Sentences with phrase «civil harassment»

Some of the attempts to define the line between regrettable and unacceptable conduct in civil harassment claims appeared to require the court to examine whether or not the impugned conduct was criminal in nature before imposing civil liability.

While recognising that both civil and criminal conduct was defined in the same way Allen marked the start of a shift in focus away from the use of a criminal yardstick to judge civil harassment claims.

Eventually, Moini plans to add other areas of legal need, including civil harassment, evictions, child support, guardianship and conservatorship.

The fact of parallel criminal liability did not mean that a claimant had to show that the conduct would have engaged criminal liability before it satisfied the definition of civil harassment rather its relevance related to standard of proof.

Family Law Divorce Child Custody and Support Paternity Housing (landlord / tenant) Law involving Evictions Restraining Orders Domestic Violence (Long Beach and Torrance only) Civil Harassment Elder Abuse Name Changes — instructions and forms only Fee Waivers Claims of Exemption Guardianship (Long Beach only) Conservatorship (Long Beach only) Record Expungement (Inglewood only) And other limited civil areas of law

Obtained over a dozen restraining orders to protect employers and their employees against workplace violence and civil harassment.

The opposite side appealed, claiming that defendant had to bring a notice of motion for fees under CCP § 527.6 (r)'s fee - shifting statute in the civil harassment context.

In this one, a defendant successfully obtained a civil harassment restraining order against a next - door neighbor relating to a construction project dispute.

The Court assigns qualified court interpreters in court proceedings at no cost in the following areas: criminal, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, probate, mental health, family law, civil harassment, unlawful detainer (eviction), traffic, small claims, and other civil cases.

While Lord Nicholls's judgment in Majrowski still provides, perhaps, the best description of conduct amounting to civil harassment the author suggests that the reference, in the last phrase of that quote, to criminal liability under s 2 is simply as a reminder that the impugned conduct must be serious.

The centers are walk - in clinics that offer individuals who are representing themselves legal information, assistance in preparing legal forms, and guidance on a variety of civil matters, including evictions, divorces and paternity actions, and civil harassment.

We can assist you in obtaining domestic violence restraining orders or civil harassment orders.