Can I appeal a decision made by an arbitrator on a counter suit? (Small Claims Court)

Was it binding arbitration? If not, then you may be entitled to a trial de novo, but not an appeal. If it was binding arb, then you are done. ...

What does it mean hearing in pen ding

What is ASI? Assuming it is some sort of public benefit, this is not litigation. On the other hand, there is no place to put it.

As I read this question, you are the Landlord, playing fast and loose with legal papers. You should be ashamed of yourself. If the served...

Willful failure to pay child support

A magistrate's order is reviewable by a Family Court judge by way of objections, for which the procedure is set forth in the Family Court Act. I...

Pro se due to outsourcing - Going into Discovery, any good books out there that can teach how to ferret information and deflect?

Learning how to "ferret" information and "deflect" is the product of experience, not reading a book.

I received a summons to appear in court back in April via my mailbox. The plaintiff is my former roommate who was living with me

If you were not properly served then your time to answer has not started. If this is small claims mail service may be valid. The danger of not...

A civil lawsuit requires service of process - are there additional requirements for due process if Defendant is illiterate?

That might buy the defendant some latitude as the case progresses, but does not change the requirements for service of process.

Can a judge dismiss the case ?

If you are not incarcerated, time is your best friend in a criminal case. The older the case gets, the less important it is to the DA, and the...

Is anyone allowed into a place of worship?

Is the house of worship perchance an Orthodox synagogue? If so, this does not surprise me based on what I have read and heard about factionalism...

Which party must leave when both parties have a stay away Order of Protection against the other?

Both must leave. Beyond that you both might want to look in the mirror and ask yourselves why there are mutual OOPs in the first place.