Return-Path: Received: from mail-oa0-f48.google.com ([209.85.219.48] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5077831 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:06 +0200 Received: by mail-oa0-f48.google.com with SMTP id i4so945756oah.35 for ; Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=W5h3hxv1KZU1G/RMJ4Unu4xFCwVfQlADD6tNxGYz7U4=; b=lo3DAFzNJGQG/LrsDRXP5NJZ5ECY5gmveEgTObHe7BsVA2ywokhXO/N4jqTPEcmVA/ HyTyH/ekGNlUSUz8nQx10Th4cCrhiY/9NlpOv4qOB49/lldFTq7mCgPYSMCbS86vs2DQ o3EhUjSjGP9RB5PTM7J5dZ4lrCohbcFl7gt1vbu/6PI0fnOH37DzWnvPJEAqZgVik6Hw 9Q0DmxkeBlAIFxpkWbkJTg6lCX3gCElDjTbXPZDZKTEJuyqvoF/tGEJTmkLrn2YOXOot w42Be+Oe8aAVb7O2Yca3FQVhOaIzbF+Z4AxreKrEQTsYSl9R7si08UDjJJXtCCgAC/fX aLlA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.142.67 with SMTP id ru3mr1777073oeb.44.1369149138235; Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.153.198 with HTTP; Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:18 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Bad debt/ Small Claims Court (was: Source files. Again) From: Jim Lang To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b33cd180776af04dd3be0bd --047d7b33cd180776af04dd3be0bd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks, Jim. Small claims court is a crap shoot best avoided. In my experience, judges tend to favor larger businesses, no matter how weak their case. On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:23 AM, adam mercado wrote: > Thanks Jim. Well informed is well armed > > > > > > > > > On May 9, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Jim Feeley wrote: > > Steve provides what looks to me to be good sound advice. If you want >> more, check out the free info and books from the lawyers at Nolo.com: >> >> Small Claims Court >> Small claims court offers ordinary people the chance to resolve small >> disputes at a low cost and without a lot of complication. With a little >> education, you can represent yourself from start to finish in small claims >> court. Learn how here. >> http://www.nolo.com/legal-**encyclopedia/small-claims-**court >> >> >> I've used their book, "Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court," to >> collect from people who owed me money. A key goal of the book is to help >> you favorably resolve the dispute BEFORE you go into the courtroom. >> Sensible, clear, no-nonsense advice on that. >> >> Jim "Nolo fanboi" Feeley >> >> >> >> On May 9, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Steve Oakley wrote: >> >> >>>> Has anyone ever gone to small claims court and won, and managed to get >>>> paid from the judgement. i had go through that rigamarole last year for >>>> $800 for some writing I had done for a website. It was such a pain to go >>>> through the process and then at the end of it, even if the judge rules in >>>> your favour, there is absolutely nothing to force the other party to pay >>>> you. Has anyone any experience with that? >>>> >>> >>> unfortunately yes I've hauled bad debt clients to court quite a bit when >>> I was in NY, probably 4 or 5 times over 10 years. I then went 12 years >>> with generally good clients that made regular payments, then over the last >>> 2 years I've had to file 3 cases, one in real civil court for serious money >>> that may settle in a couple of weeks. >>> >>> I've only had one actual time where some one took it to trial before the >>> judge.... >>> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --047d7b33cd180776af04dd3be0bd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Jim. =A0Small claims court is a crap shoot best av= oided. =A0In my experience, judges tend to favor larger businesses, no matt= er how weak their case.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:23 AM, adam mercado <adam@influxx.com> wrote:
Thanks Jim. Well informed is well armed








On May 9, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Jim Feeley wrote:

Steve provides what looks to me to be good sound advice. If you want more, = check out the free info and books from the lawyers at Nolo.com:

Small Claims Court
Small claims court offers ordinary people the chance to resolve small dispu= tes at a low cost and without a lot of complication. With a little educatio= n, you can represent yourself from start to finish in small claims court. L= earn how here.
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/small-claims-= court


I've used their book, "Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court= ," to collect from people who owed me money. A key goal of the book is= to help you favorably resolve the dispute BEFORE you go into the courtroom= . Sensible, clear, no-nonsense advice on that.

Jim "Nolo fanboi" Feeley



On May 9, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Steve Oakley wrote:


Has anyone ever gone to small claims court and won, and managed to get paid= from the judgement. i had go through that rigamarole last year for $800 fo= r some writing I had done for a website. It was such a pain to go through t= he process and then at the end of it, even if the judge rules in your favou= r, there is absolutely nothing to force the other party to pay you. Has any= one any experience with that?

unfortunately yes I've hauled bad debt clients to court quite a bit whe= n I was in NY, probably 4 or 5 times over 10 years. I then went 12 years = =A0with generally good clients that made regular payments, then over the la= st 2 years I've had to file 3 cases, one in real civil court for seriou= s money that may settle in a couple of weeks.

I've only had one actual time where some one took it to trial before th= e judge....

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