lawyers, and certainly every judge, have all seen many pro se litigants in your situation. Many of...

There's no easy answer to this question. Or to put that another way, the easy answer you were probably looking for -- something to the effect of...

Lawsuit in California. Need to serve Civil Subpoena for 2 out-of-state witnesses to appear in court. Can I send certified mail?

I agree with the other lawyers, but would simply add, with apologies for being very blunt: That you're asking this sort of question is proof...

Allowed to shorten arresting video evidence for auto insurer

To answer this question, or even guess at an answer, a lawyer would need to know a whole, whole lot more about your circumstances and what you're...

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I filed civil litigation against an in-law. I was suppose to have a trial by jury and now motion to dismiss.

The out-of-state lawyers who've been answering this are all correct in recommending that you seek experienced local counsel to help you. For one...

Does the concept of "default judgment" apply to summary judgment ?

There are many kinds of "defaults" in law, in the broad sense of "a misstep or omission that may have nasty consequences." "Default judgments"...

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