Information of Interest to Pro Se Litigants
Think it is a money thing? I have often suspected that the Court was bought off. Think about it, how many times do you see a bank lose, especially in GA?
No, I am alleging that Courts in GA are corrupt, I am making an outright statement. From the court with barely any jurisdiction to make a ruling, all the way up to the highest Court in the State, they are all corrupt.
Now that you realize that you are going to be discriminated against, ridiculed, talked down to, and will be alone,you will want to know how to get around such a handicap. Earn the respect of the Judges. Always have impeccable case law, and don't be afraid to speak out during a hearing, but only when it is your turn to speak. A fair judge will always give you a chance to rebutt what ever the opposition says. If not, politely advise, that you would like to address whatever has been stated. It is your right!
Always have a Court Reporter at all hearings. That is the only way to ensure that truth about the hearing is available in case of appeal. The appellate Courts have no sense of humor, if there is no transcript. At that point, they have no choice except to go along with the Judge and the Judge's ruling.
We have a friend that represents herself up in Chatooga County, Georgia. She does pretty damned good of it too! Bank of America, N.A. approached her on settling. McGuire Woods was representing BOA. They told her, that they did not plan on going another four (4) years in the Court fighting her. They all reached an agreement, and BOA got out of the case.
The bad thing for our friend, is that Campbell & Brannon, Investor's One Corporation are not playing nice at all. I will try to post as much as I can in the near future, to tell you more about these assholes have done. The friend does have a Federal Court judge, that changed his ruling, on his own motion, to give more credit to our friend. Magistrate Judge stayed the dispossessory action Investors One filed after they foreclosed while waiting on the recusal order from Federal Court. Investors One, snuck off and foreclosed with a Lis Pendens properly attested and recorded in the Catoosa County Georgia Records, and did not give her proper notice prior to foreclosing.
She has talked with the Magistrate Judge after different hearings in that Court. The Judge said that he could not help but laugh. Apparently, the opposing counsel had made a claim that a certain case, showed that Investors One was right, and blah blah, blah. Our friend in open court, told the idiot that the case is not about what he was claiming, and told the Court what the case actually stated. The Judge said that watching that attorney get fidgety and wriggle around, because our friend, the pro se litigant, was right and opposing counsel, was wrong. The Judge said he just could not help but to laugh. The Magistrate Court Judge, ended up staying the dispossessory action, until the case is over in Superior Court. So when the Superior Court Judge (who is up for reelection this time), dismissed the case because there had allegedly been a Peremptory status hearing that our friend failed to appear for.
The only reason that she missed the hearing, was this: Opposing counsel had written a "Dear Judge letter". Our friend had not received a Rule Nisi, or Notice of Hearing. She only knew about the hearing, because Opposing Counsel had written the Dear Judge Letter. In the letter, opposing counsel pointed out some of the very important motions that had been fully briefed, and that those motions had been in the court for over eight (8) months, with no rulings made. The attorney stated that there was no need for a hearing at that time.
Our friend found it a good opportunity, to have everyone learn that she had not been notified of hearing. She also reiterated what opposing counsel had advised, as to the status of the case.
Long story short... Even though all parties agreed that there were numerous fully briefed motions before the court. That there was no reason to have a status hearing. None of the parties appeared for hearing. Our friend was the only party punished. The Judge dismissed her case without prejudice. She waited a couple of days and refiled that same suit.
Of course, the second the case was dismissed, Investors One had their attorneys run over to Magistrate Court and began hollering about their big win, and requested a hearing scheduled.
In the meantime, our friend filed Notice of Appeal. So when they appeared in the Magistrate Court, the Court reaffirmed their position on the Stay. The Judge told the opposition that when he stayed the case, he meant it was stayed until ALL Superior Court matters have been resolved. That it would mean, until all appeals, all new cases, all issues concerning the ownership of ???
I will finish this, when I have more time. Read for now! Happy Reading!!!