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    Supreme Court citation of Circuit Law

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio - Federal District Court Hello all... While I feel I have a pretty clear understanding of binding/precedental law in the Federal Court System, there is one thing that I'd like to see some opinion on. Supreme Court, in citing Circuit Law...
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    This should be a "Silly Question"....

    What is the name of your state? Ohio In any Court, particularly Federal District Court... Is there ever a circumstance, when document is filed with the Court "under seal", that it can, would be, could be "sealed" to where the Magistrate and/or the Presiding Judge of the Case would be precluded...
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    Pro-Se Litigant in Federal Court needs help/advice on FRCP Rule 65

    What is the name of your state? Ohio Hello, I am presently, and have been for a couple of years, involved in a Title VII SH/Retaliation case in Federal District Court as a Pro-Se Litigant. I have not yet deposed a/thee "key witness" because I genuinely fear for the witness's job. Yes, I know...
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    Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, This is a Federal Case A former employee for the Defendant is scheduled by the Defendant for deposition, who was terminated by the Defendant for harassment, and workplace violence. There are several documents, relevant to this case, where it states that...
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    Required / Typical Contents of a Privilege Log

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, This is a Federal Case... In the creation of documents with-held by claim of privilege, what are the requirements of what disclosure within this "Log"? Example: Fifty items are listed as being withheld under claim of privilege. The itemized list is...
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    FRCP 6(a) Time Computation

    What is the name of your state? A Court Order issued on 5-17-06 that a party respond "within 10 days", with 5-27-06 falling on a Saturday, Monday 5-29-06 being a legal holiday.... the response would be due.... SATURDAY? or TUESDAY?
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    Waiving Atty / Client Priv...

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, this is a Federal Case... Scenario: Sexual Harasser @ work, sends hostile letter to a co-worker @ home because of unshared/frustrated sexual/romantic interests @ work. Employer obtains copy of the letter, fax's the letter to their in-house legal dept for...
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    "Request for Admissions"

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, this is a Federal Case Can FRCP Rule 36, Requests for Admission, be directed upon a specific individual, if the specific individual is member of a corporation, and the corporation is a party in the proceeding?
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    Atty / Client privilege

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, This is a Federal Case... An employee internally reports sexual harassment to their HR Manager. The HR Manager consults internally with in-house legal staff (seperate department and facility) on how to proceed. There are several exchanges of correspondence...
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    Internal Complaint

    What is the name of your state? Federal Case (Title VII) What protection is there for an employee complaining to their employer about sexual harassment, the employer firing the employee for the complaint, then citing that it was due to policy / rule violations? When an "internal" complaint is...
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    Co-Worker Sexual Harassment, and Co-Worker (Harasser) Retaliation...

    What is the name of your state? Ohio, however... this is a Federal Case. An employee is being sexually harassed by a co-worker, the employee complains to the company's HR about the harassment, the company investigates and finds the complaint to be legitimate. The harassing co-worker is...
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    Admissible or inadmissible, that is the question...

    What is the name of your state? This is a "Federal Court" Case Are statements made by a/the Defendant's Legal Counsel, within a memorandum/pleading (in opposition to a motion I had filed), filed with the court, admissible evidence??? Signed, Mr. Helpless Pro-Se
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    FRCP - Discovery, Production of Evidence

    What is the name of your state? Ohio - This is a Federal Court proceeding. Could someone please help me in finding, to cite the correct reference in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, under Discovery, that requires a party to produce evidence in their posession? The Defendant has records and...
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    Legal References: Footnotes and other designations

    What is the name of your state? Ohio In the following reference: "The Commission cautioned, however, that constant unwelcome invitations could become sexual harassment when made with express sexual intent and accompanied by other verbal and sexual conduct. [FN121] In this decision, the...
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    Discovery - Production

    What is the name of your state?Ohio (This is a Federal Case). Can anyone point me in the right direction on the proper way to draft a "Request for Production" of a document in posession of the defendant, in a Federal, Civil Suit? Then, operating on the assumption that the defendant will not be...

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