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Our Screwed Up Justice System
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Our State & Federal Justice System is in need of a complete overhaul.
Just take a look at these examples;
Secret Court Hearings in the Nancy Garrido Case
This Iraq man was brought back to the US, we will be faced with paying for his defense, his prosecution and if found guilty, housing, food and medical care in prison.
Nothing is done buy the Government to this company for selling drugs.
There is no continuity in Small Claims Court. The amounts rum from $1,500.00 to $25,000.00 depending on the State. If California were to follow Tennessee, think of the Court backlog that would disappear.
| State | Dollar Limit | | Alabama | $3,000 | | Alaska | $10,000 | | Arizona | $2,500 | | Arkansas | $5,000 | | California | $7,500, except that a plaintiff may not file a claim over $2,500 more than twice a year and plaintiff must be an individual (limit for local public entity or for businesses is $5,000). $4,000 is the limit for suits involving a surety company or a licensed contractor. | | Colorado | $7,500 | | Connecticut | $5,000 (except in landlord-tenant security deposit claims). | | Delaware | $15,000 | | District of Columbia | $5,000 | | Florida | $5,000 | | Georgia | $15,000 (no limit in eviction cases). | | Hawaii | $3,500; no limit in landlord-tenant residential security deposit cases. For return of leased or rented personal property, the property must not be worth more than $3,500. | | Idaho | $5,000 | | Illinois | $10,000 | | Indiana | $6,000 | | Iowa | $5,000 | | Kansas | $4,000 | | Kentucky | $1,500 | | Louisiana | $3,000 (city court); $5,000 (justice of the peace, but no limit on eviction cases). | | Maine | $4,500 | | Maryland | $5,000 | | Massachusetts | $2,000; no limit for property damage caused by motor vehicle. | | Michigan | $3,000 | | Minnesota | $7,500 ($4,000 for claims based on a personal or household consumer credit transaction). | | Mississippi | $3,500 | | Missouri | $3,000 | | Montana | $3,000 | | Nebraska | $2,700 (adjusted every five years based on the Consumer Price Index, next increase 7/1/10) | | Nevada | $5,000 | | New Hampshire | $5,000 | | New Jersey | $3,000 ($5,000 for claims relating to security deposits). | | New Mexico | $10,000 | | New York | $5,000 ($3,000 in town and village courts) | | North Carolina | $5,000 | | North Dakota | $5,000 | | Ohio | $3,000 | | Oklahoma | $6,000 | | Oregon | $7,500 | | Pennsylvania | $8,000 ($10,000 in Philadelphia) | | Rhode Island | $2,500 | | South Carolina | $7,500 | | South Dakota | $12,000 | |
Tags: Justice System Failure
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