
Too often I have people coming up to me complaining that the judge tossed out another of their legal documents because it was "wrong" because they relied on free stuff they scrounged up on the Internet. "WHAT is the court's problem!?" they'll scream. I'm sorry to be blunt but the problem is not the court - it's you.
You (and most everyone else) sit at home searching the Internet looking for free stuff on the web because you are too lazy to go to your local county law library and use the resources lawyers use. I know, I know - that's a bit harsh but the problem is that most of the free stuff on the web is not acceptable in any court. Anything of worth is not going to just sit around free for the taking. As such, you need to stay away from the siren song of the Internet and physically go to your local county law library and use the resources lawyers use if you want to get your legal documents accepted (and respected) by the court(s). Which brings us to the point of today's discussion.
See, a while back I had a guy come into the library. Seems guy had scored some free stuff off the Internet about how to write a motion for the Superior Court. For the record, motions filed in a California court have 5 parts:
- Notice of Motion (says that you are filing a motion)
- Motion (says what you want)
- Declaration (says what happened)
- Points and Authorities (says what you want based on the law)
- Proposed Order (says what you want the judge to do)
Happy, happy, happy was he when he met me (his local county Law Librarian) because in less time than it took me to write this blog post, I located California Forms of Pleading and Practice (Lexis) and guy had everything he needed for his motion in a nice, tight package. You can also find most of what you need looking in American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated (West).
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