where would one sue someone in dallas, tx for more than $5000, and what are the procedures to follow?
400562
You would sue in Dallas because of the jurisdiction in this case. You would sue in the county court under level 1 discovery. which is the level for complaints up to 50,000.
846069
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521996
I have never seen an expungment done w/o an attorney. Call the courthouse and ask them. (You might want to call around for price quotes just in case.)
81332
Go to the local District courthouse, it shouldn’t be to difficult. Don't go to an attorney, its probably under $2000 you don’t want to give half of that away to an attorney do you?\n\nGranted, attorney's can be very helpful in situations, but in small legal situations such as this you can do it.\n\nAlso, have you just tried telling the property owner that if they dont pay up then serious legal action will occur, with potential severe legal penalties? That my scare them into coming up with your money.\n\nP.S. Don't take a check, cash or a cashiers check only.
134189
You can't sue him what is it with people wanting money for noting now days. Try calling the police with a disturbing the peace charge.
1124864
call the cops, what is a lawyer going to do?\n\nor are you one of those people just looking to "Get Paid"
572693
Bar referral service. Call the local bar association and ask for a lawyer. Any lawyer you will get is 75% guaranteed to be a crook.\nAnd if he is not he can recommend some friends who are.\n\nP.S.\nThis reminds me of a joke:\nA Man runs over a jaywalking child in a small town and is accused of manslaughter. So he asks a Sheriff "Is there a criminal lawyer in town". So the sheriff says "Yes, but we cannot prove it yet!"
385618
Is this just a simple Small Claims Court suit?  If so, you don't have to be formal or anything.  No special form is needed.  \n\nJust send a response outlining your side of the story.  Give copies of receipts or proof to support your claim.  \n\nThen be sure to appear in court.  If you do not show up, the other side wins by default.\n\nIf this is in a higher court, and/or for a lot of money, you will need to consult an attorney.
426617
If the lawsuit will be filed in Ohio, you will need an Ohio attorney.  If you look to a Dallas attorney, he will only hire an Ohio attorney and charge you even more.  Go to MartindaleHubbell.com  It is a law directory that gives a listing of attorneys, their area of practice and their rating given by their peers.  We use it here at the law firm I work at to refer our clients to attorneys out of state.
312395
If the damages you expect are less than $5000, file in small claims court wherever you live. Go to the courthouse and ask for forms to file a small claims case.\n\nThey will then need to be served for their court date. If they do not show up in court, you get a default judgement, but then it takes up to a year to enforce the judgement with the police, etc.
484338
Sounds to me like you want to teach this person a lesson. Sorry to say that those are not good legal grounds for a lawsuit.  You will never find an attorney to take this kind of case on contingency.  So, if you really want to pursue this you'll have to do it out of pocket, which will be obscenely expensive.\n\nIf your reputation was not in fact harmed then I would say to have a talk with the person, their boss, etc and then let it go.
259904
If the value of goods is less than about $5000 (depends on jurisdiction, in some jurisdictions the limit is $10,000), this belongs in small claims court, and no lawyer is required or allowed.\n\nIf the value is greater than $5000, you will most likely file a claim in superior court, and you may hire a lawyer to assist. Also, if the value is less than $5000, and you wish to have the right of appeal, you choose superior court - the reason is that there is no appeal right in small claims.\n\nIn neither case would a personal transaction be a class action suit. There would have to be thousands of victims who lost millions of dollars, before any lawyer would take a class action suit.
138575
You should always be able to call your local police department. If it is something out of their comfort zone and/or authority, they'll be able to refer you elsewhere. Unless you've actually incurred monetary damages (loss of income, significant fees to get things back to normal, etc.), my instinct is that there will be little that can actually be done. If you have an attorney and if you know who this person really is (not just a screen name or some such), you could ask your attorney to write a letter to this individual. Again, legally speaking, there may not be much that can be done, but a letter from an attorney will likely scare the living crap out of this person. Something else you may want to do is see if there is an InfraGard chapter in your area. They will likely have resources and suggestions for you, as well. It may even be worth checking into reporting the incident to CERT/CC.
830920
Look up the telephone number of the Texas Bar Association.  (I am assuming that as in PA they have what we call The Lawyer Referral Service).  They can provide you with a low cost referral to an attorney for a consultation.  You may also find in your yellow pages (as in PA) that there are display ads for attorneys who provide a free consultation on your problem.  I don't think pro bono services are easily located except in some types of legal disputes (medical malpractice and injury is an area where one might find one more easily).  I suggest otherwise that you get on line and look up attorneys and attempt to find one who might be interested.  Good luck.
147294
You can search at the site below, but it costs $125 for a non-member to search. You might want to talk to a lawyer if you're considering suing the city, as they would perform the search for you.
760144
You can consider taking him to small claims court. You won't need a lawyer for that. The information about how to do it is available from your local court system in your community. If you file a small claim and he fails to respond or show up, you will get a default judgement. That will allow you to attach to any property (real estate) and perhaps go after any payroll with a garnishment. For $1500, I would definately nail his asss to the wall.
408704
I agree, find a lawyer.  But a lawyer is going to cost money.  Find someone that will take payments or pro bono that way you can tell the Judge you have 4,000 dollars saved up and are prepared to turn it over immediately.  They might be able to drop the charges.