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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court (National Edition)

Ralph Warner

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The only guide to small claims court that provides insights from judges.

Smart preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one.

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information, tips and strategies you need to sue someone successfully, or put up a winning defense. Find out how to:

*write a demand letter *file and serve papers *prepare a winning presentation *prepare evidence *line up persuasive witnesses *figure out your damages *mediate a settlement *collect money when you win

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court gives you down-to-earth examples of common cases, including:

*auto repair *rental deposit *auto warranty *property damage *small business disputes

The 11th edition is completely updated to include the latest procedures for small claims courts in every state and Washington, D.C. Plus, it now includes useful, practical comments by judges who've seen it all.

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in California

Ralph Warner, Emily Doskow

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The only guide to California Small Claims Court that provides tips by former judges!

The definitive guide to California Small Claims Court for more than 25 years, this plain-English guide gives you step-by-step instructions to bring or defend your case --from preparing evidence and lining up persuasive witnesses, to making a presentation in court and collecting the money you're awarded.

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in California shows you how to:

decide if you have a winning case

mediate a settlement if possible

determine how much to sue for

write your demand letter

file and serve papers

prepare evidence and witnesses for court

plan a winning courtroom strategy

convince the judge that you are right

collect your money when you win

With a proven sales record over the last 20-plus years, the 17th edition -- updated with the new notarization requirements for California and the ruling on Security Deposit Interest for California Landlords in Rent Control Cities also explains how to handle disputes involving Internet transactions.

Go after the money that's owed you -- represent yourself in small claims court and win!

Children Held Hostage

Stanley S. Clawar

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An eye-opening, surprising, frightening divorce possibility. 5 out of 5 stars.
48 of 48 people found this review helpful.

I was given this book to read after 3 months of weekly counseling with my husband. It was clear to our counselor that my stepdaughter was being programmed and brainwashed for the past 14 years by her mother and step-father of 14 years. (I've been in her life for the past 8 years).

What I read was very disturbing in that it hit home in so many places. The process and definitions were clear and easily identifiable.

The book helped me understand what's been going on and how it happened. In our case the history has been many many years and the programmers'/ brainwashers' support group includes the mother, stepfather, half and step-siblings and grand- parents (among others).

I suspect that this behavior is very common in divorce situations (with children) in varying degrees. This book should be given to all parents who separate/divorce in hopes that they do better by their children and work together to put their children first.

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This is the first book to provide objective methods for establishing that a child has been brainwashed by one parent against another. It is based on a ten-year study of 700 cases in the authors' counseling and evaluative work with children of divorced couples.

Win Your Lawsuit: A Judge's Guide to Representing Yourself in California Superior Court

Roderic Duncan

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Represent yourself in California Superior Court for a case worth up to $25,000!

Some cases are too big for small claims court and too small to interest a lawyer. But Win Your Lawsuit takes you step by step through the entire process of a limited jurisdiction case in California Superior Court.

Take on common types of civil court cases worth up to $25,000, including:

contract disputes

personal injuries

property damage cases

business disputes

Whether you're bringing the suit or defending against one, this plain-English legal guide shows you how to prepare a complaint, file and serve papers, participate in settlement negotiations, present a case and much more. The 3rd edition is completely updated and provides all the forms you need.

Written by Roderic Duncan, a retired California Superior Court judge, this book includes the legal insight and practical tips that only a judge with over 25 years of experience can provide.

Pleading and Procedure: State and Federal Cases and Materials, Ninth Edition

Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

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This casebook provides detailed information on pleading and procedure. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases. Summary of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Remedies Chapter 3. Choosing the Proper Court Chapter 4. The Erie Problem Chapter 5. Pleading Chapter 6. The Size of the Litigation Chapter 7. The Pretrial Stage Chapter 8. Trial Chapter 9. Preclusive Effect of Prior Adjudication Chapter 10. Review of the Disposition

The Supreme Court Explained

Ellen Greenberg

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"The Supreme Court Explained" is the only book to get at the basics of the Court--what Greenberg terms the process, the stage, the players, the script, and the rules--in brief and accessible fashion. Greenberg tracks the flow of a case through the Court, defining the tricky legal terms, reminding readers that they have the right of appeal to the Supreme Court, and showing how to use the Internet to keep up with the latest decisions.

2008 Federal Criminal Code & Rules Booklet

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This compact edition is perfect size for courtroom use. It includes the complete U.S. Code, Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedure ) and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, with amendments received through December 1, 2007 (Pub.L. 110-120).

Includes other frequently used U.S. Code sections and federal court rules pertinent to criminal law practice, including the following:

Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases

Rules Governing Motion Attacking Sentence

Title 8, U.S. Code, Chapter 12, Immigration and Nationality, Subchapter II, Part VIII, General Penalty Provisions

Title 15, U.S. Code, Chapter 41, Consumer Credit Protection, Section 1644, Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards, Penalties

Title 21, U.S. Code, Chapter 13, Drug Abuse Prevention and Control

Title 26, U.S. Code, Chapter 53, Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms; Chapter 75, Crimes, Other Offenses, and Forfeitures, Subchapter A, Part I, General Provisions

Title 28, U.S. Code, Chapter 83, Court of Appeals, Section 1291, Final Decisions of District Courts; Chapter 153, Habeas Corpus; Chapter 154, Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases

Title 31, U.S. Code, Chapter 53, Monetary Transactions, Subchapter II, Records and Reports on Monetary Instruments Transactions; Subchapter III, Money Laundering and Related Financial Crimes

Title 41, U.S. Code, Chapter 1, General Provisions, Sections 51 to 58, Anti-kickback Act of 1986

Title 46, U.S. Code, Chapter 705, Maritime Drug Law Enforcement

Title 49, U.S. Code, Chapter 11, National Transportation Safety Board, Section 1155, Aviation Penalties; Chapter 463, Penalties, Sections 46306 to 46319; Chapter 465, Special Aircraft Jurisdiction of the United States

Constitution of the United States

Comprehensive index. Published in January of each year just weeks after new rule changes take effect.

We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court, Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Michael Avery

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The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court failed to adequately protect civil liberties and civil rights. This is evident in majority opinions written for numerous cases heard by the Rehnquist Court, and eight of those cases are re-examined here, with contributors offering dissents to the Court’s decisions. The Supreme Court opinions criticized in We Dissent suggest that the Rehnquist Court placed the interests of government above the people, and as the dissents in this book demonstrate, the Court strayed far from our constitutional ideals when it abandoned its commitment to the protection of the individual rights of Americans.

Each chapter focuses on a different case — ranging from torture to search and seizure, and from racial profiling to the freedom of political expression — with contributors summarizing the case and the decision, and then offering their own dissent to the majority opinion. For some cases featured in the book, the Court’s majority decisions were unanimous, so readers can see here for the first time what a dissent might have looked like. In other cases, contributors offer alternative dissents to the minority opinion, thereby widening the scope of opposition to key civil liberties decisions made by the Rehnquist Court.

Taken together, the dissents in this unique book address the pressing issue of Constitutional protection of individual freedom, and present a vision of constitutional law in the United States that differs considerably from the recent jurisprudence of the United States Supreme Court. This vision takes seriously a commitment to democratic values, social justice and racial equality and insists upon governmental accountability to our citizens and others protected by the Constitution.

Contributors: Michael Avery, Erwin Chemerinsky,Marjorie Cohn, Tracey Maclin, Eva Paterson, Jamin Raskin, David Rudovsky, Susan Kiyomi Serrano, and Abbe Smith.

Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis (Chicago Series in Law and Society)

William Haltom, Michael McCann

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In recent years, stories of reckless lawyers and greedy citizens have given the legal system, and victims in general, a bad name. Many Americans have come to believe that we live in the land of the litigious, where frivolous lawsuits and absurdly high settlements reign.

Scholars have argued for years that this common view of the depraved ruin of our civil legal system is a myth, but their research and statistics rarely make the news. William Haltom and Michael McCann here persuasively show how popularized distorted understandings of tort litigation (or tort tales) have been perpetuated by the mass media and reform proponents. Distorting the Law lays bare how media coverage has sensationalized lawsuits and sympathetically portrayed corporate interests, supporting big business and reinforcing negative stereotypes of law practices.

Based on extensive interviews, nearly two decades of newspaper coverage, and in-depth studies of the McDonald's coffee case and tobacco litigation, Distorting the Law offers a compelling analysis of the presumed litigation crisis, the campaign for tort law reform, and the crucial role the media play in this process.

Courtroom Evidence Handbook

Steven Goode, Olin Guy Wellborn

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E-Z Rules for Evidence is much better 2 out of 5 stars.
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While this is the federal rules, I strongly suggest bypassing this purchase and buying the EZ Rules for Evidence instead. EZ Rules does not have all the rules, but it clearly should suffice in any law school Evidence course. I found the FRE to be overly complicated, and the EZ Rules Text breaks it down just right. SKIP FRE and purchase EZ Rules Instead...

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Designed both for law student advocates and students enrolled in traditional evidence courses, Courtroom Evidence Handbook provides full coverage of courtroom evidence procedures, rules, and law. The handbook contains the Federal Rules of Evidence, including recent and pending amendments; offers rule-by-rule commentary, serving as a mini-treatise on federal rules; and contains chapters on objections and responses. Indispensable for students who are participating in a mock trial, going to court as part of a clinical program, or just trying to understand the law of evidence, Courtroom Evidence Handbook helps students bridge the gap from knowing the law of evidence to knowing how to perform at trial.