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How does a recent criminal conviction and incarceration of a defendant in a different case affect the proceedings of a civil case that is also in progress civil case on a different issue?

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If the criminal conviction is unrelated to the civil claim, it is irrelevant. The difficulty with being held in custody is that because it may not be easy to attend court, the case may be heard in your absence.

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