What is a civil suit?
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I am not sure exactly what's going on here...what i THINK you mean, and what i'll base my answer on is that you paid the seller for a piece of property in 2004 and have been paying taxes on it since then, but you never recieved a bill of sale (receipt) from the seller, and you never recorded the deed.  now someone else is trying to buy the same land from the seller.  you're wondering what to do to stop the sale and assert your rights to the property.\n\nsomeone told you to file a civil suit.  a civil suit, ONLY as it pertains to you, is a lawsuit filed in a court, where a private party has a complaint against another private party, and is asking a judge (and jury depending on your jurisdiction/state) to rule in their favor.  initiating a lawsuit in civil court against somoene is commonly known as "suing."\n\nfirst off, you need to get a lawyer in your state.  some may either take the case pro bono (for free), or on a contingency fee basis (you'll only have to pay them if you win).\n\npreliminarily, what you can expect your lawyer to advise you to do is the following:\n\nfirst, you want to get a preliminary injunction stopping the seller from selling your land.  you'd do this (well, your attorney would) by filing a case in civil court, and telling the court via motion, the well pleaded/clear facts of the case, asserting that you'd be irreprably harmed if the court didn't rule in your favor, and that you have a good chance of success once the case goes to trial.  the judge will probably grant your motion.  \n\nTHEN, you'd file a lis pendens against the property (a lis pendens is filed in the county where the property is), and notifies the public that there is litigation pending against the property.  this puts the public on notice that there's a dispute over the land.\n\nTHEN, at this point, you'd probably already have initiated the pre-trial phase of discovery.  your lawyer will handle this as well.  here, you'll be collecting all of the documents and interviews in support of your case (and against it).  \n\nEVENTUALLY the case would go to trial, either before a jury or a judge.  here, your lawyer will argue for a permanent injunction barring the seller from doing anything to your property, and she'll also possibly argue for damages (money) from the seller for fraudulently selling the property to you and then trying to sell it again. odds are you'll win.  the fact that you've been paying taxes on the property is powerful evidence that you have title to it.  and even though you didn't record the deed, and the seller didn't prepare a bill of sale, he'd probably still be barred from asserting any right to it, just based on the evidence that you've been paying taxes.  if you've made any improvements to the property, that's more evidence in your favor.\n\nin short, you should get a lawyer in your state.  you don't want to wade through the courts on your own.
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Civil Law encompasses the issues of tort claims, money, probate, common law, divorces, family law and issues where law enforcement is not involved. Traffic accident claims, insurance issues and things that do not involve crimes. Civil actions do not usually involve jail. They involve settlements for stuff like personal injury, juvenile law, adoptions, divorces and the like. \n\nCriminal law involves the treatment of people who break the law and are victims of crimes. Robberies, murders, burglaries, and anything else you can go to jail for and be charged with are crimes and are under the jurisdiction of criminal law.
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Your question needs clarification.  What were you suing the prosecutors office (the D.A.'s office?) for?\n\nIf you were charged with a crime, it was not a civil suit.  If you are scheduled to appear in court on a criminal matter, and you fail to appear, even if you have agreed with the prosecutor to dismiss the charges, you have just added another misdemeanor.  You've breached the agreement with the prosecutor, and they can pursue both the original charge and the failure to appear charge.\n\nIf you missed an appearance in the civil suit, generally you wont be charged with the failure to appear, but the court may sanction you, and if it was wilful or for an important appearance, the court might dismiss your suit.\n\nDespite all this, it is hard to answer your question because it is not clear what term you are looking for.
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Special Leave Petitions are appeals, filed against High Court orders & judgments.\n\nSpecial Civil Applications are filed in High Court, not in Supreme Court.
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http://www.ask.com/web?q=Detroit+police+civil+lawsuits%3F&qsrc=0&o=0
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You will know if someone has taken legal action against you because you will be served with legal papers telling you so.  These papers might be delivered to you in person by the sheriff's office, or by someone who's hired to deliver them to you. If they can't find you, they might get permission to publish notice to you in the local newspaper.  Most municipal courts in larger cities will have a website where you can look up your name and see if you are currently named as a party in a civil law suit.  But some how, in some way, the person suing you has to let you know, and they have to PROVE that they let you know.  If they can't show the judge that you knew you were being sued, then they can't win by default if you don't show up for court.
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A civil wedding is done by a Judge
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I don't understand the first answer given. I am a bankruptcy paralegal, and ALL credit card debts, including civil judgments, must be included in your petition and schedules. Maybe it is different in different parts of the country, but where I am from you are required to list all debts, lawsuits, judgments, etc. I have put a stop to many lawsuits and judgments in my day through the bankruptcy code. My best advice is to contact a bankruptcy attorney and set up a free consultation. Good luck.
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Failure to appear in Civil court?  Or Failure to be civil in criminal court?\n\nIn civil court if you fail to appear you face getting a summary judgement against you.  Basically not showing up will allow the other party to get whatever they're seeking whether that be the amount they're suing for or a dismissal if they're the defense.\n\nIn ohio: "§ 2935.11. Failure of person summoned to appear.\n\nIf the person summoned to appear as provided in division (B) of section 2935.10 of the Revised Code fails to appear without just cause and personal service of the summons was had upon him, he may be found guilty of contempt of court, and may be fined not to exceed twenty dollars for such contempt. Upon failure to appear the court or magistrate may forthwith issue a warrant for his arrest."\n\nSee also § 2935.27. Procedure after issuance of citation; penalties for failure to appear or comply.
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I will give you a real world example.  I represented my father's construction company in a lawsuit.  He paid a subcontractor in full for work done on a project, but the subcontractor failed to pay for the concrete he used because of financial difficulties.  The concrete supplier filed a lien which my dad had to pay.\n\nI filed a lawsuit on his behalf.  The subcontractor filed an znswer to the lawsuit that admitted he owed my dad the money and needed more time to pay.  There was no factual dispute and the court granted a motion I filed called a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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civil and not criminal. ask your local civil court
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Malicious prosecution is a civil claim when you feel that someone has used the court system maliciously to harm you.  For instance, filing a claim lacking any merit for the sole purpose of harassing a defendant would be a good example of malicious prosecution. \n\nUnfortunately, malicious prosecution is not an easy case to make.  In California (where I practice) the defendant must first take the underlying case all the way to trial and then win.  Once he's won, he must file a separate civil action for malicious prosecution.  In that action he must prove that the prior action brought against him was so completely without merit as to be considered malicious.\n\nThis is entirely impractical from a cost perspective.  In essence, it requires you to litigate two cases:  the underlying action and the action for malicious prosecution.  To take a case to trial (depending on the case) can cost you between $20,000 and $100,000 on average.  Then you have to file a malicious prosecution suit which will cost you roughly the same amount.  Further, the chances of winning are miniscule.  \n\nWith the prospect of spending $250,000 dollars and upwards of 3 to 5 years of your life in litigation, most people don't consider malicious prosecution suits a viable option.  As such, althought a malicious prosecution suit is always available for litigants who feel they are being wrongly sued, the threat of a malicious prosecution suit has no teeth.\n\nWhat is malicious prosecution?  It is a sad, sad joke.  In my opinion, there should be better remedies available for abuse of the system.  In my opinion, the system is abused on a very regular basis and, without major tort reform, there is simply nothing you can do if you get sued wrongly.
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You need an attorney who handles civil matters such as contract law unless you had an employment contract which would mean you need someone who handles employment law.\n\nGet a referral from the local bar association.
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Well - you have to ask yourself - is it worth going to court for. Depending on how much money it is, you can either go to small claims or go for a civil suit. I'm nearly 100% sure that you can probably get them to settle but you need some type of documented paperwork. In a civil suit - its beyond a preponderance - so - as long as your evidence provides at least 50% - its not beyond a reasonable doubt. Again - i'd need to know more about the case - but in general - you need the paper work documenting what they said - otherwise it becomes a game of he said she said.
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Do you know which county the suit was filed in?  How long ago was it?\n\nMost counties in California have their lawsuit information on line.  Some of the smaller counties are still catching up.  Go to your county court website and see if they post civil case information online.  Also, if the case was filed more than 7 or so years ago, you may have a hard time finding it, depending on the county.
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You do not have to be personally served in a civil matter.\n\nSo long as the process server certifies he served you, you have been served.\n\nPerhaps you should respond to the complaint and plead your case before a judge. Do you seriously think they are going to forget about it? If you continue to evade the process server, you will be served a citation by publication and lose by default when you don't show up in court.\n\nMaybe you should follow the previous advice and contact the company trying to collect the debt. They want the money, and if they don't get it, they want to attach anything you own that can be attached (seized for auction).\n\nAdditional comment:\n\nThen go to court and plead your case, or resign yourself to the fact the collection agency will be awarded a judgment against you (your property) for the amount they claim you owe.
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do you mean statute of limitations?  that is a civil suit.  there may be one, but you need to look it up in your states civil siut guidelines.  oh, and agaisnt cops, you have a snowballs chance in hell.