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Originally Posted by BOBT12
People, look I don't want to be some sort of salesman, however, it is vital to get an overview of the court system before we are in its warm (H-E-L-L-I-S-H) embrace.
Of course, you will still need to spend additional time learning your local rules, and the particulars of your case.
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Man you are right there, I wish I had known sooner because I should have won. Now I see things so much clearer, the actions of the judge and the attorner make perfect sense now.
The trial is tomorrow but after reading the annotated statutes and the rules for my state I realize both what a good case I had and how I can no longer win it or at least no longer risk losing. I'm hoping to settle.
You really need to know the deadlines and make sure everything is filed correctly, even not answering and letting them get a default is better than learning as you go. Now it would be hard to vacate.
I just checked the annotated codes for maryland and I had 5 days to object to the admission of certified business records. If I had objected I could have disputed the witness' affidavit. Now they are considered evidence. I didn't know I had to object right then.
In personam jurisdiction, SMJ, both down the crapper as far as I can tell.
The only question in my mind now is if they can win without possession of the note but I wasn't able to find anything that said they couldn't. Duplicates are allowed unless there is a reason to dispute it's authenticity.
On a brighter note I did note that in my state you can object to questions that are unlikely to lead to admissible evidence.