I am going to leave out a lot, so as to not distract from my question.
We had incriminating audio and video recordings to use to get a restraining order against a neighbor of ours, a person is is well-connected locally.
When the judge came in, he said he did not have time to listen to or watch any of it, that he just wanted the evidence presented verbally, since we were there to do that.
Can a judge do that, and how common/uncommon is it, to not allow a victim to present their evidence?
We had incriminating audio and video recordings to use to get a restraining order against a neighbor of ours, a person is is well-connected locally.
When the judge came in, he said he did not have time to listen to or watch any of it, that he just wanted the evidence presented verbally, since we were there to do that.
Can a judge do that, and how common/uncommon is it, to not allow a victim to present their evidence?