I was accused of domestic violence at a hospital and I want to subpoena the security tape footage, how would I do that?

Yeah, you have to use a third party. There are process serving companies that can do this for you.

Are school assignments protected under the First Amendment the same way pieces of art entered into a school arts fair are?

There are some protections for free speech in high school. You might want to look at this article and these...

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Yeah, you could sue in small claims court. It would be easier if you could call back and ask customer service to talk to a supervisor, explain...

In a contract case, can I use Request for Genuineness of Documents to get defendant to admit emails came from him?

Yeah, it a request for admission. You can ask them to admit certain facts are true too. Here's the...

It'd be discrimination if your landlord was kicking you out because of the person's race or gender or other protected characteristic, but not just...

When I receive texts, whose property do they become and how can I use them as evidence in a case?

It's not illegal. It's probably hearsay, but there are exceptions to the hearsay rule, like if they say something different in court then you...

Can a charge of 11377 (M) be litigated without risking offer of PC1000?

I've been on cases where it was litigated all the way up to trial and the judge was still offering diversion, so legally it's possible. But the...

I would like to file a restraining order against a sibling but it doesn't involve domestic violence.

Property rights aren't covered by TRO's. For that you'd need an injunction, and you'd have to go to the civil court, but it's not something simple...

Was I arrested? Since this is my first offense can I get the charges dropped? Will I go to juvenile hall?

I wouldn't worry too much about going to juvenile hall for this one. You might be able to do some sort of diversion program for shoplifters and if...

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My atty went to dismiss the case due to evidence tampering in a ex parte motion and didn't notify me it was granted!!!

A judge can allow an amendment to a complaint for littler things at any point in the proceedings, so it sounds like that's what happened in your...