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Boris Galerkin posted:I'm filling out a background check paper for employment and at the section where it asks: "In 200X I was convicted of reckless driving in Marcicopa County, AZ." should be sufficient. Boris Galerkin posted:Also, this happened like 6 or 7 years ago. I don't remember the dates or times anymore and I have no record of any of my documents in paper or on my computer. I don't even know if I was 20 when this happened, so this means I don't know what year this was either. Isn't there some kind of public record I could search? This was in Maricopa County AZ. Probably. http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/CriminalCourtCases/ Would be a good start. e: try the municipal (city) courts next. then you might try the Sheriff's dept or Phoenix Police dept, explain your situation and ask if they could help you find the information. joat mon fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Dec 3, 2013 |
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joat mon posted:They want to know if you've been convicted. They're not asking what you were arrested for or charged with. Sorry, I think I meant to say I was convicted of reckless driving. Like I said it was a long time ago, but I vaguely remember being docked a poo poo ton of points on my driver's license and probably paid some fees. This is kinda why I wanted to dig up records on myself to see if I'm remembering right. joat mon posted:Probably. http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/CriminalCourtCases/ Would be a good start. I found that, and they have a search where I can put in my full name, and another one where I can just put in my initials and birthday. Neither came up with a match.
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Thanatosian posted:You should be able to pull up the case on the court's website, which should give you some idea of what it is about. MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A FORECLOSURE ACTION.  Welp, it says foreclosure right there, but the case is over two years old, and is "inactive" whatever that means. Does this basically mean my landlords are in debt and the plaintiff is making a grab at their assets (possibly my personal dwelling?). What courses of action are available to me if I can't just get up and move somewhere else? Do my landlords have any legal obligation to share this kind of information with me? ANIME AKBAR fucked around with this message at 23:58 on Dec 3, 2013 |
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You have the right to finish out the current lease, unless the new owner want to move in. Then you still have a minimum of 90 days notice. http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers/Foreclosure/Tenants-Rights-Regarding-Foreclosure
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I think my job is breaking the law. I'm hoping that someone can clear this up for me: Washington state. The company is going through a lot of changes one of which is getting a new insurance. In order to do this we have to fill out some paperwork and sign said paperwork. We are each brought in separately to fill out the paperwork. At the bottom the CFO asks us to sign and date the signature 12/1/13. I tried to argue that I don't back-sign things but she replied "Don't give me grief. Just sign it." I couldn't find any labor laws regarding this but I'm hoping there is something. Any help would be much appreciated.
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I have a question, I'll try and be detailed as I can without revealing any specifics. For context this situation occurred almost exactly 1 year, and since then I've been in a far far better place mentally, but the thought of pursuing through with legal action still crosses my mind. I was Baker Acted and sent to a private mental facility where I saw and experienced abuse and neglect on a daily basis, I wrote down everything that happened, names, dates, details, etc. Patients went without their meds for hours and days because they would get "lost" or the paperwork would get mixed up with other patients, I'm also 99% positive from my limited understanding that multiple staff members broke HIPAA laws on multiple occasions, openly talking about patients medical history among themselves out in the open halls and rooms. I was threatened with being detained and isolated for requesting copies of the Habeas Corpus, I was verbally degraded by staff, left in a room alone with a violent patient, and about 100 other things that were egregious beyond belief. I am thinking of pursing action with a lawyer, but I also want to better understand what I may be getting myself into. bad_habits fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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bad_habits posted:I was threatened with being detained and isolated for requesting copies of the Habeas Corpus. Did you ask for the Magna Carta? That would have fixed you right up.
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EAT THE EGGS RICOLA posted:Did you ask for the Magna Carta? That would have fixed you right up. Lol, no I did not.
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Boris Galerkin posted:Sorry, I think I meant to say I was convicted of reckless driving. Like I said it was a long time ago, but I vaguely remember being docked a poo poo ton of points on my driver's license and probably paid some fees. This is kinda why I wanted to dig up records on myself to see if I'm remembering right. You can also call the County courts and have the clerks search for you to check on records. Try both their justice courts and district courts (or however the hell Arizona organizes things; I don't really know). If you're nice, the clerks will often go out of their way to explain how to track that info down. bad_habits posted:Lol, no I did not. I have to be honest with you, I have no idea what you're asking for here, or what you think we can tell you. If you're going to chat with an attorney, that'll be much more useful to you in the long run. Arcturas fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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I guess what I'm really asking is what credentials should I seek when I look for consultations with a lawyer that would best suite my situation?
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bad_habits posted:I guess what I'm really asking is what credentials should I seek when I look for consultations with a lawyer that would best suite my situation? It sounds like you're making allegations of medical malpractice, so attorneys who have experience in that field are probably your best bet.
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AlbieQuirky posted:It sounds like you're making allegations of medical malpractice, so attorneys who have experience in that field are probably your best bet. A combination of med mal and civil rights/1983 plaintiff's work.
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Help me, lawgoons, you're my only hope! I am looking at a restitution order which was signed off on by someone denoted as "Agent." The "Agent" says both defendants were advised of the terms of the order and the consequences of violating it, and that they SIGNED this order. One major problem: One of the defendants was not advised of any of these proceedings. Yesterday, when she obtained the files, was quite literally the first she had heard of this. What the hell is an "agent" and how can they sign off on something like this? Are they attorneys? Mediators? Is that even legit? I googled this person every which way and it's like they don't even exist. What, as they say, in the actual gently caress is going on here? I can get into more detail if anyone needs, of course, it'll be heavily redacted because that second defendant, the one who got left out of the whole process, is getting her own attorney to go over the paperwork. Because it seems really, really shady. The Oncoming Storm fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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If it's a court order, it probably has a court name and docket number on it. Try calling the clerk of that court and asking?
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the milk machine posted:If it's a court order, it probably has a court name and docket number on it. Try calling the clerk of that court and asking? It does. They're closed but I can try them tomorrow. I'm just not clear on the concept of "agent" and how they can go behind a defendant's back in the first place.
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bad_habits posted:I guess what I'm really asking is what credentials should I seek when I look for consultations with a lawyer that would best suite my situation? I would focus more on the 1983 attorneys than med mal. One with a history of trials involving prisons or cops (or better mh issues) The aclu also does a lot of this type of work. Unlikely they will take the case directly, but they also do lawyer referrals some times.
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nm posted:I would focus more on the 1983 attorneys than med mal. I feel like I did an adequate job of documenting everything while I was still admitted I filed complaints with the department of health, dcf, and a couple other patient advocate groups. The DoH did an inspection of the facility after I made my complaints but didn't come back with anything conclusive, how much will that affect me?
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Guy Axlerod posted:You have the right to finish out the current lease, unless the new owner want to move in. Then you still have a minimum of 90 days notice. http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers/Foreclosure/Tenants-Rights-Regarding-Foreclosure Right, I know I'm not in danger of being evicted suddenly, but I want to know what I can do to preempt that as much as possible. Does it make sense to confront my landlords about it directly? Or is there a way to find out exactly what's going on through the courts? edit: actually I'm reading conflicting info on tenant rights. Do I get 90 days after the actual foreclosure occurs, regardless of when I was first notified, or it is 90 days after being notified, regardless of when the foreclosure occurs? How could I know when a foreclosure occurs if neither the landlord or the new owner decide to tell me? ANIME AKBAR fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Dec 4, 2013 |
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The new owners are going to tell you, they want you to stop sending the old landlord your rent money and send it to them. Also, this is the text of the law: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ22/pdf/PLAW-111publ22.pdf quote:In the case of any foreclosure on a federally-related mortgage loan or on any dwelling or residential real property after the date of enactment of this title any immediate successor in interest in such property pursuant to the foreclosure shall assume such interest subject to— Meaning, you have 90 days after you receive notice.
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So I got summoned for jury duty a month ago. I was supposed to be there this morning but..I definitely forgot. I've googled it and gotten a ton of different answers, which leads me to believe it's circumstantial...but I'm still pretty worried about it. What should I do, and what should I expect? I'm in Virginia if that matters. Sorry if this has been answered a million times 
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Just call them and explain. You're not the first person.
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nm posted:Just call them and explain. You're not the first person. Even if my reason is "I've been working a lot because of the holidays and it slipped my mind"?
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You can come up with a better excuse if you want (I recommend explosive diarrhea, and make sure every person you talk to is aware of your condition) but they won't actually care why at all, they'll just set you up for another round or have you come in or whatever. e: you're definitely going to
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Santheb posted:Even if my reason is "I've been working a lot because of the holidays and it slipped my mind"? Well, if you say that, expect to get arrested. Look, unless they sent it certified mail, they can't prove you got it. They deal with people trying to avoid jury duty daily. If you call up and say you want to do it and just forgot, you'll be their best call of the day.
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I was jobless one summer and thus had lots of spare time, so I volunteered for extra jury duty because I was bored. The courthouse was baffled and had no idea how to handle that. They ended up handing me a pad of yellow paper and said, "Maybe you should...write...something?" So I said, "I, so-and-so, volunteer for jury duty" and signed it. I got called in, but when the lawyers found out I was there willingly, they booted me as fast as possible. Oh well.
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Most places won't let you volunteer. Apparently if anyone on the jury actually wants to be there our judicial system will crumble or something. I would actually enjoy the experience but I have yet to get summoned once ever.
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Thanks guys. I'll come up with a better excuse, but you guys definitely made me feel a little more comfortable about it. Goons are the best (not always but for the most part). I'll post again after I call them. Thanks again guys!
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Be sure to describe in great detail the cell you're posting from.
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Javid posted:Most places won't let you volunteer. Apparently if anyone on the jury actually wants to be there our judicial system will crumble or something. I would actually enjoy the experience but I have yet to get summoned once ever. I suppose the idea is that the jury pool is supposed to be a representative sample of the population, so letting people self-select themselves into that sample is going to skew things. Of course, this doesn't really work out that well in practice anyway on account of how there are about a million categories of people who can be excused from jury duty, but what are you gonna do.
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Javid posted:Most places won't let you volunteer. Apparently if anyone on the jury actually wants to be there our judicial system will crumble or something. I would actually enjoy the experience but I have yet to get summoned once ever. Most people who really really want to be on a jury either: 1. Want to convict someone 2. Want to gently caress with the man (acquit) 3. Are criminal attorneys 3 is easily located and booted 1-2 are hard to distinguish from each other unless they're honest (which defeats their goals), so you probably want to kick them to be safe. I would note the whole "they just want stupid jurors" is often false. My last trial I wanted smart jurors (because the facts were complex but on my side), ideally STEM people. Of course, not a single STEM person on the panel.
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Dear god, I would kill for jurors with college educations for our trials, much less STEM educations. Smart jurors are exactly what we want. Unfortunately, there are basically none of those in the Marshall, TX jury pool.
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Kalman posted:Dear god, I would kill for jurors with college educations for our trials, much less STEM educations. Smart jurors are exactly what we want. College education often just means they think they are smart. Teachers, for example, are a very mixed bag.
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nm posted:College education often just means they think they are smart. Try explaining the details of how RF circuits function to someone who didn't finish eighth grade. I'll take the teacher pretty much any day. (I can see desires being different for criminal work, but for patent work, at least for us, we generally go with smarter is better for our jurors.)
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nm posted:Most people who really really want to be on a jury either: Makes perfect sense. It is odd though that someone who wanted to be a part of our government at work is basically guaranteed to be excluded. Sure I could go watch a trial, but that isn't the same. I don't want to be the defendant, and I don't want to be an attorney. I got summoned once and didn't get selected, but it was cool just seeing how things work. Mostly the nice part is its like a field trip for civics class. My work place pays our normal wage, were as if I went by myself I'd have to take a day off etc etc. I hope I get summoned again sometime.
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How difficult is it generally to get hearing transcripts? I attended one today and the judge laid down some nice verbal pimp slaps to the guy that I kinda want to remember. This was in California, and the specific court (Del Norte county superior court) has a godawful website wherein the transcripts link goes nowhere.
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Kalman posted:Try explaining the details of how RF circuits function to someone who didn't finish eighth grade. I'll take the teacher pretty much any day. In this example, if there was somebody in the jury pool with a degree in EE and experience in RF communications, would it be pretty much guaranteed that they would be dismissed during the jury selection process by the other lawyer? nm posted:Most people who really really want to be on a jury either: Is that type of person a PDs best friend, or can they hurt a defense?
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SkunkDuster posted:Is that type of person a PDs best friend, or can they hurt a defense? Javid posted:How difficult is it generally to get hearing transcripts? I attended one today and the judge laid down some nice verbal pimp slaps to the guy that I kinda want to remember. This was in California, and the specific court (Del Norte county superior court) has a godawful website wherein the transcripts link goes nowhere. Easy. Look at the court record, find the transcriptionists name. Contact them, pay money. Transcriptions belong to the transcriber, not the court. the court can help you contact them, but no more
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SkunkDuster posted:In this example, if there was somebody in the jury pool with a degree in EE and experience in RF communications, would it be pretty much guaranteed that they would be dismissed during the jury selection process by the other lawyer? Depends on the person and the case, honestly, but fairly likely. If you think you have a strong position it's more likely you don't challenge that person, since they seem more likely to support your side of things and their expertise will carry weight in the jury room. At the same time, we also will have looked into who they worked for, what technologies they worked on, if they have any patents to their name, etc. - all comes down to whether you think you can get them on your side or not. (All in all, jury selection for patent cases is black magic so take everything I say with a grain of salt. Except for the part about Marshall juries because god drat those people.)
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Kalman posted:Depends on the person and the case, honestly, but fairly likely. Also, one problem in technical cases is that even experienced people can be wrong about things. If an expert says something that is incorrect, I can challenge him and put my own expert on. If it is a juror, I will never know. Plus his opinions will hold more weight with the jury because he his one of them and seems to know what he is on about. It is a really fine line. In some cases, I want people with certain general knowledge, but I'd never want someone with experience in that exact area.
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nm posted:Also, one problem in technical cases is that even experienced people can be wrong about things. If an expert says something that is incorrect, I can challenge him and put my own expert on. If it is a juror, I will never know. Plus his opinions will hold more weight with the jury because he his one of them and seems to know what he is on about. Isn't this what happened in the Apple-Samsung trial? One of the jurors was a stealth expert on patents and suddenly that Apple design patent becomes a major piece of intellectual property.
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