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Valid Identification
Andy asks: Is an expired passport still valid as an identification document ? How about an expired driver license which has a photo ? Thanks, Andy in Texas


Translation of phone message transcript
I would like to use a phone mail received from the opposing party to be used in the [Minnesota] conciliation court proceedings. It is in foreign language which we both understand. We both speak English as well, and I doubt that the other party will


Timeslips and Billing format problem
I recently upgraded toTimeslips 2007 and around the same time one of my clients decided to stop using Litigation Advisor and instead go back to ordinary billing. Now they want the bill I send to have on it: The total number of hours billed by each time


Subpoena information in small claims court?
Can a private citizen subpoena information from a defendant in small claims court? Any idea how hard that is to do in Arizona?


Small Claims
I'm a self employed appraiser. I received an COD order from a lender. Our agreement with this lender is all orders are COD. The borrower understood and paid via check at the time of inspection. The check, which was returned due to NSF, was drawn


Security Deposit Question
This involves a building with two apartments, one of which is owner-occupied, in New York City. The tenant had to post a security deposit at the time of rental (and, just for info, no additional security was ever asked for despite rent increases dur


Re: Recording a Conversation
Paul Cassel wrote: > golf.rockz@gmail.com wrote: >> In the state of Illinois, is it true that I cannot record a >> conversation I have with a professor with a voice recorder without the >> consent of the professor? >> > Read the statute yourself and


Re: Recording a Conversation
In article <pj8pj2t09vnl2ncvnflpnfceva6ijj4q0i@4ax.com>, Rick <rickajho@rcn.com> wrote: >You have two choices: Produce the recorder and tell the professor of >your intent to record. He can refuse to participate. Or record the >conversation covertly


Re: Recording a Conversation
Rick wrote: > > You have two choices: Produce the recorder and tell the professor of > your intent to record. He can refuse to participate. Or record the > conversation covertly and risk getting into serious trouble and have a > piece of "evidenc


Re: Probable cause
Gerald Scorbie <gerald@scorbie.nul.easynews.com> wrote: >If an individual who has been convicted of a felony uses a personal website >as a forum to boast of being in possession of rifles and pistols, does this >constitute sufficient probable cause


Re: Probable cause
On Oct 23, 7:11 am, Gerald Scorbie <ger...@scorbie.nul.easynews.com> wrote: > If an individual who has been convicted of a felony uses a personal website > as a forum to boast of being in possession of rifles and pistols, does this > constitute suff


Multiple DBAs as plaintiffs
In conciliation court [Minnessota], I've been sued by a General Partnership (not by individuals). In my turn, acting as a third party plaintiff, I am suing it back, as well as all three of its three partners. In theory, each of them is responsible


Re: Loggers cut down my trees without permission
handyman@no-email.centralpets.com wrote: > A local farmer who owns several thousand arces in the area has had a > logging company loggings all of his wooded areas. [Loggers mistakenly cut down 4 of OP's trees along with his neighbor's] You run a f


Re: Loggers cut down my trees without permission
<handyman@no-email.centralpets.com> wrote: [Loggers cut down 4 trees on OP's property. They had a map showing the property boundary, but didn't consult it before cutting. The logging company has offered to pay $100 as the "value" of the logs. >


Re: Loggers cut down my trees without permission
On Oct 23, 7:11 am, handy...@no-email.centralpets.com wrote: [OP's 4 trees were cut down, purportedly by mistake, by loggers engaged by his neighbor. The loggers offered him $100 for the lot. He thinks they are worth more.] > Obviously they can


Re: Loggers cut down my trees without permission
In article <ij8pj2dd5ali93a4r59373lbl5rjmp510v@4ax.com>, <handyman@no-email.centralpets.com> wrote: >Obviously they can not replace those trees. That's not obvious to everybody. There have been a few instances recently in my area where a property


Re: Loggers cut down my trees without permission
In article <ij8pj2dd5ali93a4r59373lbl5rjmp510v@4ax.com>, handyman@no-email.centralpets.com wrote: > What are my legal rights? > How do I proceed? Please give me some help, I am at a complete loss. > (particularly lawyers). This is a small claim


Re: levy on a national bank
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:11:15 -0400 from <Meano.Culpa@yahoo.com>: > Stan Brown wrote, in part: > > [B]anks routinely have *far* less cash on hand than the > > total of deposits. > > For those not familiar with the concept of a "fractional reserve" > s


Re: levy on a national bank
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:11:09 -0400 from D.F. Manno <dfmanno@mail.com>: > You seem to be saying that once I deposit money in a bank, the > money belongs to the _bank_, and creditors can take it to satisfy > claims against the bank. I disagree. You're f


Re: levy on a national bank
In article <ej8pj2p1rslh6dh7cl6f2btlqn875c17r2@4ax.com>, D.F. Manno <dommanno@yahoo.com> wrote: >In article <9apmj2hr3nrolroiqr1dbosbohqehoaotd@4ax.com>, > Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:39:45 -0400 from D.F. Man


Re: levy on a national bank
In article <dj8pj291nqd096k43fn8v7pdumi1aq5h2m@4ax.com>, Nancy <rancy@bellsouth.net> wrote: > You make sense Seth, since the bank is required to maintain a cash >reserve that would have to be the bank's money. Have you ever heard of >a Sheriff e


Re: levy on a national bank
> Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> I respectfully disagree. The cash is an asset of the bank. What is >> owed to depositors is a liability of the bank, and the two are >> different. > D.F. Manno <dommanno@yahoo.com> wrote: >You se


Re: levy on a national bank
On Oct 23, 7:11 am, "D.F. Manno" <dfma...@mail.com> wrote: > > > That cash belongs to the depositors. You can not levy on that money. > > > I respectfully disagree. The cash is an asset of the bank. What is > > owed to depositors is a liability of t


Re: levy on a national bank
"D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> wrote: > Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> I respectfully disagree. The cash is an asset of the bank. What >> is owed to depositors is a liability of the bank, and the two are >> different. > > Yo


Re: Landlord selling our building. New owner wants to move us out.
In article <9j8pj21skeartdqo86cu2011es11ndnv3s@4ax.com>, wuffa <magewuffa@gmail.com> wrote: >If you rent month to month you get 30 days. also even with a lease most >state let the landlord(s) move people out there going to use the apt >for there own


Re: Landlord selling our building. New owner wants to move us out.
In article <3j8pj21jk88tfq1dr2s2tt2644av3s1kf8@4ax.com>, John A. Weeks III <john@johnweeks.com> wrote: >So, if you are 3 months into a year, lease, you should >have 9 months. If you are at the end of a lease, or >on a month to month, then you can b


Re: Landlord selling our building. New owner wants to move us out.
Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> wrote: > and if the new owner > gives you timely notice that he will not renew your lease and that he > intends to move into your apt. when your lease expires, there's > probably not much you can do legally to prev


indirect Fraud
I was an employee at a company who entered into contract with another company. My individual contract was negotiated by my manager and I signed it. Later, it was proved that the other company breached the contracts and caused us damage. Now my manag


Re: Immunity of a foreign state
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:38:21 -0400, "Daniel R. Reitman" <dreitman@spiritone.com> wrote: >If OP is in Florida, it is likely that there are lawyers available >who have sued the Cuban government or some of the military governments >from Central Americ


Re: How/should I sue
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:03:18 -0400, Terry.McKenna@gmail.com wrote: >I recently gave a negative reference for a former employee. I have >moved on from the company a year ago and so has the employee. > >I was contacted by a recruiter asking for refere


Re: fundraising for terrorists
In article <0j8pj21j5t3dter3e3k03ohil8htce0dqe@4ax.com>, Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote: > >So Congress could pass a law saying that money can't be sent to a particular >terrorist organization. OK. Congress could also pass a law authori


FMLA and unemployment for three days
I was sick for three days and my employer did not pay me for those days. I live in Michigan. Can I get compensated for this time off in any way? Can I apply for FMLA and collect unemployment? Atleast can I get some tax related benefits for this and oth


Re: Election Law Questions
In article <ui8pj21n9i7nv5phfvu7o4604akguf6q42@4ax.com>, David Martel <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote: >Stuart, > >> Legal immigrants are allowed to vote. > > I don't believe that non-citizens are allowed to vote, regardless of >their immigration


Re: Election Law Questions
OLD DAHD <hopyard@verizon.net> wrote: >Legal immigrants are not allowed to vote unless they are naturalized >citizens. Further, it is a very dubious argument that naturalized citizens >(by and large) are unaware of their rights and obligations, and h


Re: Election Law Questions
"David Martel" <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote: > Stuart, > >> Legal immigrants are allowed to vote. > > I don't believe that non-citizens are allowed to vote, > regardless of their immigration status. You're right, of course. Sloppy language o


Criminal abuse of process
Does someone have knowledge of righting a wrong without going to the time and expense of a trial? This was my first encounter with the criminal legal system, and on the whole, IMO, it's corrupt! Specifically, I was indicted because my detractors (ne


Corporations and their partners question...
IF there are 3 parnters all owning 1/3 equally in a corporation - can two band together to get rid of the third? There are no shareholders just the three partners. Is there a buy-out or someting that has to happen?


Re: Chapter 11 -- Priority of wrongful termination claim.
I have it on good authority that on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:09:52 -0400, mountainview_2006@yahoo.com wrote: >I had filed a case in California state court against the company for >wrongful termination (age discrimination). Before going to trial in >State


Re: atheists forbidden from holding office
>Allan Adler wrote: >> Could you please explain what an "in terrorem clause" is? Mike Anderson <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com> wrote: >http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/E532EF64-1CB1-4D65-A2C1400DE1A8746E/alpha/I/ > >"Latin meaning "in fear." Thi


Re: atheists forbidden from holding office
>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:39:33 -0400 from Barry Gold <bgold@nyx.net>: >> In this case, if you sue to overturn the anti-atheist clause in the >> State Constitution, you would be "outing" yourself as an atheist, and >> have zero chance of getting elected. S


Re: Appeal of judgment
John F. Carr wrote: > In article <gg94j2dli9di57jm2vj5gfgpaj55p0dtrv@4ax.com>, > Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >> Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:48:11 -0400 from John F. Carr <jfc@mit.edu>: >>> Personally, I >>> would prefer the courts follow


Re: Appeal of judgment
>Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>You can't be serious. >> >>Allow states to set up legally established religions? John F. Carr <jfc@mit.edu> wrote: >If you want to ban that _and nothing less_ that's fine. >The legal regime we hav


Re: Alimony To Sex Changed Ex Wife?
Mike Anderson <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com> wrote: [commenting on a news article about a man trying to get alimony canceled because his ex-wife had a sex change and is now male.] >This brings to mind an interesting question: if a man has sex-chan


[Liibulletin] liibulletin, Monday October 23 (6 previews)
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