Yesterday and today was a busy time for me because I recently filed an appeal. That, by the way, is the most fun you'll have--you file the appeal, life is great! That'll teach them (the opposing counsel, etc)! you think. But then the time comes when the other side responds to your appeal and you look at their objections and go, what the heck?!? Where did they go and get that idea from.
Objections range from sly insinuations that you are a lunatic, to questions about the format of your motions, all the way to questions of law. My problem is when the opposing side raises objections that I've never even heard of before. Damn, I think, I really made a mistake deciding to become a self-represented party.
Of course, this doesn't just happen when you look at court papers and find yourself totally lost, it also happens when you are in a court hearing and the judge and the opposing attorney get lost in a conversation piled up with case law and CT General Statutes you've never heard of!
Under the circumstances, there isn't much you can do other than get on the computer and start googling big time. Wikepedia, by the way, has been a big help. Plus, steal from the opposing attorney. If they quote case law, then look the cases up online and you will usually be able to find them. Read the cases and the cases usually quote further case law.
Bingo, you figure the whole situation out and you can formulate your "Reply" or your "Objection" to the other side's position and you'll be able to do a little quoting of your own. That plus the conviction that you are on the side of justice will go a long way, inadequate as you are in the face of these legal tigers. So, off you go, give it a try, and let me know what happens!
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