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Originally posted by Spanky
I just received a Summons (Citacioin Judicial) where the plaintiff's attorney copied their signature. What I mean is that is clear that the attorney did not sign these forms. These forms were probably filled out on a computer and it is obvious that the signatures of the lawyer were in some jpeg form or other form in the computer and then placed on the form, prior to the form being printed out. It is obvious because there are tiny dots around the signatures on the document showing they were taken from some other document, copied electronically, and then this same signature was place in every place the lawyer was supposed to sign. Each signature on the filing is this exact same jpeg or whatever it is.
In other words, this filing was not signed by the lawyer. At least not physically. Is there some way I can use the fact that these signatures (actually one signature) was copied on this document prior to printing and that it wasn't physically signed by the lawyer, to my advantage? Or is this sort of thing accepted now or at least tolerated by the courts now.
I have not done litigation in a while but it would seem to me since anyone could have placed the electronic signature on these documents that this is some sort of fraud. How can you know the lawyer actually signed it?
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dust for fingerprints then move to compel the lawyer and secretary to both provide fingerprint samples?
