Are you kidding? If I were you, I'd pay him. It sounds like he's earned his fee.
That sounds like grounds for malpractice. An attorney that you hire should always act in your best interest and consult with you before taking any such severe action.
If the criminal charges of rape and sodomy were subsequently dismissed (BUT, you don't say if it was dismissed WITH or WITHOUT prejudice!) I would say that you have no cause of action on the disposition of the criminal charges. However allegations of slander and discrimination are CIVIL chargesand are separate and apart from the criminal action. Contact a good civil attorney for advice.
dimiss the foreclosure action without prejudice and release the lis pendens! what does this means please!
Basically, yes, knowledge is useless without imparting it to someone else or putting it to good use.
You can seek advice from a divorce attorney. In a divorce, each party has to be served or notified by the other part of impending action. If you were not notified, you may have legal recourse.
Yes, you can create a class action without class action attorneys, but it is not recommended. There is a ton of paperwork that is best handled by an attorney who knows about class action lawsuits.
Without Prejudice means the petitioner is free to file another action based on different circumstances. I'll bet they still call you.
A dismissed complaint is no longer before the bankruptcy court, and so it cannot be amended; there is, legally speaking, nothing to amend. However, if the complaint was dismissed without prejudice then a new complaint can be filed, provided that the causes of action alleged in the complaint are not barred by any applicable statute of limitations.
It may mean that neither party moved to bring the action forward and after a certain period of inactivity the case was dismissed by the court.
Do you mean dropped or dismissed? Charges are dropped by the prosecutors office and since (presumably) the case never reached trial, no judicial action took place that action is not appealable in court. On the other hand, charges which are dismissed by the court CAN be appealed and there is a "reasonable" time period for remedying the underlying reason. Ask your defense attorney.
There are obviously many more facets to this case than can be related here. I strongly suggest that you confer with an attorney in your state for the ramifications of this action.
You need to ask the court to issue a dismissal order, with prejudice. If the case is dismissed without an order at all, the other side can ask that the case be reinstated, with prejudice means that they filed the case for the purposes of harassment and cannot refile it again for any reason. Caveat; you could still ask that the case be dismissed for failure to timely prosecute the case and that the case is brought solely for the purposes of harassment to injure your credit, plus the fact that the case has already been tried and dismissed.