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Manifestor_of_Light

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13. Pro se litigants are invariably unbalanced.

Thu May 7, 2015, 03:14 PM

May 2015

I was a court reporter for 20 years and I dealt with people who represent themselves in court (pro se litigants) very carefully.
They were horrible. They wouldn't post appeal bonds, wouldn't pay me for transcripts and played all sorts of games to cheat me out of my money.

I stopped one guy's appeal because he wouldn't post an appeal bond to pay for my transcript, so he retaliated by filing a grievance against me with the Court Reporters Board in Austin alleging incompetence and alleging that I had practiced law, when I had hired a lawyer to write a motion to raise the appeal bond on my behalf. I had to hire a lawyer and go to Austin (180 miles from Houston) for a Saturday morning hearing.

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How nice of you to take this chance to insult anyone who believes in God 7962 May 2015 #11

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Went out of may to NOT lump all in, that you choose to ignore that is not my problem NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #25

you lump all of those who believe passionately or even think a God or gods is possible, AlbertCat May 2015 #32

i dont think religious people have mental issues, i do think fundamentalists do. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2015 #33

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LOL...and me, of all people. Born again, catholic school etc NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #36

Can't see how she has standing, anyway. malthaussen May 2015 #6

BUT BUT she's an Ambassador for God & Jesus!!!!!! LiberalElite May 2015 #38

She's being oppressed!! progressoid May 2015 #7

Bloody Peasant. Liberalagogo May 2015 #9

An all-timer classic! Moostache May 2015 #21

Brilliant William Seger May 2015 #48

Too bad... Liberalagogo May 2015 #8

Good for that judge. Frivolous. 7962 May 2015 #12

Pro se litigants are invariably unbalanced. Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #13

I was once an appellate court clerk, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #26

I work in a law firm - LiberalElite May 2015 #37

Kiddies, can you say "frivolous and vexatious litigation"? Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #44

There are some exceptions, and some courts are good about helping them. Jim Lane May 2015 #46

I would have loved to see it go forward... iandhr May 2015 #14

Did her a favor central scrutinizer May 2015 #15

She'll take it to Supreme Crazy Court! n/t Bossy Monkey May 2015 #17

These activist judges... catbyte May 2015 #19

Had I been the judge, my opinion would have said: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #23

... catbyte May 2015 #27

Her answer would be, "Is there anyone else I can talk to?" Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #29

Here's the full opinion - short but sweet. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #28

!!!!! LiberalElite May 2015 #39

Good AlbertCat May 2015 #30

thanks to the judge :) allan01 May 2015 #40

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Well, John Denver did! Archae May 2015 #42

Well, thank God for that . . . markpkessinger May 2015 #43

The judge was not amused by the plaintiff Gothmog May 2015 #45

Well, that's a shame. I was so looking forward to God testifying. Vinca May 2015 #47

And this is really the attitude of the entire "religious right" William Seger May 2015 #49