Me: “This is ***, how can I help you?”
Caller: “I’m calling about the court date tomorrow. Do I have to appear there?”
Me: “Well… I see from the file that you are the defendant, while we represent the plaintiff. Did I get that right?”
Caller: “Yes. Do I have to appear there?”
Me: “You do realize that you are talking to your opponent’s lawyer?”
Caller: “Yes.”
Me: “Well, okay. You don’t really [i]have[/i] to appear. If you don’t appear in court, you’ll lose the case, though, because you’re not represented by anybody else.”
Caller: “So I don’t have to appear there?”
Me: “No, not in the strict sense of the word ‘have to’. But you do realize that you are calling the opposite lawyer, don’t you?”
Caller: “Yes, I do.”
Me: “Very well. I take you won’t come, then?”
Caller: “No, I won’t.”
Me: “Okay, very well then. Thanks for the call.”
Caller: “Goodbye, and thanks for the advice!”
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Banzai Harakiri
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