Ask yourself these questions:
Who owed you a duty?What did they do or not do that breached that duty?
How did their breach of duty cause you damages?
How much money will make you whole again?
There are likely many "causes of action" other than 1983 for which you can sue.
Thank you Dr. Graves this is great. I’m in a similar position thinking I can file a federal 1983 but indeed, I did not look for more “causes of action”
EDIT:
I wrote out these questions and answers.
I answered them all (except the question of what amount can make me whole again: how do I decide that?!)
They’re all government employees, some of which are BAR attorneys.
I’m stuck in probably non-lawsuit thinking or something (?)
The BAR attorneys who played Hearing Officer aka Administrative Law Judges owed me a duty that’s written in their Rules. They breached those rules in different ways. That breach directly damaged me financially.
Now because I didn’t loose (I won but didn’t really win anything) I can’t go to the state level court because they’d toss it out due to me not losing first.
So do I now look for other civil rights options in state court?
Do I look into the BAR rules (a couple of months ago, I called the BAR and they said to file complaints with them in writing, you, Dr. Graves, advised me not to, or at least not yet).
How do I “find” other causes of action on a state level that aren’t going to be tossed out because I didn’t loose on the administrative state level yet?
Am I looking into things like fraud or misappropriated spending of government moneys etc.??
I found:
- intentional fraud
- negligence/mistake
- civil rights violation (1983)
(All I know right now is I could file 1983 in federal court for my own direct damages and possible other punishment) Thank you!!
EDIT:
I wrote out these questions and answers.
I answered them all (except the question of what amount can make me whole again: how do I decide that?!)
They’re all government employees, some of which are BAR attorneys.
I’m stuck in probably non-lawsuit thinking or something (?)
The BAR attorneys who played Hearing Officer aka Administrative Law Judges owed me a duty that’s written in their Rules. They breached those rules in different ways. That breach directly damaged me financially.
Now because I didn’t loose (I won but didn’t really win anything) I can’t go to the state level court because they’d toss it out due to me not losing first.
So do I now look for other civil rights options in state court?
Do I look into the BAR rules (a couple of months ago, I called the BAR and they said to file complaints with them in writing, you, Dr. Graves, advised me not to, or at least not yet).
How do I “find” other causes of action on a state level that aren’t going to be tossed out because I didn’t loose on the administrative state level yet?
Am I looking into things like fraud or misappropriated spending of government moneys etc.??
I found:
- intentional fraud
- negligence/mistake
- civil rights violation (1983)
(All I know right now is I could file 1983 in federal court for my own direct damages and possible other punishment) Thank you!!
What I teach works in state or federal court, Elise but, as I come to these groups to observe, my impression is that someone has the idea that 1983 is the "only" cause of action available when one's rights are trampled on by an individual or agency operating under color of law.
For example, I guided a pizzeria owner to a substantial money judgment in Ohio some years ago when he was injured by an overzealous deputy sheriff. We pounded them in state court and won using simple common law causes of action.
Word to the wise, Elise.
For example, I guided a pizzeria owner to a substantial money judgment in Ohio some years ago when he was injured by an overzealous deputy sheriff. We pounded them in state court and won using simple common law causes of action.
Word to the wise, Elise.
What others caused of action are there to get a judge and attorneys??
You can sue for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief…..
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