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Originally Posted by JustDaveXxx
You obviously you never have been sued civilly.
Let me tell you getting sued civilly seriously sux!
1st off unlike criminal court, in civil court you must retain your own council at your own expense. That alone will be a $1500 minimum retainer just to start.
2nd if you do not retain council, you will not be able to address the court. If you do not have a bar number or an attorney, you cannot defend yourself. Keep in mind this isn't peoples court or small claims court where you can defend yourself. This is big peoples court with big peoples consequences when you loose.
3rd- People without attorneys will loose and get court set judgements against them. And people that don't show up will get automatic judgements against them(usually a lot higher, because judges hate when you disrespect their court by not showing up).
4th-With a court judgement the plaintiff can garnish your bank account till its paid. Lean your "real" property till the judgement is paid and garnish your wages until all moneys in the judgement is paid.
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we all like to play arm chair lawyer, it's fun... but face it dude, it's a bluff... stakes are high, so most will fold, but it's still a bluff... no one is going to start a lawsuit over it, it's just as expensive to sue someone as it is to defend yourself... (filing fees + lawyer fees, dozens of lawyer-hours, over all it will cost $1000s to sue someone)... and then here is the kicker, even if you win, you still lose, good luck collecting any $$ from some unemployed idiot who downloaded some porn via a torrent...
if you don't think so, lets see some links to some court proceeding transcripts of successful cases that were filed....
