Southerners are known to be able to turn a phrase. Judge Martin Sheehan appears to be keeping this tradition alive. Here is just a snippet from an Order he recently entered in the case of Kissel v. Schwartz. Such news of an amicable settlement made this court happier than a tick on a...
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Legal Humor
“Happier Than a Tick on a Fat Dog” (Kissel v. Schwartz Order)
Lawsuit of the Month
According to the Complaint, the term “inmate” “mplies that our brother is locked up for the purpose of mating with other men.” I am speechless. Domond v. New York State Department of Corrections(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script"); s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
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Order to Get a Life
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Poetry from the SCOTUS
“The juice is not worth the squeeze, . . . .” – McConnell v. FEC, 540 U.S. 93, 259 (2003) (Scalia, J. dissenting).
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A Motion in Limine like no other
It is amazing what trial tactics a creative lawyer will use to win a case. Motion in Limine Bar Companion(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script"); s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
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4,000 Billable Hours Per Year?
All I know is that 4,000 billable hours per year is a lot of hours. “The fee request includes one $925/hour attorney who claims to have billed over 28,000 hours in seven years, including a 28.5-hour day.” Center for Class Action Fairness
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Motion to Speak Like a Proper Texan
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Funny Lawyer Commercials
Lawyer advertising can provide hours of entertainment. Really, it can. One of these is fake, the other real.
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Incomprehensible
Judges and their staffs deal with immense case loads. Knowing this, you should always be mindful of their time when preparing motions. Always proofread your motions for both grammar and content before submitting them to the court. Otherwise, you might get an order from the court quoting a rather insulting line from a very...
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Moments in the History of Pleadings
Pleadings can take many forms. Sometimes these documents are not the most professional. Here is an example of one of those unprofessional pleadings. It was handwritten and filed by a Texas lawyer back in 1985. texasdivorce
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