- Oct 12, 2009
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Tuesday, I'm in magistrate's court suing some deadbeat. The court is packed, mostly with landlords doing evictions and a few creditors, like myself. This judge is slow as crap. 20 min to do an eviction that should take 5 because he feels the need to brow beat the defendants and plaintiffs with equal zeal.
The judge calls a landlord's (60ish in age) case and the guy has a lawyer.
Audible groans come from those of us that have had the pleasure of having more time wasted by lawyers going through their gyrations and legal mumbo jumbo, that is completely wasted in magistrate's court.
The short of it, the landlord quit charging this girl rent if she would pay the power bill (she didn't). He also had given her back her security deposit.:\ The lawyer says,"We aren't looking to recoup any monies. We just want the defendant to vacate the premises." She's ~$1500 behind, by my figuring. She's been smiling the whole time and I'm thinking "trash."
Defendants turn (early 20's). "Well, this is all because Mr. Smith would come banging on my trailer windows asking for some on my 'sweet chocolate'. I went to the police and they said I had to have proof that he was harassing me. So I got him on my camera phone and I got the hotel bill with his name on it, where we hooked up." "I got my phone right here and I want to showcase my evidence. All he had to do was give me the rest of my money and I would have moved."
The lawyer's objecting, the plaintiff is looking like a deer in the headlights, the judge is in stunned silence (a first), the lady with the plaintiff is about to have a stroke and the defendant is still smiling. So am I.
The judge postponed the case til that afternoon, closed session.
clifs:
court sucks
landlord shoplifting the pooty
tenant busts his balls in court, on tape, in front of 40 people
I am strangely excited
The judge calls a landlord's (60ish in age) case and the guy has a lawyer.
Audible groans come from those of us that have had the pleasure of having more time wasted by lawyers going through their gyrations and legal mumbo jumbo, that is completely wasted in magistrate's court.The short of it, the landlord quit charging this girl rent if she would pay the power bill (she didn't). He also had given her back her security deposit.:\ The lawyer says,"We aren't looking to recoup any monies. We just want the defendant to vacate the premises." She's ~$1500 behind, by my figuring. She's been smiling the whole time and I'm thinking "trash."
Defendants turn (early 20's). "Well, this is all because Mr. Smith would come banging on my trailer windows asking for some on my 'sweet chocolate'. I went to the police and they said I had to have proof that he was harassing me. So I got him on my camera phone and I got the hotel bill with his name on it, where we hooked up."
"I got my phone right here and I want to showcase my evidence. All he had to do was give me the rest of my money and I would have moved."The lawyer's objecting, the plaintiff is looking like a deer in the headlights, the judge is in stunned silence (a first), the lady with the plaintiff is about to have a stroke and the defendant is still smiling. So am I.
The judge postponed the case til that afternoon, closed session.
clifs:
court sucks
landlord shoplifting the pooty
tenant busts his balls in court, on tape, in front of 40 people
I am strangely excited
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