Representing Yourself in Court (US) by Farmer, Devlin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Introduction

1. Vocabulary 2. Who’s Who in the Court Process 3. The Court Process, a Big Picture Overview 4. Administrative and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings 5. Is It a Good Case? 6. The Cost of Litigation 7. So, Is It Time to Go to Court? 8. Be Informed

Part One: Before the Trial

Chapter 1: Settlement and Alternatives to Court

1. What Is Settlement? 2. How to Get to Settlement: It Takes Two 3. Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution 4. Bill Eddy’s BIFF Response 5. What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? 6. Writing an Enforceable Agreement or a Consent Judgment

Chapter 2: Learning the Law

1. Overview of Where Law Comes From 2. How to Know Which Laws Apply 3. How to Read a Case

Chapter 3: Filing in Court

1. Where Do I Start? Plaintiff’s Perspective Sample 1: Complaint and Answer 2. Where Do I Start? Defendant’s Perspective 3. Filing Fees 4. Forms 5. Service 6. Organization

Chapter 4: Lawyers

1. Where Are the Good (Competent) Lawyers? 2. How to Get Free (or Low-Cost) Legal Advice 3. How to Deal with a Lawyer on the Other Side 4. How to Hire a Lawyer 5. When Don’t You Need a Lawyer? Sample 2: Do You Need a Lawyer? 6. Lawyers and Misconduct

Chapter 5: Discovery: Sharing Evidence and Information

1. Discovery 2. What Is Evidence? 3. What Evidence Gets Shared in Discovery and How? 4. How Do You Do Discovery? 5. Preparation for a Deposition 6. Requests for Admission 7. What to Do When the Other Side Isn’t Complying with Discovery Rules

Chapter 6: Motions and Temporary Orders

1. Common Motions 2. How to Make a Motion 3. Estimating Time 4. Drafting an Affidavit for a Motion 5. Exhibits 6. Drafting a Draft Order 7. Scheduling, Filing, Service 8. Courtroom Etiquette 9. How Do You Make an Oral Motion When the Trial Has Already Started? 10. Costs 11. What If the Other Side Ignores a Temporary Order? Contempt

Chapter 7: Pre-Trial Procedures, Preparation, and Your Trial Book

1. Stress Management 2. Jury Trials 3. Pre-Trial Hearings and Conferences 4. Trial Preparation 5. Your Trial Book: Get (and Stay) Organized! 6. Your Exhibits 7. Other Pre-trial Preparation

Part Two: The Trial and Beyond

Chapter 8: Trial Day Proceedings

1. Typical Order of Trial Proceedings 2. Before You Leave Home 3. Default Judgment 4. Your Job at Trial 5. The Trial

Chapter 9: Witnesses

1. Subpoenaing Witnesses 2. Direct Examination 3. Cross-examination 4. Impeaching 5. Objections 6. Incriminating Testimony 7. The Expert Witness

Chapter 10: Exhibits

1. Getting in Your Evidence 2. Focusing on Documents 3. Photographs, Voicemails, etc. 4. Documents on Cross-Examination 5. Introducing Documents by Agreement 6. Strategizing with Your Witnesses about Exhibits 7. Exhibit Organization

Chapter 11: Closing Arguments and Wrapping Up

1. What Is a Closing Argument? 2. The Defendant’s Closing 3. Logistics: The Defendant Is Done so What Happens Next? 4. The Judge during Closing 5. Jury Instructions 6. Proposed Findings and Draft Proposed Order 7. The Judge’s Decision 8. Costs

Chapter 12: You Won (You Lost): What Next?

1. You Won! Now What? Enforcing a Court Order 2. You Lost: Do You Have to Do What the Order Says? 3. Judgment Proof 4. Post-Judgment Agreements 5. Post-Judgment Motions 6. Appeals 7. Modifications: Changing the Court’s Order in the Future 8. When Is It Over? 9. What Do You Do with All the Stuff? 10. Congratulations

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