Now that the GOP-controlled House has voted to waste even more taxpayer money on their silly legal manuever, perhaps it's a good time to look at how civil lawsuits work in our wonderful country.

A great place to start, whether you're a practiced juris doctor or just a layman like myself, is the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. These fairly basic (yeah I'm being generous here) rules establish the steps to take when filing a civil lawsuit, the various procedures and hearings, motions, defenses and objections. They also set the boundaries and requirements that determine if a lawsuit has merit or is frivolous, whether a plaintiff has standing to file the suit, and which court(s) have standing to hear arguments in the suit.

Follow me.... into the esquire hole!
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32 comments (Latest Comment: 08/01/2014 21:53:41 by Mondobubba)

The Republicans are playing their cards close to the chest. Everyone is wondering what it's going to be: lawsuit or impeachment? What's the best way to waste a lot of taxpayer money on a pointless exercise designed to fire up the most right-wing of the base? The bigger question should be - what do they possibly hope to accomplish, other than career suicide?
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45 comments (Latest Comment: 07/30/2014 20:32:13 by Mondobubba)

Up late after a whirlwind weekend.

I was out of the loop for 48 hours, to be honest. My sister decided at the tender age of not quite 40 to marry her longtime partner of 10 years.

It was a beautiful ceremony.

I came home to a garden full of fresh vegetables and a relaxing evening with my partner.
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43 comments (Latest Comment: 07/28/2014 21:46:40 by Raine)

Good Morning.

A very busy day in the offing - I'm headed to my ancestral homeland this morning on my very first Bugles Across America mission. My friend's father has passed, and he was a USN veteran of the Korean era and is to be buried with military honours today. I shall humbly offer a rendition of Taps at the appropriate time.

We're a week back from Scout camp today, and another fine week was had by all. Unlike last summer, I did not feel compelled to walk all over camp and remember places and things from my days as a Scout some 30 years back. Nay, I was merely an adult in camp.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 07/27/2014 13:31:21 by velveeta jones)

ugh - thought I thought of a good blog but my brain isn't working. So in honor of this weekend being Comic-Con let me share with your some adorable cosplay pets.

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10 comments (Latest Comment: 07/25/2014 16:51:18 by TriSec)