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LosFelizGirl
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- Jurisdiction
- California
I was the victim of a battery in the Fall of 2015. I filed criminal charges. The State of CA took my case and the defendant was CHARGED with P242, battery.
My case was a slam dunk. I had 2 eyewitnesses.
I suffered a severe ankle injury that has caused debilitating pain going on about 6 months now. I would like to file a civil case against the man that assaulted me in order to get some money for pain and suffering and future medical bills as I am still currently going to physical therapy. I am 45 and I hobble around like I am 95, making the simplest things very difficult, like grocery shopping, walking to and from car....anything. I used to be an avid hiker. Living with pain is very depressing.
My understanding is that the burden of proof is less in a civil case. I was grabbed, yanked to the ground and dragged on the ground, in the middle of an intersection. I had 2 eyewitnesses that testified in the criminal case. I saw a doctor immediately after the incident and have continued to see 2 other doctors plus a therapist since the incident. I have photos of my ankle the size of a melon.
If the burden of proof is less in civil court and I already won in criminal court, why won't an attorney take my case?
My case was a slam dunk. I had 2 eyewitnesses.
I suffered a severe ankle injury that has caused debilitating pain going on about 6 months now. I would like to file a civil case against the man that assaulted me in order to get some money for pain and suffering and future medical bills as I am still currently going to physical therapy. I am 45 and I hobble around like I am 95, making the simplest things very difficult, like grocery shopping, walking to and from car....anything. I used to be an avid hiker. Living with pain is very depressing.
My understanding is that the burden of proof is less in a civil case. I was grabbed, yanked to the ground and dragged on the ground, in the middle of an intersection. I had 2 eyewitnesses that testified in the criminal case. I saw a doctor immediately after the incident and have continued to see 2 other doctors plus a therapist since the incident. I have photos of my ankle the size of a melon.
If the burden of proof is less in civil court and I already won in criminal court, why won't an attorney take my case?