SECTION ONE: Secrets of the legal industry 5
We have a two-tiered court system 5
We have a common law court system 9
The real law is found in the annotated statutes 13
There are two types of jurisdiction relating to people: personal
jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction 14
Attorneys can’t testify. Statements of counsel in brief or in oral argument
are not facts before the court 15
SECTION TWO: The law of voids 16
Everything you always wanted to know about void judgments but
were afraid to ask 16
What about default judgments? 20
Reasons why subject matter jurisdiction CAN be lost 22
Summary of the principles of the doctrine or law of voids 23
Sample petitions to vacate 25
SECTON THREE: The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 39
Overview of the Act 39
Note and contract law 41
Phone scripts 44
Dispute letters to collectors 45
Sample of suit for damages under the Act 48
SECTION FOUR: Civil litigation 51
Is your lawsuit really frivolous? 53
Have you really failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted? 53
Sample case 53
SECTION FIVE: Appeals 58
Sample state appeal 59
Notice of appeal, federal 69
Sample federal appeal 70
SECTION SIX: Dealing with administrative authority 91
Sample suit for judicial review of administrative action 91
Priddy versus City of Tulsa 93
SECTION SEVEN: Civil rights actions 103
Malicious prosecution 104
Are judges really immune from suit? 109
Denial of remedy 114
False imprisonment / imprisonment for “contempt.” 121
