Court date?

[wazup]

I'm taking someone to court and I have a choice of Dec. 19th or Feb. 13. I would prefer the Dec. date but I am worried about possible sympathy for the defendant because of the time of year, is this justified?

 

[canman1]

If the evidence, is strong enough to win, the date should not matter. You should also think about, the weather for both dates. You are the one who has to get them there. Depending on the charge, sympathy may not play any role into it.

 

[wazup]

Get who there, do I have to drive the defendants to court.

 

[mynameisearl11]

A week before Xmas and one day before St.Valentine's Day. Tough choices. But, if you are Scrooge,you go with Dec19

 

[wazup]

A week before Xmas and one day before St.Valentine's Day. Tough choices. But, if you are Scrooge,you go with Dec19

Never thought of the VDAY angle, single dudes don't I guess lol. I was worried about a judge ruling differently around xmas?

 

[JohnHenry]

Get who there, do I have to drive the defendants to court.

You didn't know that?

 

[wazup]

You didn't know that?

Might be some awkward conversations

 

[kherg007]

Time of day may be more important...judges lose focus after lunch...

 

[introvertedperv]

Take the earlier date. Always... Court time is precious and always in short supply. Adjournments, even of trials are frequent, especially in small claims. Your December date could easily become February anyway so get your foot in the door. And just for the record despite the earlier comment - judges do NOT loose their focus after lunch. If a judge is loosing interest in your case it is usually because you are wasting time on evidence that is not relevant or is inadmissible or perhaps because you're flogging a dead horse on an issue on which the evidence is abundantly clear.

 

[wazup]

Take the earlier date. Always... Court time is precious and always in short supply. Adjournments, even of trials are frequent, especially in small claims. Your December date could easily become February anyway so get your foot in the door. And just for the record despite the earlier comment - judges do NOT loose their focus after lunch. If a judge is loosing interest in your case it is usually because you are wasting time on evidence that is not relevant or is inadmissible or perhaps because you're flogging a dead horse on an issue on which the evidence is abundantly clear.

I don't want their focus to be loose, I want it as tight as possible. I am talking about a judge feeling sympathy at that time of year in his/her decision?

 

[fuji]

I don't want their focus to be loose, I want it as tight as possible. I am talking about a judge feeling sympathy at that time of year in his/her decision?

"Your honour, I admit that I broke Wazup's antique bedframe when I was doing his wife, but in my defense it's Christmas, cut me some slack!"

 

[Samranchoi]

I'm taking someone to court and I have a choice of Dec. 19th or Feb. 13. I would prefer the Dec. date but I am worried about possible sympathy for the defendant because of the time of year, is this justified?

To be 100% you should find out if the Judge is a man or woman and what religion they are. Are they single, married, divorced. Going through marital problems where their spouse is cheating on them. Do they have children?

F$&k it. Just flip a coin. Heads for Dec 19 and tails for Feb 13.

 

[CANTO]

If your case is ready to go, I would pick the earlier court date. Court delay is a serious problem in Ontario and judges get annoyed with people who appear to be dragging things out unnecessarily, plus I'm sure you would rather get this resolved sooner rather then later.