How can a defendant justly recoup the costs of defending himself against what will finally be known as false charges, once he wins? i.e. costs of notary public, filing fees, certified copy fees, travelling to distant venue over and over, etc.

When would that need to be demanded? Would it need to include detailed line items up front or a more general indication first and itemized later? And to whom would the demand go? Would that be done by a motion? "I move that this court order PlaintiffToPayEverythingPlaintiffHasCostThe AccusedToFendOffPatentlyFalseAllegationsForSevenMonthsStraight." :)

Disclaimer: As enthusiastically as I've been devouring this course, I also haven't been sleeping much, for that same reason... so this might have been mentioned somewhere and my eyes may have been glazing over during the wee-hours; please feel free to copy/paste a quote from the material and share the URL. I won't be offended at all, I'll appreciate it.

Hello - it has been a couple of weeks - does Dr. Graves or anyone else have some input about this?

Non-lawyers are always entitled to recover their costs, e.g., depositions, transcripts, and such, after winning their case. Non-lawyers may not collect for the time, however. I don't make the rules. I just do the best job possible of lifting the veil my profession has pulled over the public's eyes. PLEASE TELL EVERYONE ABOUT HOW TO WIN IN COURT.

B3,

In some of my post (Criminal Proceeding->Trial) I covered my method for cost recovery. As with all legal documents, you must give notice to all parties.

I do this in the form of a "Notice of Fee Schedule". You can provide an itemized list, broken down into categories; or a one cost covers all fee. I haven't found a generally accepted format. But I would not suggest writing a 5-page Fee Schedule with 100 different "specific items". Use general categories and keep the list to a single page.

And have all documents Notarized. Documents certified by "officers of the court" carry more weight than documents not certified.

Dr. Graves is correct that you can't be compensated for time...per se. But I have asked for compensation for lost time from my job to appear in court...and was awarded compensation in a Civil case against me.

Jerome

Thank you both!