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1. Q: What is the purpose of CourtEasy?
A: CourtEasy promotes courtesy and cooperation between litigants.
CourtEasy allows litigants to work together, cooperatively to
resolve or narrow issues of dispute before going to Court or
avoid going to Court altogether. Since communications are registered,
dated and timed on a Case Detail Log, Clients, Judges or any
member of the General Public can easily monitor litigant communications
to assure that good faith efforts toward resolution are being
followed.
Also, CourtEasy provides an easy, online tool to schedule mutually
convenient witness depositions, avoiding time-consuming phone
calls and the endless game of “phone tag.”
2. Q:How much does CourtEasy cost litigants or their attorneys?
A: Each party is charged a one-time, $20 fee through PayPal.
Once the fee is paid, each party has unlimited use of CourtEasy's
services and website for the entire duration of that case .
3. Q: What are the advantages to using CourtEasy in our Jurisdiction?
A: In many Jurisdictions, litigants are required to participate
in meaningful verifiable dialogue with each other to comply with
Court mandated rules of Good Faith Communications prior to noticing
a Hearing on any Motion. Additionally, litigants are required
to cooperate in other matters, such a scheduling witness depositions.
CourtEasy's proprietary and (patent pending) software documents
and records on an unalterable time and date stamped database
those communications thereby encouraging earnest efforts to resolve
issues online rather than going to Court .
If a hearing becomes necessary, the Judge can effortlessly access
CourtEasy's website, in real time, and view all communications
between counsel and/or Pro Se litigants appearing before the
Bench regarding the issues raised in the Motion or the Deposition
schedule before it to assure that the parties have complied with
Court mandated cooperation requirements.
Additionally, Clients can access communications between the
Attorneys to monitor the progress of their case and assure themselves
that needless expense and delay is not being incurred as a result
of the lack of cooperation among them.
4. Q: Can a Client or Judge having jurisdiction over the case
access the communications between the Attorneys?
A: The Client, Judge or anyone can view the Case Detail Log
database directly by accessing the CourtEasy website to see what
the Attorneys have done to narrow the issues prior to noticing
a hearing on the disputed matter . If the Court feels more work
is needed, it can refuse to grant a Hearing on the disputed issue
until the Court is satisfied that the parties have fully complied
with CourtEasy’s process. Information from the database
can also be downloaded and printed.
5. Q: Does CourtEasy provide other useful applications for Attorneys
and the Court System?
A: CourtEasy also provides a Deposition scheduling module. Attorneys
propose Depositions and availability dates online. An e-mail
is then generated to which the opposition replies thus paring
down the tedious process secretarial “ping-pong” and
reducing disagreements over discovery scheduling that often result
in court proceeding.
6. Q: How does CourtEasy assist attorneys or litigants in complying
with administrated Orders that require them to narrow issues
raised in a Motion prior to noticing it for a hearing?
A: After filing a Motion but prior to noticing it for Hearing
an Attorney or Pro Se litigant completes an online form on CourtEasy
which identifies the Motion that has been filed. Our proprietary
software allows the individual making a Cooperation Request to
propose solutions to the issues raised in the Motion and inviting,
via an email generated by CourtEasy, his opponent's response,
thereby facilitating communication and fostering dialogue between
opponents.
7: Q: How does the CourtEasy Process work?
Once the online form is completed and the individual hits the "SEND" button,
Courteasy generates an e-mail to opposing counsel or, if unrepresented,
to a pro se litigant inviting him or her to a response page on
the web site. There, the respondent(s) replies to the request
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if the issues raised in the motion are resolved a certificate
is issued thru CourtEasy certifying that an agreement has been
reached and that an Agreed Order can be forwarded to the Judge
having jurisdiction over the case. Conversely, if no agreement
is made, any party's legal representative or, if unrepresented,
any pro se litigant may then notice the Motion for hearing .
Similarly, If an attorney or pro se litigant wants to schedule
the Deposition of a party or witness the request is made to the
opposing party thru CourtEasy's Deposition Scheduling Module.
Once the proposed deponent has been identified and the date;
time and place offered for the taking of his or her deposition
is acceptable to each party's legal representative or pro se
litigant involved in the case, then a certificate of agreement
is issued thru CourtEasy thereby avoiding confusion and feigned
ignorance at a later date.
8. Q: Who may use CourtEasy?
A: CourtEasy has been principally designed for Attorneys and
Pro Se litigants to assist them in streamlining Deposition scheduling
and to facilitate professional communications to comply with
Court Mandated Good faith requirements prior to a Motion being
noticed for hearing.
Nevertheless, ,CourtEasy's site is accessible to any member
of the General Public, much like a Clerk of Court's public access
docket site, who wishes to view communication exchanges between
litigants or their Attorneys in any Civil case which has been
filed and is pending in a Court of Law within the United States,
its Possessions and Territories which has implemented the CourtEasy
Process in its Jurisdiction.
However, CourtEasy may not be used for any illegal or tortious
conduct as outlined in the Terms of Use.
9. Q: How does an Attorney get notified that opposing Counsel
wishes to communicate about filing a Motion or scheduling a Deposition?
A: Each time a form is filled out through CourtEasy, an email
is generated to the opponent inviting their response.
10. Q: What if the parties or their legal representatives after
complying with CourtEasy are not able to resolve the issues?
A: The individual who initiated the CourtEasy communication
can simply file a notice of hearing before the court which has
jurisdiction over the matter.
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