AUTHENTICATING INFORMATION
All information provided, including the media and/or paper that it arrives
in/on, shall become the property of EARL and/or the volunteer(s) that is
(are) handling the case. It will not be returned unless special
arrangements are made, EARL is not and will not be responsible for returning
any information. Do not send originals, or your only copy
Please provide a statement by one or more witnesses to your problem (if any)
and, with the permission of the witness, how we may contact him or her:
Please send the following documents to the address we may provide you. We
will attempt to keep this information confidential. In general, we provide
this information (or details on the contents only to our attorneys and,
perhaps, the volunteers that they work with. Of course, the person
receiving your mail will have access to it.
- If the case is a criminal case, a copy of the indictment or other official
charging document (stating the criminal charges) and the police report.
- If the case is a civil case, a copy of the civil petition or complaint
initiating the lawsuit, and your response or answer.
- Copies of available witness affidavits, depositions, or interrogatories,
and/or hearing transcripts or tapes.
- Copies of the legal bills for the lawyer's or court reporter's services,
along with their addresses and phone numbers, for verification of the amounts
and the purposes of the services rendered. (You will need to advise these
parties that you consent to them discussing this information with one of our
representatives.)
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