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Keep it in Louisiana! No, it is not legal! By the sound of it, Louisiana’s politicians have not (as yet) hopped this particular and wholly ridiculous aspect of the “war-on-drugs” bandwagon, which is why you see glass pipes, which are referred to as drug paraphernalia, being openly sold in...

Follow the link! Nick: This is an actual appellant’s brief with an exact subject matter as yours which is a Red Light Camera case, albeit it is from a Superior Court’s decision to the California Court of Appeals. But you will have a very good idea of what you need to argue about and on what...

Call this a contract? Surely you jest. It really irks me royally when I read about honest, well meaning folks getting roped into such two-bit, cheap, and downright fraudulent con jobs masquerading as legitimate business transactions, or so-called contracts. I personally urge you to first of...

Disaffirm or Bust! You were of course on the right track there and the answer is a resounding NO! As an Infant (or commonly referred to as Minor), your friend will not be in any sort of trouble, and we are talking legal trouble here and not criminal, because an infant lacks the capacity to...

Storm in a tea cup! It is quite good that you are concerned enough (and probably worried as well) to want to know and cover all the bases and that how the outcome of one matter will affect the other; it keeps you on your toes and alert. But realistically and without making light of your...

Daughter Needs To Lecture Father! Well, the “daughter” is not the only one who is not 100% sure as to what the posted “document” is supposed to be; I have to say ditto (with a huge emphasis on laughter) and daughter and son-in-law should feel free to join in the laughter with confidence...

Not a C.C.C.P., But a C.E. or an A.D.! The Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment IS NOT a California Code of Civil Procedure! The Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment is an implied (sometimes expressed) warranty by the landlord read into every lease by the courts, the breach of which brings about a...

Only the crazy would rock the boat! Renter_Joe: Before anything, my apologies for the late response! The property manager took proactive steps and did what was POSITIVELY yours to do, which was to mitigate damages to the landlord by finding an incoming tenant to cover any lapse in the...

Do Nothing; Say Nothing; Leave on the 28th! No whimsy intended, but I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a “notice of intention to vacate,” just like I thought there could not possibly be any decent property managers left in the world. But notice or no notice, there is nothing for...

Kick the judge off the bench! jperdue: The last time I checked, being a big black man was not against any laws that I know of, well, at least not here in California, and as it happens, nor is being a small white man, or a chubby brown man, or a dyslexic gay-atheist from Mars. Unfortunately...

Setoff Counterclaim! Debra4384: Well, it is really a case of six of one, and half a dozen of the other and I hope you will not be bullied into paying anything for the pavers. Yes, you do have a claim against the landlord for the wedding dress being ruined (if it has not been over two...

Needs a little more information! jperdue: You are obviously pretty fed up with the situation and are looking for some relief from it, but it would be helpful if you could give just a bit more information as to what has taken place so far; procedurally that is, not your private life. You...

Employment Harassment v. Employment Discrimination No, by its very definition, sexual harassment is not a criminal act and such the question of going to jail becomes redundant. It is however an Employment Tort claim, the litigation for which takes place in the civil courts. That being of...

No Extradition For Failure To Declare! Technically, the attorney gave “your friend” the correct information, but not the right information pertaining to what makes who extraditable from Mexico to the U.S. and vice versa. There is of course an official Extradition Treaty in place between the...

Off with the paralegal's head! “So, Mr. Rachman, send us a cashiers check for $250 or we will come all the way from Illinois to Florida and sue you for $400 in the jurisdiction’s Federal court (even though the minimum amount in controversy between citizens of different states should be $75,000)...

U.S. Code to the rescue! KOKONA: I think you are confusing the civil and criminal Statutes of Limitation; the 3 years S.O.L. for fraud which you have mentioned pertains to civil cases where one private party sues another private party and is exclusive to California. If you were visited...

Land or Divert? Of course you would not find any “criminal record” pertaining to you since you never went through the criminal system; Federal or State, meaning that you were never arrested, arraigned, convicted, did time, etc, etc. But you can check two other data sites which can tell you for...

Suing non-profits is no different than suing an individual or a for-profit company and they don’t enjoy any special legal protection, so you can basically go ahead and sue them in a small claims action, but be very careful when it comes to service of process. Non-profits are registered with...

Partition it is! You don’t have to wait for your father to pass away to sell the house, which is referred to somewhat ominously as “Destroying the Tenancy in Common” and you can approach this in one of two ways. You may obtain a Partition of the Property which will divide the land into 3...

Principal Tenant, Landlord to Sub-Tenant! In a sublease situation, the Principal Tenant, namely the one who signed the original lease agreement, remains de facto responsible to the landlord (you) for all the terms and conditions of the lease. Therefore if the subtenant does not pay the rent...