I have a case in federal court, after two years my previous attorney drop from the case, and I filed to appear Pro se, and defendant filed a motion for summary judment, also the court send me a an order to file a joint pretrial order. My case is a slip and fall case against a big corporation my medical bills are over $90,000, I have been looking for legal representation but none of the attorneys that I have visited are interested, I need help with some advice with motion to oppose summary judment and what I must do to file joint pretrial order

Why would you have a case in Federal Court for a slip and fall accident? Makes no sense except who you are suing. It should have been filed in a county court instead.

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Originally Posted by jkruz

i have a case in federal court, after two years my previous attorney drop from the case, and i filed to appear Pro se, and defendant filed a motion for summary judment, also the court send me a an order to file a joint pretrial order. my case is a slip and fall case against a big corporation my medical bills are over $90,000, I have been looking for legal representation but none of the attorneys that i have visited are interested, i need help with some advice with motion to oppose summary judment and what i must do to file joint pretrial order

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The civil rules should specify what goes into a pretrial order. Since it is to be joint, you and the attorney for the defendant need to talk to each other and agree on it. Call the attorney and say "We need to talk about the pretrial order." The attorney probably will want to draft it and you will sign it if you agree to what it says.

As far as opposing summary judgment is concerned, you need to offer affidavits, etc. which will show that there are factual/ legal issues which preclude summary judgment.

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Originally Posted by twinkiedooter

Why would you have a case in Federal Court for a slip and fall accident? Makes no sense except who you are suing. It should have been filed in a county court instead.

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The defendants lawyer filed in federal court (thats what my previous attorney told me) and you are right , any person that I talk to about my case they tell me the same thing

Under certain circumstances a defendant has the right to remove a state case to federal court. Appears that's what happened here.