Sentences with phrase «for unrepresented parties»

These powers may be reasonable with represented parties but raise difficult issues and add complexity particularly for unrepresented parties.

A common barrier to equal justice for unrepresented parties is that both judges and court administrators are often ill prepared and ill equipped to provide such parties with the sufficient legal information they need in order to present their cases to the best of their abilities.

With that, Sam said, it is probably time that we reconsider what courts are all about and acknowledge that they are in large part a place for unrepresented parties.

The self help program staff is not the lawyer for an unrepresented party, legal advisor nor office / secretarial support staff.

Not exact matches

50 % of the voters are represented by no party... and because of their refusal to adopt a party and vote, they are unrepresented except insofar as they choose to vote for a Democrat or Republican.

Another alternative is greater use of amicus curiae for unrepresented or self - represented parties in complex trials.

For the most part, unrepresented parties can not afford such disbursements, and often settle too early, and for far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter to get proper compensation for their injuriFor the most part, unrepresented parties can not afford such disbursements, and often settle too early, and for far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter to get proper compensation for their injurifor far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter to get proper compensation for their injurifor their injuries.

[The trial judge] failed to comply with that obligation when he failed to advise Mr. Watterson [the unrepresented litigant] that he could request an adjournment for the purpose of preparing to cross-examine [the other party's] witnesses, or for the purpose of summonsing witnesses in response to [the other party's] witnesses or preparing to testify himself in response to their evidence.

For instance, in their dealings with self - represented litigants, opposing lawyers can and often do take advantage of the unrepresented parties» insecurity over, and ignorance of, court rules and procedures.

«A represented party is entitled to every possible and reasonable leeway to present a case in its entirety and... strict mechanical rules should be relaxed for unrepresented litigants.»

A lawyer for a party may «friend» an unrepresented adversary in order to obtain information helpful to -LSB-...]

For example, in San Diego, the number of unrepresented parties in family court cases went up 70 percent in 2004 from 54 percent in the early 1990s.

It is not uncommon, particularly where a party is unrepresented (although lawyers stuff up too), for them to shoot themselves in the foot like this.

While no hard and fast rule has emerged, many states have cautioned against using «deception» to access an unrepresented party's social media page for use in litigation.

A lawyer for a party may «friend» an unrepresented adversary in order to obtain information helpful to her representation from the adversary's nonpublic website only when the lawyer has been able to send a message that discloses his or her identity as the party's lawyer.

For the most part, unrepresented parties without a plaintiff ICBC lawyer can not afford such disbursements, and often settle too early, and for far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter in order to get proper compensation for their injuriFor the most part, unrepresented parties without a plaintiff ICBC lawyer can not afford such disbursements, and often settle too early, and for far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter in order to get proper compensation for their injurifor far too less money, as a result of not being able to afford to prolong the matter in order to get proper compensation for their injurifor their injuries.

He and Professor Heino Lilles [7] arranged for law students to come to the Court, appearing on cases to aid unrepresented parties or assist local lawyers.

Unrepresented parties may be sympathetic or even persuasive on occasion, but knowing how to present medical testimony and how to quantify the potential for future lost earnings can make all of the difference.

For the year 2014 - 2015, 8 % of parties were unrepresented, 51 % were represented by the Office of the Appeals Advisor and 41 % by other representation.

Except in categories of actions exempted by district court rule as inappropriate, the judge, or a discovery commissioner shall, after consulting with the attorneys for the parties and any unrepresented parties by a scheduling conference, telephone, mail, or other suitable means, enter a scheduling order that limits the time:

When at least one party is unrepresented by counsel, the terms «Appearing in person», «Appearing for the...» or «Appearing on their own behalf» come below the style of cause.

An unrepresented party who is likely to prefer daytime television to answering the telephone, or who might otherwise seek to frustrate the hearing or be disruptive, is not a party for whom the scheme is designed.

unrepresented litigant: a party who does not retain a lawyer and appears for him / herself in court.

The objective of the program is for a volunteer attorney to be available at the Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) Docket to meet with unrepresented parties in the courtroom after the docket is called and, if necessary, to provide representation at the hearings or conferences which take place that same day.

For parties who are unrepresented, drafting can be done by a neutral drafting attorney or by a neutral scrivener.

This will save time for the Court and the parties by reducing the number of unnecessary adjournments that unrepresented litigants sometimes require.

In any transaction which involves an unrepresented party, if the licensee does not intend to act in an agency relationship, it is very important for that licensee to confirm with that party that he or she is being treated as a customer, not a client.

But keep in mind that dealing with unrepresented parties creates risks for consumers and for you, the licensee.

Taking on a so - called unrepresented buyer can earn the agent a higher commission, but it's nearly impossible for them to only consider your best interests and not those of the other party, Krupsaw noted.