Our Client is Who?
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Here are some examples of how you might compose a pleading when you don't know whether 'Our Client' is the Petitioner or the Respondent. (Variations of this setup can be used for 'our client' for contracts, etc.):
<<*AskOptions*!OurClient!We represent the Petitioner/We represent the Respondent*>>
WYOMING: In the Circuit Court for the [CirNumber] Judicial Circuit
<<*Options*!OurClient!*[Our Client]/[Opposing Party]>>, )
Petitioner )
vs. )
)
<<*Options*!OurClient!*[Opposing Party]/[Our Client]>>, )
Respondent )
Petition for Relief
Now comes your Petitioner, <<*Options*!OurClient!*[Petitioner]/[Respondent]>>, and asserts the following:
a. Your Petitioner, <<*Options*!OurClient!*[Our Client]/[Opposing Party]>> resides at <<*Options*!OurClient!*[Our Client Address]/[Opposing Party Address]>>.
b. The respondent in this matter, <<*Options*!OurClient!*[Opposing Party]/[OurClient]>> resides at <<*Options*!OurClient!*[Opposing Party Address]/[Our Client Address]>>.
Why this works: When you answer the AskOptions question, Pathagoras cycles through the entire document and 'chooses' the appropriate value of the Options. The result is a perfect 'rough draft' of the pleading you desire.
(Of course, in this example, because we are drafting a Petition, [Our Client] is almost always going to be the Petitioner, but the same setup will work for any other pleading, !OurClient! options are properly set (or reversed).
Another approach, a bit longer, but maybe easier to follow for some, is simply to set up two separate captions and choose between them:
<<*AskOptions*!OurClient!We represent the Petitioner/We represent the Respondent*>>
WYOMING: In the Circuit Court for the [CirNumber] Judicial Circuit
<<*Options*!OurClient!*
[Our Client], )
Petitioner )
vs. ) Case No. [Case Number]
)
[Opposing Party], )
Respondent )
/
[Opposing Party], )
Petitioner )
vs. ) Case No. [Case Number]
)
[Our Client], )
Respondent )
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