Can I contact a judge concerning a cash judgement against me in covenant and land use lawsuit?
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Can I contact a judge concerning a cash judgement against me in covenant and land use lawsuit?
I sold 10 acres to the plaintiff that had access
to a runway. He built a hanger so he could
build his own plane. 9 years later he still has
not finished his plane and never used the
runway. He sued for covenants that never
existed. The judge ruled against the covenant
but awarded a judgement of 64,800 to help
him recoup the 108,000 he claims he paid for
the hanger because he never got use the
runway. My atty has been very lax so I’m on my
own
Asked on April 4, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can appeal the judgment against you--that is the proper way to seek review of an adverse decision. You can't contact the judge unilaterally, or on your own--you have to include or "copy" the other party on communications, since the law prohibits "ex parte" (or by only one party) communication with the court; and even if you do include the other party on the communications, simply asking the judge to rethink his decision will not cause him to do so. Rather, you need to go to a "higher level" judge--the appeals court--and ask them to overturn or modify the decision. While it certainly would be to your advantage to retain an attorney to help you with the appeal, as long as lawsuit was against you personally (and not by an LLC or corporation through which you owned the land), you legally could do the appeal yourself, on a "pro se" (as you own attorney) basis.
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