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Re: Who pays for damage done in executing a search warrant?
joshualevy@yahoo.com (Joshua Levy) writes: >The owner of the property. >And this goes for car searches, too. So if customs decides to take off >your gas tank to see if there are drugs in it, you pay to put it back on. >And yes, there have been ma


UPS sideswiped my car!
Hope someone can help me on this. Last week a UPS driver sideswiped my car, which was legally parked on the street in front of my home. After 4 days of constant calls to UPS's 'customer service' number, I finally reached someone locally. They are


Courthouse complaint
In August of 2003, I appeared in the Colleyville, TX Municipal Courthouse for speeding and lack of registration violations I had received 2 weeks prior. I selected Defensive Driving to remedy the speeding violation, and the judge allowed me to provide


Re: Who pays for damage done in executing a search warrant?
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:22:51 -0500, Christopher C. Stacy <cstacy@news.dtpq.com> wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:58:22 -0500, Barry Gold ("Barry") writes: > Barry> I have to disagree here. A state or city will generally *not* have > Barry> imm


Re: Credit Card Charge over the phone
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:23:00 -0500, thedudezk@hotmail.com (Sam) wrote: >What are my legal rights and do I go about canceling this transaction? Contact your credit card company and file a dispute with them in *writing*, your dispute must be in writ


amending a living trust
I've been reading the Nolo books on estate planning, and the examples given state that when a piece of property is transferred into a living trust, the title is changed to read something like "John Doe Revocable Living Trust". The books go on to expl


community property and living trust - basic question
My wife and I currently own "community property" in California, i.e. the titles are held in both of our names "as community property". If I move this property into a living trust, then the title will now be in the name of the trust. This means that w


Buyer Cancelling Escrow
Hello, I was the buyer in escrow on a house in California and I put down a $2000.00 deposit. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was forced to cancel the escrow 2 days before it was due to close. (I should note that the seller had pushed bac


Re: "Compelling government interest"?
Melissa <Melissa@pagan.net> wrote in message news:<1h0buvkn76fqrmdrgj793embs7nd51g335@4ax.com>... > Does anyone know when the "compelling government interest" argument was > first used to override Constitutional rights here in the U.S.? Apparently


Bankruptcy - Justice?
Hello, I have a case management meeting concerning breach of contract with a bank that issued a credit card to me. The meeting is with a judge and the plaintiff. The questions I have are: 1. Does a judges order to pay the debt and lawyers fees prev


Legal Maxim Needed
Has anybody heard a maxim to the effect that it is sometimes more important to decide cases than to decide them right? I'm thinking a 20th-century Supreme Court justice said some such thing. Anybody?


Re: Probate question -- transferring title with full authority
pluto@quentincrisp.com (Walter Blickner) wrote in message news:<8i0buvo8o9d1pblne82pemm7breoqo3seg@4ax.com>... > Okay, I have a, er, theoretical question regarding probate. > > Say a woman dies. She is single, and she has three single adult > child


Re: Probate question -- transferring title with full authority
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, pluto@quentincrisp.com (Walter Blickner) wrote: > Say a woman dies. She is single, and . . . ha[d] > three . . . adult children, named equal beneficiaries > in her will. * * * [The executor would like > to the deceased


Re: Questions on the Exchange of US Driver License & Canadian Driver License
In article <bf0buvsajglorsc49kmf2q5ibbv3p1v1qs@4ax.com>, Richard wrote: > sankra wrote: > > 1>> if he go to Canada and get a Canadian Driver License with exchange > > of his US driver license, any problems given that he has unpaid loans > > in the US


Re: Is forced vacation legal in Calif.?
Kerry wrote: > > Is it legal for a company in California to force employees to use all > of their accrued vacation before the end of the year each year? > > Example, say a person gets 2 weeks of vacation a year. The company > accrual max is 3 wee


Re: Website Clone?
Heather Renee wrote: > > If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it > with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And > then puts it on their hosting site is there anything you can do about > this?


Re: Attorney in criminal cases
GEORGII1 wrote: To begin with, I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. This is mostly based on what I've seen on TV in regard actual trials and "Perry Mason" trials. I would certainly understand if the moderator thinks there is insufficie


Re: Copyright Law Extents On Fiction
Jonathan Sachs wrote: > > "Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: > > >I thought THOSE cases were thrown out, even in the US. In Scotland, > >Clan McDonald owns the "trademark" on the name McDonald -- > >McDonalds (not McDonald's) ru


Re: Credit Card Charge over the phone
Sam wrote: > > I called a real estate agency to sell a three week timeshare. An > agent for the agency answered my call. When we spoke over the phone, > the agent mentioned that the cost for advertising the timeshare would > be "four ninety-nine"


Re: Liabilitly of landlord of a 2-family house who rents an illegal 3rd apt
Big Phil wrote: > > It is my understanding that a landlord who rents a third apartment in > a 2-family house in New York City in violation of the building's > certificate of occupancy is legally prohibited from collecting rent > both from the tenant


Re: Credit Card Charge over the phone
Sam wrote: >[Placed order over phone for "eight ninety-seven", turned out to be $897] > > >What are my legal rights and do I go about canceling this transaction? > > Simply dispute the charge with the credit card company. Since this is a


Re: Losing rights?
"Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote in message news:0f0buv4mgub8m5tfn7rur7pt06j1boia46@4ax.com... > Barry Gold wrote: > > > Could one register a trademark and then declare it "public domain"? > > I'm not sure. > > It seems unlikel


Re: Good Record Keeping Gone Bad
"Barry Gold" <bgold@nyx.net> wrote in message news:kf0buvg0df7v1ch2v700no5blb11k4h2r2@4ax.com... > > Then he should call one or more of them and ask how much they will > charge for an initial consultation to determine if he should challenge > the d


Re: Attorney in criminal cases
"GEORGII1" <georgii1@aol.comnospam> wrote in message news:hg0buv0pcao8pbpuam01kq6h793i29bhs5@4ax.com... <details of incompetent representation snipped> > > So, is there anything a person can do if an attorney turns out to be > incompetent? >


Re: Rental *Repay Concession* ???
In article <bg0buv0q11vokce7utabevm094i49adi7q@4ax.com>, ront2 <ront2@socal.rr.com> wrote: >This is a charge my ex-landlord says I am responsible to pay. >It is for $400.00! What is it? He and his apts. are in Missouri; I >now live in Calif. Typica


Re: Website Clone?
In article <1g0buv8p6pb4c18raouoqabm1696gcvsv5@4ax.com>, Heather Renee <FashionBabe17@hotmail.com> wrote: >If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it >with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And >the


Re: Website Clone?
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:22:50 -0500 Heather Renee <FashionBabe17@hotmail.com> whittled these words: > If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it > with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And > then pu


Re: John Hinckley legal status
In article <oh0buvk32sn5gvonuuit4gulo0q0puqnnj@4ax.com>, Jonathan Ball <jonball@whitehouse.not> wrote: > What is Hinckley's legal status with respect to his > apparently involuntary hospitalization? He was found > not guilty by reason of insanit


Re: John Hinckley legal status
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:22:36 -0500, Jonathan Ball <jonball@whitehouse.not> wrote: >What is Hinckley's legal status with respect to his >apparently involuntary hospitalization? He was found >not guilty by reason of insanity, correct? Given that,


Re: Auto Damage - Liberty Property Damage
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:23:09 -0500, TOTE@dog-play.com wrote: >On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:58:44 -0500 Sherri <servicestaffer@cox.net> whittled >these words: >> I found a company called Liberty Property Damage >> (www.libertypropertydamage.com) they we


Re: need advice on Credit Card Billing
Tam wrote: > > David Chesler <chesler@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message > news:<d1putvcp2futhv87ejj6pd18kr7uf07amt@4ax.com>... > > > According to my bank, I did order it, since I authorized the charge. > > And I did have to pay for it, since it


Re: Attorney in criminal cases
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:23:01 -0500, georgii1@aol.comnospam (GEORGII1) wrote: <snip> >So, is there anything a person can do if an attorney turns out to be >incompetent? > Well, you always have the right to choose your own attorney, with a fe


Re: Website Clone?
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:22:50 -0500, FashionBabe17@hotmail.com (Heather Renee) wrote: >If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it >with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And >then puts it on their


Non Compete Employment Contract
Greetings: I have a quick question regarding employment contract; I hope someone can help me here. My wife works for CompA that is based in California. CompA has placed my wife on a project in Florida through a contracting agency CompB. CompA, whic


Re: Website Clone?
In article <1g0buv8p6pb4c18raouoqabm1696gcvsv5@4ax.com> in misc.legal.moderated, Heather Renee wrote: >If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it >with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And >then p


Re: Probate question -- transferring title with full authority
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:22:48 -0500, pluto@quentincrisp.com (Walter Blickner) wrote: >Say a woman dies. She is single, and she has three single adult >children, named equal beneficiaries in her will. One of her children >is the executor, and he get


Re: "Friendly" Homeowner's insurance claim
In article <6g0buv8bc3i9psifi5d51eomsogv91d84g@4ax.com> in misc.legal.moderated, Rick wrote: >I fell on ice at a friends house helping her unload her car, breaking my >wrist. > >This isn't adversarial and I don't want it to be. But what can one >


Re: Attorney in criminal cases
In article <hg0buv0pcao8pbpuam01kq6h793i29bhs5@4ax.com> in misc.legal.moderated, GEORGII1 wrote: >Anyway, in a couple weeks I'm going to be down in a court room again, and after >seeing that show I realize no one knows what their attoney is really lik


Re: breaking a lease/getting back security deposit
[cc'd to previous poster; follow-ups in newsgroup suggested] In article <3h0buvom93t08phicnndv0pbpcbj4r700i@4ax.com> in misc.legal.moderated, Beth wrote: >I live in an apartment in los angeles and have musicians as nieghbors. >when i signed the yea


Relationship between LLC's owners?
Hello all, Looking for a little advice here. Can the legal relationship between the two owners of an LLC be defined by the Articles of Organization? For example, if funding is paid 100% by owner #1 and expertise is provided 100% by owner #2 and bo


Re: PA Bankruptcy Attorney
Subject: PA Bankruptcy Attorney >From: "Ronni" ronniNOSPAM@pa.net >Date: 12/21/2003 3:22 AM Pacific Standard Time >Message-id: <4f0buv00d5n8e4m8uit4ooc4hi4r26g1a3@4ax.com> > >Hi, I need a bankruptcy attorney in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. If


Re: "Friendly" Homeowner's insurance claim
Rick <rickajho@rcn.com> wrote in message news:<6g0buv8bc3i9psifi5d51eomsogv91d84g@4ax.com>... > Hi all > > I fell on ice at a friends house helping her unload her car, breaking my > wrist. Consult a lawyer. Among other things, depending on the p


Re: Questions on the Exchange of US Driver License & Canadian Driver License
"Richard" <anonymous@127.000> wrote in message news:<bf0buvsajglorsc49kmf2q5ibbv3p1v1qs@4ax.com>... > 1>> if he go to Canada and get a Canadian Driver License with exchange > > of his US driver license, any problems given that he has unpaid loans


Re: Probate question -- transferring title with full authority
"Walter Blickner" <pluto@quentincrisp.com> wrote in message news:8i0buvo8o9d1pblne82pemm7breoqo3seg@4ax.com... > Okay, I have a, er, theoretical question regarding probate. > Say a woman dies. She is single, and she has three single adult > child


Re: Credit Card Charge over the phone
thedudezk@hotmail.com (Sam) wrote in message news:<fg0buv0r5iu13leje2ppombiqaf8d6qk8n@4ax.com>... > The advertising encompasses a post on a website and a classified > ad. Since I have three weeks, the charge, as relayed to me over the > phone, was "


Re: Website Clone?
In article <1g0buv8p6pb4c18raouoqabm1696gcvsv5@4ax.com>, Heather Renee <FashionBabe17@hotmail.com> wrote: > If someone cached your personal web site, page by page and copies it > with all your personal pictures of your family, friends and self. And


Re: PA Bankruptcy Attorney
In article <4f0buv00d5n8e4m8uit4ooc4hi4r26g1a3@4ax.com>, Ronni <ronniNOSPAM@pa.net> wrote: > Hi, I need a bankruptcy attorney in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. > IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP To be honest, given the large number of mistakes that you


Re: John Hinckley legal status
In article <oh0buvk32sn5gvonuuit4gulo0q0puqnnj@4ax.com>, Jonathan Ball <jonball@whitehouse.not> wrote: > What is Hinckley's legal status with respect to his > apparently involuntary hospitalization? He was found > not guilty by reason of insanity


Re: breaking a lease/getting back security deposit
bmarkert@hotmail.com (Beth) wrote: > I live in an apartment in los angeles and have musicians as > nieghbors. when i signed the year lease i also signed a form > stating that there is to be no noise after 10 pm. my neighbors > make lots of noise aft


Re: breaking a lease/getting back security deposit
Beth wrote: [noisy neighbors] >. i have spoken to the landlady and we decided that it would be > better for me to move than to constantly complain to the neighbors. [plans on moving] > she is not making any attempt to rent the place. > she is planni