after a first amended complaint is filed and either answered or demurred to, what is the next step?
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The next step depends on whether the complaint was answered, or a demurrer was filed. A demurrer is a pleading that the judge dismiss the case - arguing that "even if the allegations alleged in the complaint are true" there is no legal basis for the suit. When a demurrer has been filed, a hearing must be held before a judge, who will rule on the validity of the demurrer.\n\nIf the demurrer alleges that the complaint is vague, the judge may accept (sustain) the demurrer, with "leave to amend". If the amendment does not cure the problems with the original complaint, the judge may (and often will) sustain the demurrer and dismiss the case.\n\nBesides (or after) a demurrer, the defendant can file "an answer" - a written statement of defense, which indicates which of the allegations the defendant has elected to contest. One form of answer is the general denial, in which the defendant claims that "everything the plaintiff has alleged is false". A defendant may also ask that the judge grant a motion to strike (a request that the court delete some or all of the allegations in a complaint). A motion to strike may be granted if allegations are repetitive, insufficient, beyond the jurisdiction of the court, etc. The answer is important because it states all of the defenses that the sued party intends to use in his/her/its defense.\n\nThe defendant may also file an affirmative defense, which essentially argues that there are reasons that the defendant's liability should be limited or excused - even if the defendant has done all of the things that the plaintiff alleged.\n\n(The court may order a "reply", but that's rarely done. The most common occurrence of a "reply" is when the defendant has filed a counterclaim against the plaintiff.)\n\nOnce the court has a complaint and some form of answer, the case will be calendared for further proceedings. The first step is almost always "discovery" - the exchange of information between the parties. Each side will probably use a combination of "interrogatories" (written questions) and/or "depositions" (a face-to-face question and answer session), and the lawyers may well exchange "requests to produce", meaning that each side is asking the other to provide certain documents or records.\n\nYour lawyer should be able to advise you on the step-by-step routine - it's both standard and essential.\n\nGood luck!
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You need to go to the District Court and file a Complaint Form with the court.  I used to work in a law office in Maryland years ago.  If you go to the website for the Maryland District Courts they give you the step by step procedure that you will need to take.  The link is:  http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/forms/civil/dccv01br.html
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Sounds like you filed once and got a refund.  IF that is the case then yes your refund will still be sent to you.  You can actually deposit that refund and then once the amended form is filed simply pay the amount due.  The faster you do this the smaller the penalty.
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Ask your lawyer, or whoever is handling your case.
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You should go to the local police department and ask to speak to the "Watch Commander".  Explain your situation to the shift's Watch Commander, and they will guide you to the first step of the department's Citizen Complaint procedure.\n\nIn the case of my department (I'm one of those "monkies", or correctly spelled "monkeys", that the ignorant "poetic_universe" spoke of) we have the citizen fill out a sworn statement, and a full investigation, including pulling the tapes, takes place.  Sometimes the complaint is justified, and discipline can be anywhere from a reprimand to suspension to termination, and sometimes the complaint is unfounded.  Sometimes the 911 call taker followed procedures that do not live up to resident's expectations ... and the command staff need it brought to their attention that policies and procedures need to be changed.
830692
A bench warrant. Call the court, explain what happened and reset the court date.
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If the discharge was not dishonerable you can probably get it changed yourself.  If it was a general discharge just contact DOD.
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You must go to court. You will receive a summons from the proper authority when all the paperwork has been duly filed. Hire an attorney, you WILL need one.
794193
Your post is unclear.  If service of a summons & complaint have been quashed; a new summon & copy of the original complaint & exhibits need only be served.    If your use of the term "quashed," means something else, then the answer changes depending on state law.
825193
Something similiar happened to me many, many years ago. I suggest that you bring a criminal action against the firm and/or your boss for "conversion" -- misappropriation of your property. (In New York City, where I was in 1969 or thereabouts, it is easy to bring a misdemeanor criminal complaint; and of course it's free.) \n\n(My landlady used her husband as her lawyer, and he went ballistic during pre-trial depositions, made a fool of himself on the record and wrecked his case. I did some research at the time, and found that this woman had even sued diplomats with immunity. Or tried to. So I brought the criminal case because she hadn't let me take my stuff -- a refrigerator -- out of the apartment. Of course she relented after I did that. She's dead now, of course.)\n \nYou will thus have ammunition against them.\n\nWhen it's all over, go to Small Claims Court and bring a civil case for the missing stuff. \n\nIf you have the time for this, you can make a nuisance of yourself, and make them pay for their nastiness.
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Contact the Clerk of Courts, explain that you filed the wrong papers and ask them how to correct it.  Good Luck!
1038522
OK so request a change
99396
Call the company that you worked for.  They can resend.
1147587
Always follow procedures with registering a complaint.  Document everything.  Time called, time responded, responding officers badge number and case number.  Follow through, Paperwork tends to get lost or mixed up but as long as you have placed a call to dispatch that is one document they can not tamper with.
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If a notice of dismissal was filed then yes the case is over, they can refile.Make sure there is a stamp that says filed with clerk on it. Proof of service is stating they parties involved were notified. If you still have questions call the clerk of the county the case was filed.
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Details vary depending upon the type of suit, the court and the amount in controversy, but basically the steps are as follows.\n\nFirst, the Plaintiff files a Complaint. This says what the other party (the Defendant) did wrong, and what they owe the Plaintiff and why. Copies of the complaint are given to the court, and must be served on the Defendant[s].\n\nThen, the Defendant files an Answer. This rebuts the claims made by the Plaintiff, and asserts any defenses. The Defendant can also file a Counter-Complaint, which is their version of the Complaint (see above).\n\nAlternately, a Defendant may file other civil procedure motions attacking the Plaintiff's Complaint, saying it's not valid, wrong court, improperly formatted, whatever. Some civil procedure rules sometimes allow this category of filing instead of an Answer. \n\nOnce the Complaint and the Answer are filed, lots of pre-trial motions can occur, case management conferences are scheduled, preliminary hearings before the judge, etc. Discovery also happens along the way, which is where the parties get to ask each other for copies of potential evidence.\n\nDuring this intervening period, the vast majority of cases settle. Some estimates are as high as 80% to 90% of cases never actually go to trial, being resolved either in mediation or negotiated settlement, or dismissed because they are not valid for one reason or the other.\n\nFinally, at some point (if the parties have not come to a settlement) the case is schedule for trial. If you've watched any of the hundreds of movies or TV shows about trials, you get the idea. The trial is actually a very tiny fraction of the entire process, but it makes for the best on-screen drama.\n\nAt the end of the trial, a decision is handed down. Almost always, one party wins, the other party loses. \n\nThen the appeals process can start (see above, but all using different rules this time).
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contact the miami-dade bar association or the yellow pages as they have referral companies to attorneys at the end of the listings in the yellow pages. they can put you in touch with attorneys. but you need to do it fast as your amended complaint must be dine in 20 days. if your not from the area, then file for extension of time motion to obtain one.