If your son was not charged, you will not likely ever discover who made the tip against him. The police guard their reports closely and even under...

HOW TO WIN WHEN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS&AMENDMENTS BROKEN

Daylight, press, transparency. Consider speaking to a newspaper reporter or TV station about your problem. If your rights have been violated, the...

If my prayer portion of the complaint is not pled, would the prayer be ineffective?

The best practice to plead the relief you are seeking. If the defendants have not yet responded to the complaint (by demurrer, answer, etc.) you...

Disability Why will my attorney not request medical records? Why not more involved in how my case is progressing at the appeal

The usual reasons your lawyer is not following your direction or communicating with you include: 1. The attorney is over worked and has too...

When briefing are in for appeal what is turn-around time for response

After the opening brief, the respondent (the State of California) gets 30 days minimum to respond, but usually longer. The appellant (the...

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In an appeal and your 4 amendment rights has been violated, how do you go about handling it ?

Consider speaking with a local appellate attorney about: 1) whether you and "standing" to asset the fourth amendment violation; and 2) whether the...

My Clerk's Transcript on appeal was filed and NOT ONE document I designated from me was included. How to get a fair review?

If you timely and properly designated the record on appeal and the clerk did not include the necessary documents, you can send a notice per...

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I have been litigating a civil suit in pro per for the last 2 years. The court entered an order sustaining def's demurrer with

1. No. 2. Yes. 3. Not necessarily. If you preserved all of your legal arguments in the briefs you filed. 4. Does not matter. Good...

I am filing a notice of appeal (form APP-002). My complaint was dismissed as to 3 of 6 defendants. The 3 defs dismissed are

There is no requirement that you file a separate notice of appeal for each defendant. If you do file a separate notice, you could be charged...

Are jury instructions necessary to include as part of transcript on appeal

That depends. Jury instruction error is a fertile area for identifying possible areas to appeal. If you do not intend to raise any issues...