January 2020

January 26, 2020 Dear All: I skipped a week, and it appears the bottom fell out. But there is a lot of stuff here to contemplate: Table of Contents At least in a divorce proceeding, the lack of pleadings to support portions of a default judgment is a complaint which one can first raise on […]

January 11, 2020 Dear All: Hey there, Buckaroos!  Some old, some new, some reminders, as the Table of Contents shows. Table of Contents I will let you all figure out the extent to which the courts feel that the Supreme Court has relaxed the error preservation rules as they apply to motions to dismiss under

January 4, 2020 Dear All: Some of the courts issued decisions in the first few days of the new year, and some of these decisions are interesting: Table of Contents You have to get a ruling on your complaint Motion to Withdraw Deemed Admissions Your must present your complaint with sufficient specificity. Sometimes, based on

January 1, 2020 Dear All: Welcome to the New Year!  I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and anticipates the Best New Year ever! The courts issued some interesting preservation decisions in the last week of the year, as the Table of Contents shows: Table of Contents The complete failure to authenticate