You prepared well, researching the law and mastering the facts. The judge ruled for the opposing party. You believe the judge misinterpreted facts, ignored evidence, made...
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Rules are Rules for a Reason, Part 8, Orders: §§ VI, VII, VIII
Section VI of VIII, Redundancy An order is not a high school English paper with a minimum length of 500 or 1,000 words. Strive for clarity...
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Section IV of VIII, Typography Typography. Read Matthew Butterick’s Typography for Lawyers (3d ed.) and follow his instructions regarding tab spacing, underlining, italics, spacing after a...
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Section II of VIII, Essentials and Clarity Goals. You want the opposing party to obey the order. You want the trial court to enforce the...
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Imagine you are at the 25-mile-mark of the Boston Marathon, leading the pack, with only 1.2 miles to go. Like your competition, your calves hurt and...
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