Sheriffs department is the address for court?

In some locales the sheriff's office also houses a courtroom used for various criminal and traffic cases, usually arraignments and in-custody...

About saving notifications on your web site.

Not sure what "access to my files" means, but the lawyers who participate in this forum are not YOUR lawyers and see only the question you ask...

Is there any case law to govern da question if defendant don't testify witnesses can't either?

Mr. Lebowitz identifies the only situation I'm aware of where a witness cannot testify if a party does not. If the defendant does not testify there...

As other lawyers have answered, a defendant's assets are properly discoverable with a court order where punitive damages are sought. As the name...

How to respond to the "Memorandun In Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgement?

Unfortunately, answering your questions needs many more facts. Your question suggests that there was at least one prior motion for summary judgment...

In CA Civil Appeals about the court reporter's fee...set in stone?

You can ask the court reporter directly, but don't expect any deals. If you are not represented in your appeal, you most definitely should be. See...

If a defendant don't take stand can witnesses still testify on his behalf?

Of course they can. As pointed out by the previous lawyer answering this question, all testimony must be admissible (i.e., relevant, non-hearsay,...

Hi, my car was illegally towed from the street behind my apartment. Can I sue the tow company and the city?

There may be important facts not included in your request. For openers, is this a private or a public street? The laws are different for each. Was...

Need help finding the area of Illinois law that deals with Probation

The general area of Illinois statutes you may want to research is found at Title 30 of ILCS - CORRECTIONS ( link below). You may also want to...

Help! What do I do now?

You must do two things immediately: 1) hire a new attorney and be sure that he or she files a notice of appearance/association as counsel and an...