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Is it advisable to include as an exhbit my calculation of damages in a small claims case, or to just verbally relay that to the judge during the hearing?
Is it advisable to include as an exhbit my calculation of damages in a small claims case, or to just verbally relay that to the judge during the hearing?
What state?
Always use an exhibit so the judge and your opponent can follow along with what you are saying.
Doesn't this have the disadvantage that the other side then has more time to formulate counterarguments, in venues where the exhibits are exchanged several days ahead of time?
Doesn't this have the disadvantage that the other side then has more time to formulate counterarguments, in venues where the exhibits are exchanged several days ahead of time?
A part of the lawsuit process is called Discovery.
Just FYI, there is no pretrial discovery in California small claims court.