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September 16, 2008

Tips & Tactics Your Contempt Power …
You have power in the pen of a courtroom judge … power to put people
in jail for you if they don’t follow the rules and play fair!

If you want to win your lawsuit, you must know how to use this power to
control your opponent and his lawyers.

Most people never stop to think about why we go to court. They assume a
judgment or other order of the court is all they need, a piece of paper
with some writing on it.

By itself, however, that piece of paper is worthless. The power of
court judgments and orders is the threat of jail time!

Power in your hands … once Jurisdictionary shows you how.

Suppose you serve your opponent with a Request for Production seeking
documents relevant to your case, and they respond with objections and
excuses or no response at all. What can you do?

1st Step: File a Motion to Compel and set it for hearing. Support your
motion with a memorandum, showing why the judge should compel
production. At the hearing, if you follow Jurisdictionary procedure,
the court will enter an Order Compelling Production, giving the other
side a set period of time to respond.

2nd Step: If they don’t respond within the time set out in the order,
file a Motion to Show Cause. This motion explains to the court that
your opponent failed and refused to obey its order. Disobeying an order
is grounds for contempt. Set your motion for hearing. Judges don’t like
people disobeying their orders, so the judge will enter an Order giving
the other side a much shorter time to obey.

3rd Step: If they don’t obey the second order, file a Motion for
Contempt and set it for hearing. At the hearing, if your opponent has
not yet produced what he was ordered to produce, the judge will
probably have him jailed on the spot and kept in jail until the
documents are produced.

If he isn’t jailed immediately, the judge may give him a few hours to
comply before issuing an arrest warrant. I had a morning hearing where
the judge ordered my opponent to bring me the papers before 4:00 that
afternoon or be jailed. We needed them to prove our case. He brought
them. We won.

The goal of every lawsuit is a judgment or other court orders that
favor your cause. The power of a judge’s pen to order civilian law
enforcement officers to take your opponent into custody if he disobeys
the court’s orders is your power to win!

You can make our American legal system work for you … once you know
how to play your cards the Jurisdictionary way.

Jurisdictionary’s 2-day step-by-step self-help course shows you in
greater detail how to use your contempt power to force the other side
to do what you need them to do – so you can win your lawsuit.

Use your contempt power … and win the Jurisdictionary way!

Get our 2-day step-by-step self-help course and learn how to win your
lawsuit … with or without a lawyer!

Jurisdictionary makes it easy with our affordable 2-day course.
Visit www.Jurisdictionary.com to learn more!

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