Civil Rights Legal Questions

This is potentially a civil rights violation, or even medical malpractice. The analysis can also change depending on if you or someone else appeared to be truly in danger. The different rights and obligations depend partly on which entities are involved (government, private, or private acting on behalf of government). It may be worthwhile for you to get a complete analysis of the situation.... Read More

In order to issue a garnishment, you would have been sued. In the trial of this lawsuit, you would have had the opportunity to tell the judge why you did not owe the debt. If you chose not to go to court, then that was a decision that you made. A judgment was obtained against you. Once the judgment was obtained, then a garnishment is one method of enforcing the judgment. No pregarnishment notice is required.... Read More

The demands must be in writing and must be specific and reasonable. You should also make the same written demands upon the hotel and bar in order that the tapes be preserved. Time is of the essence. The tapes are taped over. You must be pro-active if you want to succeed. We do these cases all the time and the prosecutor/police will not act. Ed Dimon 732-797-1600... Read More

I know that the IRS does not accept bartering as something in lieu of taxes. If you barter something that might have a value of $200.00 (for example) then you report that as $200.00. The same would be the case for the person who was on the other end of the deal (in a way this may result in double taxation unlike paying cash).  I am linking you to what the IRS has to say about bartering. Also, there have been cases, at least in New Jersey, where companies that took on interns to do work that might have been paid to hired employees have been penalized for not providing pay to the intern. This has affected even law firms and others like radio and tv studios that use interns from college. So you better discuss this with an attorney. While what you are talking about something very small scale, there are potential pitfalls.... Read More

Orders of protection are good for 1 year unless extended by the court. The due process requires that you get notice of the hearing before it happens and you did get that notice. You can try and sue your ex but you would have come back to Tennessee to do that.  I am curious though: if you live in Colorado and your ex lives in Chattanooga, you don't see each other anyway so how is the order of protection hurting you?... Read More

If you are protected by some sort of civil service or union rules , you will have to look to the rules of the civil service or union to determine if you can be fired for making a racist remake. If there is no civil service or union, then you are an employee at will and you can be fired.... Read More

I am not sure if you are referring to a case here in New Jersey. The agency that is involved in NJ in removing children is the Division of Child Protection and Permanency not Dept. of Health and Welfare. To remove children, the Division would have to go into court within 48 hours or less for an emergency application to be approved. They would also have to file a complaint, so when you state that the causes of action have changed, I also do not know what you are referring to, court filings? reports? You also state that the mother moved to a new state, so what state(s) are you exactly talking about. And how could this be going on for a year without there having been a court filing? This question does not make sense to me.... Read More

If you had met your town's requirements for building the f3ence, and assuming it was permitted and doesn't exceed any prohibited height, I don't see how you can be ticketed unless you took some active step to keep the health officer from inspecting what condition they received a complaint about. I would check with a municipal lawyer in your area. Usually these can be negotiated.... Read More

There is no rule in NJ that an employer has to avoid micro managing an employee or stop scrutinizing everything. There are legal criteria for a wrongful termination case that may include some form of prohibited discrimination or harassment in the workplace. However, harassment means much more than talking down to some one. It means that a person is creating an intolerable environment and is contnually harassing the employee, and usually involves some criteria of discrimination such as racial, sexual or age discrimination. If there is a human relations department perhaps you can discuss it with someone there or try and get transferred to a different department.... Read More

I am not sure you can sue the electric company as you right. However you might want to contact the NJ Board of Public Utilities and see what your rights are. If they indicate that your rights are being violated, you may be able to file a complaint. I am providing you with a link. http://www.bpu.state.nj.us/bpu/assistance/complaints/... Read More

There are two legal principles at work. The first concerns the health officer. This person will always be allowed to come on your property to inspect. The second is your neighbor calling the authorities. If the complaints have any merit whatsoever, the neighbor will be successful. If there is no foundation for the complaint, you will b successful. You must keep a careful and detailed written record. We can then review. Ed Dimon... Read More