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For privacy protection we will refer to a sexual assault victim as Jane Doe. This story briefly recounts a sexual assault.

Iron County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Stella Jr. is refusing to release records of what he and a prosecutor said at a court hearing in a criminal sexual assault case.

Stella and his staff refuse to allow the victim to purchase a transcript of the sentencing hearing of her assailant.

Meanwhile, the judge and his staff have refused

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Continue Reading Victim’s story leads to Iron County Circuit Court stonewall on public records

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Closeup of a Vote by Mail envelope, official balloting material - business reply mail, USPS first class mail.

In August of this year, the US Post Office announced a new rule that included without much fanfare a MAJOR change in when letters are postmarked. Under this new rule, most letters will no longer be postmarked on the day the letter is received by a post office but instead postmarked a day later when the letter is processed at a regional mail processing facility.
It is important that mailers understand the distinction between the date when the Postal…
Continue Reading Postmark changes at the Post Office and late mail

Like any other civil action, family law matter outcomes are decided on the facts. Those facts are typically collected directly from the client, and through interrogatories and requests for production of documents.

Typically these methods alone are sufficient to collect the discovery you need to engage in settlement negotiations and prepare for trial.

However, there are other methods of collecting facts that may be appropriate and necessary in some matters. To best represent their clients, family law practitioners should…
Continue Reading 3 Discovery Tools Underemployed in Family Law