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    On Call for Jury Duty

    I logged on, and before I could even click to see my Friday reporting instructions, it said "You have completed your jury service. Thank you for serving." WHEW!!!! I feel like I dodged a bullet! Time to go out and celebrate tomorrow! I will never know if my logging in late at night each time...
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    On Call for Jury Duty

    I've had a different experience there. I've had to report 2 out of 2 times (over the last 4 years) to the Santa Monica courthouse. My appearance days wound up being Monday the first time, and Tuesday on the second occasion. I now, have only one more day to check in to see if I get called in...
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    On Call for Jury Duty

    Civil courthouse in Santa Monica, CA. I'm also wondering if I'm equally likely to get called for a Thursday or Friday, compared to a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Is there a higher demand for jury pools during the early days of the week?
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    On Call for Jury Duty

    What is the name of your state? California I'm on call for jury duty and have to check in the night before (for 5 nights) to see if I must appear the next day. When people check in to see if they must appear, are they chosen on a first-call basis, or have people already been pre-chosen? I check...
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    Company keeps sending me magazine. Can I sue?

    What is the name of your state?California A company keeps sending me this magazine. It's one of these free magazines that is probably sent to everyone in the city. I became annoyed by it because it often has what I consider political/cultural propaganda. I emailed them to take me off of their...
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    Register in Wyoming for website

    What is the name of your state? California I live in California, where it's absurdly expensive to start a corporation. Since I'm only looking to run a website, I figured maybe I could register in another state, such as Wyoming, with a registered agent in that state. In order to protect from...
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    Partial mention, hints of cable news network

    You know this so-called "forum" is run by a really ANAL lawyer. Maybe the descriptor is redundant. Adios....
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    Partial mention, hints of cable news network

    What is the name of your state? California, world wide Working on mockumentary film release. At one point an "expert" says that "on the one hand C___ would be trying to cover up for the democrats, but on the other hand the Republicans are gone. So you can't blame them. I suspect that C___ would...
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    Film Distribution Contract

    Yeah I know! I'm alerting him to a side topic -- distributors.
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    Using congress person's likeness in movie

    What is the name of your state? California, world wide I am working on a mockumentary (comedy) that pokes fun at a political party. The story is fictional -- an imaginary "what if" the other opposing party were to suddenly disappear, so it's not like a Michael Moore documentary. I wanted to have...
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    Legal to contractually require tenant 60 days notice to end 6-month lease EARLY?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I know that it's legal to mutually agree to terminate a long lease early and the landlord can ask for whatever terms they want, such as requiring that the Tenant give 60 days notice to terminate. A lawyer gave me the OK on that one. But...
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    Are emails legal for things like notice of move out?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Is an email a legal notice for things like tenant notice of move-out? I'm guessing that an email is legal as long as the receiving party responds back with an email.
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    If tenant breaks lease

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I understand that if my tenant who is leasing my residential home breaks the lease early, I must mitigate their loses by trying to re-rent the house. Must I rent it for the same price as my tenant would otherwise be paying or can I raise...
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    Incorporate or rely on personal umbrella policy for best protection against libel?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I have a website with reviews of businesses that I write. I am not incorporated. I do have excess liability insurance however. This type of insurance does not cover business related lawsuits so I make it point not to have Google ads...
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    If tenant break lease

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I'm renting my residential home one time for a year, then I'm planning to move back in. If my tenant breaks the lease a month or two early or even a few weeks early, do I still have to try to find a new tenant for such a short amount of...

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