Shyrell Melara <shyrellmelara@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi Les, > > That records search is a good idea. As much as I would love to > settle this before hand, you would have to be here to listen to this > woman to realize that she will take nothing less than the pictures > and the money. It's what she told me right from the start. She's > been yelling "court" right from the start. Anything less won't > work. She sent her mother to pick up the pictures. I have also > caught her in at least 2 lies already. We had a contract. At most, > under this contract, she would only get less that 1/2 back > anyway. If I thought it would do any good I would offer that much > back. But, really, you guys would have to be here. I believe this > woman is the most unreasonable human being I have so far met. I accept your evluation of your opponents in this noxious little game. But I want to point out that the suggestion that you make additional (and documented) reasonable efforts to settle out of court was *not* mostly intended to actually achieve a settlement; it was mostly intended to make you look good to the court, and help them see how you're being reasonable and the other guys are being unreasonable. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>