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April 24, 2020 By Sonja Ebron 7 Comments

“Turning Over The Keys Is My Best Foreclosure Option” And Other Litigation Myths

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Myths and uncertainty about the litigation process can be detrimental to parties involved in a lawsuit, especially those representing themselves. Reliance on myths, in fact, can lead to wasted time, avoidable losses and other headaches. The best cure for uncertainty is information, and the best cure for myths is truth. So, here is my list of myths that self-represented litigants should be aware of and the truths that dispel them.

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Tagged With: bias, default, litigation, myths

July 26, 2019 By Debra Slone Leave a Comment

A Motion Is Not An Action. Legal Terms That Vary From Regular Meanings

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Sometimes when you feel you know a lot about the law, you get thrown a curve ball. An action is not a motion, prejudice is not really prejudice, standing has nothing to do with the body, and prayer is just plain weird. Indeed, it’s sometimes difficult to understand legal terms or concepts, especially when you’ve had years of using those terms or concepts in a different way. That’s okay. Take those terms as they come, and use them to benefit your case.

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Tagged With: action, bias, demand, finding, holding, motion, opinion, order, prayer for relief, prejudice, ruling, standing

May 28, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 2 Comments

Why A Lawyer Can’t Teach You How To Win In Court

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Legal advice websites are everywhere, and we make good use of them. But lawyers can’t tell pro se litigants how to win in court. They can only tell us how THEY win in court. We’re forced to play by a different set of rules.

Only experienced pro se litigants can teach others how a pro se litigant fights and wins. So the next time a lawyer promises to teach you how to win in court, ask when they last appeared before a judge without a law degree.

Tagged With: bias, Case Manager, emotions, how to win in court

May 21, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 13 Comments

How To Prepare For Your Day In Court

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If you don’t prepare for your day in court, you’re preparing for an ambush. Opposing lawyers want to leapfrog over any issues favorable to you and get a quick win. The judge also wants a quick resolution of the case and will take any shortcuts to get you off the docket. Expect them both to lay traps for a naive pro se litigant.

Having learned the hard way how to prepare for a hearing, here’s my list of do’s.

Tagged With: bias, court reporter, hearing, oral argument

May 14, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 2 Comments

Sylvia Ann Driskell v. Homosexuals Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

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On May 1st, Sylvia Ann Driskell, a 66-year-old Nebraska resident, sued every homosexual in the world. As ambassador for God and Jesus Christ, Ms. Driskell filed a seven-page handwritten complaint asking the federal district court in Omaha to determine whether homosexuality was a sin. Boiled down to its essence, her pro se complaint asserted that both the Bible and the dictionary had […]

Tagged With: bias, homosexuals, pro se litigants, Sylvia Ann Driskell

March 5, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 1 Comment

Judicial Tyranny An All Too Common Experience

Judicial tyranny is an ugly thing to see. The term usually refers to so-called “activist” judges who interpret the Constitution with no regard to the opinions of a democratic majority. But that’s actually what an independent judiciary is supposed to do. Real judicial tyranny occurs when a judge acts as his or her own law, […]

Tagged With: bias, court reporter, hijab

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