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      Issue Number 247

July, 2012
 

Overview of topics...

LEAD NOTE:

  • Restraint Fails Because Garnishee Owed Debtor Nothing; Divided Court Upholds Garnishee's "Prepayment" Deal with Debtor, Leaving Nothing for Creditor to Get At

GENERAL PRACTICE:

  • Bringing No-Fault Divorce Action Held Okay Even Though Fault Action Is Still Pending
  • Non-Party to Contract Containing Arbitration Clause Can't Be Compelled to Arbitrate Despite Relationship of Disputes
  • Court Refuses Nunc Pro Tunc Substitution of Proper Affirmation for Defective One in Foreclosure Action
  • Broker Impleaded by Owner Into Foreclosure Action Has No Right to Participate in Settlement Conference
  • District Judge Comments on Magistrate's Review of "ESI Protocol" Drawn Up to Assist Document Discovery
  • How Is "Electronic Signature" Converted onto Paper?

BACKLOG ITEMS:

  • Only Written Statement by Plaintiff That More Than $75,000 Is Involved Can Start Federal 30-Day Period for Defendant to Remove Diversity Case; Oral Statement Can't
  • Second Summary Judgment Motion Okay When Based on Claim of "Serious Injury" and First One (Which Was Denied) Merely Showed Issues of Fact on Liability

 


 ARTICLE HEADLINES


Feature Article

RESTRAINT FAILS BECAUSE GARNISHEE OWED DEBTOR NOTHING
Divided Court Upholds Garnishee's "Prepayment" Deal with Debtor, Leaving Nothing for Creditor to Get At

arrow General Practice Points

NO-FAULT DIVORCE
Bringing No-Fault Divorce Action Held Okay Even Though Fault Action Is Still Pending

COMPELLING ARBITRATION
Non-Party to Contract Containing Arbitration Clause Can't Be Compelled to Arbitrate Despite Relationship of Disputes 


 


RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Court Refuses Nunc Pro Tunc Substitution of Proper Affirmation for Defective One

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Broker Impleaded by Owner Into Foreclosure Action Has No Right to Participate in Settlement Conference

USE OF PREDICTIVE CODING
District Judge Comments on Magistrate's Review of "ESI Protocol" Drawn Up to Assist Document Discovery

 

 


ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
How Is "Electronic Signature" Converted onto Paper? 

arrow Backlog Items:

REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT
Only Written Statement by Plaintiff That More Than $75,000 Is Involved Can Start Federal 30-Day Period for Defendant to Remove Diversity Case; Oral Statement Can't

MULTIPLE SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS
Second Summary Judgment Motion Okay When Based on Claim of "Serious Injury" and First One (Which Was Denied) Merely Showed Issues of Fact on Liability


         
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