Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

I am in a civil lawsuit in Superior court and need to prove I sent an email to a man and he sent one back.

How to I prove this in court under the rules of evidence


Asked on 2/28/13, 9:39 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Jacob Kiani Law Office of Jacob I. Kiani

With a declaration sworn under oath in which you state you have personal knowledge that the email address is your regular email address and that you sent the email. You would also want to state that you have personal knowledge that the email address he used to respond is the one he has used to communicate with you before.

If you really want to be sure, subpoena records related to his email account from gmail or yahoo or whereever.

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Answered on 2/28/13, 10:22 pm
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

In addition to what Mr. Kiani has said, if you're in trial, you could and should testify that you sent the e-mail to him and received the response, or vice versa. If you have the e-mail in your smart phone, bring it with you.

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Answered on 2/28/13, 11:20 pm


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