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May 22, 2020 By Sonja Ebron 2 Comments

Alert! The Request For Admissions Can Kill Your Case

Request for Admissions

When you reach the discovery stage of your case, the fun is just beginning. Now you get to evaluate your opponent’s evidence. Watch out for landmines though, like unanswered requests for admissions.

And if you need help representing yourself in civil court, it’s time to join Courtroom5.

Tagged With: admissions, discovery, rules of civil procedure

January 2, 2020 By Sonja Ebron 12 Comments

Why We Built Courtroom5 For Self-Represented Litigants

Platform for self-represented litigants

Not every self-represented litigant needs a Case Management platform. But when you’re in real litigation — in a knock-down drag-out fight for something valuable — you need to get up to speed, get people to help, and get it together. Tools, training, and community: that’s Courtroom5.

Tagged With: Courtroom5, legal analysis, legal case management, legal research, rules of civil procedure, toolset

October 1, 2019 By Sonja Ebron 9 Comments

What To Do When You’ve Been Sued

i've been sued what do I do

You’ll likely fall back on your TV knowledge the first time you get sued. It won’t be long before you realize you’re out of your depth. You’ll feel confused, overwhelmed and desperate. But once you get your emotions under control, there are really only three things you need to do.

And if you need help representing yourself in civil court, it’s time to join Courtroom5.

Tagged With: Case Manager, Courtroom5, legal analysis, rules of civil procedure

January 7, 2016 By Sonja Ebron 25 Comments

The Twisted Sister Approach To Suing A Business

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It’s been 30 years since Twisted Sister dropped their famous track, “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” about teen rebellion against authoritarian parents. Self-represented litigants are screaming this anthem as they drag abusive companies into court to pay for their misdeeds.

Tagged With: elements of a claim, plaintiff, rules of civil procedure, rules of evidence

October 8, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 18 Comments

Special Jurisdiction Courts Are Designed To Deny Access To Justice

access to justice

We can no longer tolerate the decrepit state of civil justice in the United States. But the system cannot fix itself. It’s our system, and we have to take responsibility for fixing it. For the pro se litigant, that starts with wriggling our way out of the special jurisdiction courts set aside for us, and then working collectively to abolish these courts altogether.

Tagged With: access to justice, appeal, rules of civil procedure, special jurisdiction

September 3, 2015 By Sonja Ebron 9 Comments

Self Represented Litigation Ain’t Nuttin But A Gangsta Party

Tupac

It’s been nearly 20 years since “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” was released, just a few months before Tupac Shakur lost his life. The music video for the track has 2Pac and Snoop representing themselves in court with the gangsta attitude needed for effective pro se litigation. Like a gangsta, every successful pro se litigant must be prepared to break the rules, because the rules weren’t made for us.

Tagged With: constitution, judicial bias, rules of civil procedure, Rules of Professional Conduct

December 18, 2014 By Sonja Ebron Leave a Comment

Anybody Seen Bobby Chen?

inside supreme court

I just hope Bobby Chen gets his brief in on time. It’s due at the Supreme Court in a few days and he is nowhere to be found. Every pro se litigant who’s ever lost a case prays for the day the appellate court delivers a smackdown to the idiot judge with the K-mart law […]

Tagged With: Bobby Chen, petition for writ, rules of civil procedure, Supreme Court

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