http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/ news, views and info on self-help law and pro se litigation Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:11:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 j. kench Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:23:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/#comment-1666 in marion county oregon as a pro-se defendant in civil matters where the county was plantiff i have found the courts very prejudicial, as an example when the county enforcement official was called to testify the judge excused him without asking me if i wanted to cross examine. When i asked if i could ask questions he begrudgingly consented. the witness was not required to return to the witness stand but alllowed to give testimony while seated next to the county legal counsel at the plaintiff table regardless of my objections. Furthermore, the whole truth and nothing but the truth was ignored as a requirement of testimony. It seemed to me that this was a preplanned routine and it would be of interest to see if similar routine has been practiced in other pro-se hearings. Furthermore the plantiff(legal counsel) was asked for testimony wthout any swearing in or oppourtunity for cross examination. in marion county oregon as a pro-se defendant in civil matters where the county was plantiff i have found the courts very prejudicial, as an example when the county enforcement official was called to testify the judge excused him without asking me if i wanted to cross examine. When i asked if i could ask questions he begrudgingly consented. the witness was not required to return to the witness stand but alllowed to give testimony while seated next to the county legal counsel at the plaintiff table regardless of my objections. Furthermore, the whole truth and nothing but the truth was ignored as a requirement of testimony. It seemed to me that this was a preplanned routine and it would be of interest to see if similar routine has been practiced in other pro-se hearings. Furthermore the plantiff(legal counsel) was asked for testimony wthout any swearing in or oppourtunity for cross examination.

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/comment-page-1/#comment-515 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » Best Practices Guide from SRLN Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:41:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/#comment-515 [...] And, see our post What Have They Done for Me Lately? [...] [...] And, see our post What Have They Done for Me Lately? [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/comment-page-1/#comment-501 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » our self-help link collections from 2006 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:56:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/#comment-501 [...]    If you want to know more about the kinds of services and projects that exist to help persons who appear in court without a lawyer, see the materials discussed in our posting on court-related self-help tools and the best practices for the self-represented.  For help in finding such services in your state or locality, see our getting self-help help page, and the list of self-help Gateways in the SideBar.   [...] [...]    If you want to know more about the kinds of services and projects that exist to help persons who appear in court without a lawyer, see the materials discussed in our posting on court-related self-help tools and the best practices for the self-represented.  For help in finding such services in your state or locality, see our getting self-help help page, and the list of self-help Gateways in the SideBar.   [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/comment-page-1/#comment-473 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » lawyers appreciate pro-se-friendly courts Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:33:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/08/17/what-have-they-done-for-me-lately/#comment-473 [...] they must, therefore, renounce action that opposes self-help assistance (in a misguided attempt to preserve the financial interests of the legal profession), and instead must use individual and organized efforts to promote and create adequate, integrated self-help resources in every court (see, e.g., resources and strategies discussed here, here, and there) [...] [...] they must, therefore, renounce action that opposes self-help assistance (in a misguided attempt to preserve the financial interests of the legal profession), and instead must use individual and organized efforts to promote and create adequate, integrated self-help resources in every court (see, e.g., resources and strategies discussed here, here, and there) [...]

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