New Orleans Court Date next week!

[jriggert 0]

So a few of us took a trip to New Orleans a couple months ago and one of our friends got into a minor scuffle. Not a big deal, except they have a zero tolerance policy on fighting and he got arrested. We were told they just like to teach people a quick lesson, and in court they usually just dismiss these cases. So he hired a lawyer to show up in court and take care of it for him...

But now he has a scheduled court date for next week, and he can't get through to his lawyer. Anybody have any ideas on who he should contact to see if the court date has been changed, did they set up a new courthouse, what happens if the lawyer you hired just disapears in a hurricane?

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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what happens if the lawyer you hired just disapears in a hurricane?

Hope he didn't pay him a retainer...







Ok, that was cruel and inhumane, and I apologize. I would call the courthouse's listed phone number, and see if they have a recording.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[namgrunt 0]

he needs to send registered letter to the court stateing facts and lawyers name

keep copy of letter and return rec. (green card)

courts have re-opened to a limited degree

his case is small compared to outhers

but I am not an atturney but my 2 cents worth

..

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[SpeedRacer 1]

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what happens if the lawyer just disapears in a hurricane?

...you need to pray for more hurricanes.

Speed Racer
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[jriggert 0]

He is my friend, so I do hope for the best for him... but the REAL "rest of the story"?? I paid for the lawyer upfront to get him out of jail! I just want my money back!

[cloudseeker2001 0]

the pigs will get you no matter what!

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[jsaxton 0]

I am not a lawyer
He should show up in court and tell the judge the truth.
He should be given an extension to get another Lawyer

[demoss99 0]

PM me. I am an atty in Louisiana and will be happy to make a cpl of calls and find out for him if they have set up alternate courts etc...My sec should be able to find out this info without any difficulty. We get bulletins from the State Bar Association about the status of the courts in New Orleans and surrounding areas.

"I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."

[azureriders 0]

Sure they just like to teach people a quick lesson. By means of chargeing high court cost, the highest fines allowed by law, and then you still have to pay your lawyer, which is no doubt also from New Orleans and knows the drill and how to charge the hell out of you as well. Orleans parish has always had a reputaion for such things. Two of my employees go to their doctor there, then to the drug store to fill some scripts and a patrol officer watches them get back in the car and open the bag. Arests them, and one of their wives, for intent to dirtribute. None of them had any drugs of any kind that they did not have scripts for and after several rescheduled court dates they were apologized to and told not to worry about it, but all this came some $10,000 later. That includes the bail bonds man but what were they to do, they could not afford the $50,000 ea in bail and I had to loan them the money for the bail bondsman. New Orleans is a big tourest city, and the court thinks it should make its money off the tourest too. And yes, they do have a strick no fight policy but if you have ever been there for Mardi Gra you could understand why