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Some members already know that I studied law during many years in college. I have never been a professional lawyer inscribed to a bar but I plead times to times. It is easier to defend others than to defend yourself, and I have had to start an administrative trial against a small town two years ago when they decided to classify many building plots that I own there as natural areas in their urban plan. These lands might be a lot of things, but certainly not "natural", and with this status they became worth nothing. The town was obviously cheating, and I decided to ask to an administrative court to cancel their new urban plan. But I specialized in criminal law, I knew nothing to administrative law and I had only 2 months to start the trial. I asked help to an old friend who is teaching administrative jurisprudence in a college, and he introduced me during a dinner to one of his previous girlfriends who is teaching urban planning law in another college. Both have written course books for college students and are among the best specialists in their respective domain : it was a dream team. For an administrative court, everything has to be completely written. I asked the court to cancel the urban plan globally or at least partially for some of my lands for misuse of procedures, violation of laws and misuse of powers. I wrote it and my friend and his ex corrected my prose like if I was one of their students, asking me to look at a jurisprudence and to add it or to insist on a law. I like the way they acted by helping me to write, but not by writing themselves. It is very kind and tactful, and they did not asked a cent for their great job. I could not hope to have better coaches. Instead of appointing a public servant to ensure its defense, the town decided to pay a professional lawyer specialized in administrative law to defend them, and I had to exchange memos with this lawyer, who has indeed denied my request (it is his job) but is also asking for damages, which is less fair as I am not asking a cent of damages to the town for the damages they did to me. The case will be judged by the court tomorrow. As I plead for myself, I have received a link to check online the way the public rapporteur will conclude tomorrow. The public rapporteur plays in a French administrative court the role played by the public prosecutor in a criminal court : he gives the opinion of the state on the case and tells to the court the way they should judge to follow the laws. The conclusions of the public rapporteur are "global or partial annulment of the urban plan". Apparently, he follows me completely, which is something relatively rare. An administrative court is never forced to follow the conclusions of the rapporteur, but they do it most of the time. We have again a general strike tomorrow, and I hope that I will have a train to go to court. It is the first time that I will plead in an administrative court. My friend told me to be brief and to avoid any effect or gesture like if I was in a criminal court. Lol, I have never been a dramatist, but, ok, I can be more serious than usual once : I will go there just to tell that I agree completely with the conclusions of the public rapporteur. It will be the shortest plea of my life. Wish me good luck please. PS : I apologize to not be very present and to not respond to your discussions today, I have some homework to do to prepare myself if a judge was asking me something about my case tomorrow. Sorry, I will try to catch up later.