Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

Re: Subpoena in an Adversary Proceeding

Don't mean to sound unsympathetic but you probably need to hire counsel to defend you. Get a professional to handle all these discovery "games" the other side is going to throw at you, taking advantage of you. An adversary proceeding in bktcy is like a civil lawsuit and you would not want to go pro se in a civil case, or you'll get overwhelmed by

endless procedural and substantive legal questions and get an adverse judgment against you.

Larry L. Doan, Esq.

Re: Subpoena in an Adversary Proceeding

Get real, you can't handle this yourself. This is your third question. Nothing on this site can be considered legal advise as it is too general and the attorney's have a disclaimer to that effect. Contact me directly.

Re: Subpoena in an Adversary Proceeding

To a degree, I have to concur with attorneys Doan and Bravos. I'm currently defending a number of APs, and even as a bankruptcy attorney, the rules pertaining to evidence and procedure can at times be quite combersome. I applaud you for trying, but it would appear from your posts that opposing counsel is trying turn you in circles with procedure. You do not want to appear in Court and have to confess that you don't know or aren't clear on procedure and evidentiary rules. Bankruptcy Court judges take no mercy on pro se defendants or litigants. You are assumed by the Judge to know as much or more than your opposing counsel, and if you don't, you risk sanctions and other unpleasantries. I'm not trying to scare you, but you need to be aware that lack of knowledge of the law isn't going to work, and no attorney on these boards or otherwise is going to walk you through the rules of procedure and evidence - I can't speak for the other attorneys on the boards, but my knowledge of this information is how I make a living, and while I don't mind at all giving lots of general information to point people in the right direction, I'm not in a position to give away thousands of dollars in free legal advice. So that you know, the last "simple" adversarial proceding I defended ran about $10,000 in legal fees and costs.

*Due to the limitations of the LawGuru Forums, The Gibbs Law Firm, APC's (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided is general and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.