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#5 What To Expect From Court StaffThe judge and courtroom staff are supposed to be impartial. That means they will...
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#3 Organizing For TrialBeing organized is a big key to victory in court. You may have hundreds of documents...
#2 How A Lawsuit Starts: Petition, Case Filing Memo, Summons and Filing FeesA lawsuit is begun by filing a petition, also called a complaint in some places....
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Verification of Court Pleading (Sample)Some pleadings must be verified. That means you have to not only file them, but you have to swear under penalty of perjury that they are true. Most pleadings do not need this verification, but you should check with your court clerk if you are in doubt. If needed a [Read more of this review] Read More →
Certificate of Service (Sample)A Certificate of Service is something you put into the court file showing or verifying that you gave the other parties the information you were required to give them. There are two different kinds of Certificates of Service. The first one goes on the bottom of any document, except the original [Read more of this review] Read More →
Writing Your CaptionEvery court document must have a caption so that it gets to the correct court file. That caption will include the parties names, the case number and the division where the case is being heard. It goes on the top of the first page only. A standard pleading will look [Read more of this review] Read More →
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