Finally, federal war costs exclude billions of dollars of state, municipal, and private war costs across the country â dollars spent on services for returned veterans and their families, in addition to local homeland security efforts. (Page updated as of April 2015).
If the small claims judge grants the defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment, then one of two things will happen. If all parties are present and agree, the small claims judge may hear the original case without rescheduling it.
A preliminary hearing usually has one of three outcomes: 1  Go to trial. Most often, the defendant is held to answer, or âbound overâ for trial on the original charge.  Reduced charges. Sometimes, when the charge is a felony, the judge may reduce the charge to a misdemeanor or a less serious felony.