Re: Tech-Man going to Texas?

["Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> As a general rule in civil cases you pay your own costs >and  attorney's
fees.  The only common exceptions are >statutory (fraud, > civil rights,
etc.).

Don't forget you pay for your own witnesses to. Even when the other side
wants to depose them.

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > >Not likely.  As soon as Brinks' lawyers se that you're there and
> > >have
> >>traveled so far, they'll request and routinely be granted a
> >>continuance on some nonsense grounds.  They may do this repeatedly
> >>just to make you lose your return reservation, spend more money on
> >>meals and lodging and lose time at work.
> >
> > Which would give Jim a great opportunity to cry on the judge's
> > shoulder and
> > ask for money:
>
> Yeah, that'll work.
>
> > "Your honor, I've just spent 16 hours on a Greyhound bus (or
> > whatever) in
> > order to arrive in court on time as ordered, and I am ready to
> > proceed.
> > Brink's has had over two weeks to prepare for this hearing -- a
> > hearng
> > Brink's  requested - and they should not be allowed to delay these
> > proceedings any further.
>
> Since he's going there due to a contempt hearing against him there's
> going to be 0 sympathy.  They'll come up with some nonsense -- one of
> their team is ill, had a flat, whatever -- and the judge will grant
> the continuance.  My ex's attorney tried the same crap with me but I
> just granted my own attorney LPOA and left to visit friends.  Jim has
> no lawyer so he doesn't have that option.
>
> > A delay will cost me money for lodging, meals, travel to and from
> > court, and time off from work.  I ask the court to deny the
> > continuance, but if you see fit to grant it, Brink's should be
> > ordered to pay any additional costs occasioned by the delay."
>
> As a general rule in civil cases you pay your own costs and
> attorney's fees.  The only common exceptions are statutory (fraud,
> civil rights, etc.).
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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