Posts by nimbleotter18

Jerry Flores32 said:He HAS to show up in court. Or rather, your father does.
If you can't make it, a formal apology to the judge is mandatory.
Otherwise, expect the police to come pick him up next time. Truly wonderful.
If he insulted the man—he’s guilty. Period.
He could just plead guilty and get probation for 3-6 months (non-custodial), a reprimand, or something similar. It depends.
But if he pleads not guilty and drags this through a full trial, then we're looking at legal fees and all that mess.

My suggestion? If he actually did insult him, just take the penalty and be done with it in ten minutes.
Look, property disputes, boundary issues, all that stuff belongs in civil court, not in some verbal shouting match. If your father thinks someone is building on your land, he needs to file a lawsuit. End of story.

Fine, I know they have to show up or face a $5 $0.00 fine—that's what the summons says.
Regarding this apology thing, is it a conversation or something in writing? Maybe we can find a record at the post office showing when we picked up the letter.

Now, about what to tell the judge—someone I know who dealt with something similar told him it was a mistake to plead guilty because then you end up paying a $2,000$1000 fine.
That’s exactly the logic he used, honestly. He thought it would keep things quiet and quick, but now he thinks he screwed himself by admitting it.

About this part: "If he says he's not guilty and drags it out, there are costs and stuff." Will this guy try to claim emotional distress if my father pleads guilty?

I'll add that my folks are probably right, but whenever you call code enforcement, nothing happens. They don't show up, and when you ask why, they say another officer took the case. This guy is actually related to some well-known politician.

Maya, you're suggesting he plead guilty because that's your opinion, because you've been through this, because you know how the law works... or whatever?

Jesse Morgan36 said:I have no clue, but you're gonna need a massive monitor for that.😁
p.s. I posted this earlier and got zero replies. Maybe you know. How do I print drawings at an angle without rotating them horizontally or vertically?
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The Page Setup Manager doesn't really let you rotate things to fit the drawing, so I'm not sure if there's even a workaround. Just leave it alone or rotate the whole thing. It's not exactly rocket science.

Jesse Morgan36 said:Just toss them all into one folder, doesn't matter where. Hit CTRL+2 to pull up DESIGNCENTER. Find your folder on the left, then double-click a file to see icons like blocks, dimstyles, and layers pop up on the right. Double-click blocks to see your stuff, then just drag them onto the drawing. Or use copy/paste, or right-click the block and hit "insert block" if you want to scale it before dropping it in. I'm talking about AutoCAD 2006 here, though. No clue how other versions handle it.

Tried that and finally got it. Thanks! 👍 I'm running 2008.

Didn't know that. Now I'm hoping someone can show me how to organize my symbols in the command space around the drawing window.

Terry Ramos60 said:Please forgive my sudden intrusion and the fact that I am veering off-topic, but as I have been reading through this subforum quite intently over the last couple of days, I couldn't help but notice a certain pattern! Is it not truly fascinating how many people seeking legal advice here seem to operate under the impression that lawyers possess some sort of supernatural clairvoyance or psychic abilities?

What on earth could a judge possibly ask when they see the father for the very first time?

What kind of sentence should we be expecting?

Don't underestimate them. Lawyers actually understand the mess that is the legal system better than most, and it's easy to get lost in it when you aren't expecting it.

Jesse Morgan36 said:Not sure if this helps, but you could just dump all your usual blocks into one folder. Then, when you need them, hit CTRL+2 to open it (it defaults to Design Center) and just drag whatever you need.
Don't know if that actually works for you, though.

Fine, I put my blocks in a folder, but how am I supposed to save it so CTRL+2 actually pulls it up? Be more specific.