What is the name of your state? Florida
What is the name of your state? Florida
Hello again. I've been pursuing my case as a defendant pro se, but am in the process of retaining counsel. However, trial is Sept 11 and the judge denied Plaintiff's attorney a continuance, so I'm having a hard time finding counsel at this late date when I tell them that a continuance is unlikely. They all want me to call back after depositions, but the Plaintiff(P) and his spouse are refusing to attend depos, despite the PreTrial Order necessitating that they be done 15 days prior to trial and a Order to Compel. Judge has stated at yesterday's pre-trial conference that depos are to be scheduled this week, P's answers to interrogatories and notice to produce must be completed by Friday, and P & his spouse's depositions done by Sept 8. Meanwhile, atty's have advised me not to amend my pleadings until discovery completed. I believe the Judge will allow me to amend this shortly before the trial because it is obvious that the P is trying to delay discovery. If depos are not done as ordered then the Judge is going to strike the Plaintiff and his wife as witnesses (and they are the only witnesses in his case). Due to awaiting ajudication in this case, the Florida DBPR has refused to allow me to test for my RE Sales license or secure my RE home appraiser trainee license, even though I completed all the necessary educational requirements at great costs and found a certified trainer to hire and train me. The pitiful amount of discovery that has been complied with by P clearly show in black and white that the P has perjured himself on numerous occassions, most noticeably his claim that he lost his job due to a letter I wrote his military commander when his military orders (written long before I ever met the man) obviously state that his contract expired on that date, his discharge was honorable, and since then he has been promoted in the military reserves. He is trying to state that the documents I'm requesting, such as his pay statements to prove no loss of income, are for official use only. I believe that malicious intent would be pretty easy to prove, since he's only filed against me and no complaints were registered with his employment. I don't know if malicious intent and perjury would be better filed in another venue, as well as education costs and loss of potential income, or if I should persue it in my counter-claim in circuit civil? What is the next step I should take if I can't secure counsel at this late date? Thanks for your help!
What is the name of your state? Florida
Hello again. I've been pursuing my case as a defendant pro se, but am in the process of retaining counsel. However, trial is Sept 11 and the judge denied Plaintiff's attorney a continuance, so I'm having a hard time finding counsel at this late date when I tell them that a continuance is unlikely. They all want me to call back after depositions, but the Plaintiff(P) and his spouse are refusing to attend depos, despite the PreTrial Order necessitating that they be done 15 days prior to trial and a Order to Compel. Judge has stated at yesterday's pre-trial conference that depos are to be scheduled this week, P's answers to interrogatories and notice to produce must be completed by Friday, and P & his spouse's depositions done by Sept 8. Meanwhile, atty's have advised me not to amend my pleadings until discovery completed. I believe the Judge will allow me to amend this shortly before the trial because it is obvious that the P is trying to delay discovery. If depos are not done as ordered then the Judge is going to strike the Plaintiff and his wife as witnesses (and they are the only witnesses in his case). Due to awaiting ajudication in this case, the Florida DBPR has refused to allow me to test for my RE Sales license or secure my RE home appraiser trainee license, even though I completed all the necessary educational requirements at great costs and found a certified trainer to hire and train me. The pitiful amount of discovery that has been complied with by P clearly show in black and white that the P has perjured himself on numerous occassions, most noticeably his claim that he lost his job due to a letter I wrote his military commander when his military orders (written long before I ever met the man) obviously state that his contract expired on that date, his discharge was honorable, and since then he has been promoted in the military reserves. He is trying to state that the documents I'm requesting, such as his pay statements to prove no loss of income, are for official use only. I believe that malicious intent would be pretty easy to prove, since he's only filed against me and no complaints were registered with his employment. I don't know if malicious intent and perjury would be better filed in another venue, as well as education costs and loss of potential income, or if I should persue it in my counter-claim in circuit civil? What is the next step I should take if I can't secure counsel at this late date? Thanks for your help!
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