Witnesses at a civil lawsuit
I am a plaintiff in pro per and have filed a lawsuit in the superior court for property damage. Besides the cost of fixing my rental property, I have asked for punitive damages.
1) Can my wife and 15.5 years old son be my witnesses during the trial to describe all the pain and suffering that we have gone through for the past 13 months to have our rental unit fixed?
2) The defendant wants to have my claim of pain and suffering adjudicated at the Case Management Conference. Will the testimony of my family and presentation of my paychecks to show all the sick time I have taken constitute a good defense for the judge not to adjudicate my punitive damage.
Thank you so much for your comments.
Re: Witnesses at a civil lawsuit
The CMC is not used to take any evidence, no witnesses, no ajudication of any issues.
We do not see, from your facts, what the case is about, but you may not be entitled to pain and suffering in many cases, and there are specific requirements for punitive damages.
Re: Witnesses at a civil lawsuit
The CMC is not used to take any evidence, no witnesses, no ajudication of any issues.
We do not see, from your facts, what the case is about, but you may not be entitled to pain and suffering in many cases, and there are specific requirements for punitive damages.
Re: Witnesses at a civil lawsuit
The CMC is not used to take any evidence, no witnesses, no ajudication of any issues.
We do not see, from your facts, what the case is about, but you may not be entitled to pain and suffering in many cases, and there are specific requirements for punitive damages.
