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I'm not going to give advice, but I'm going to say a few things about lawsuits.

If you don't have the potential to get huge damages (which I don't think this case has), you have to pay the lawyer upfront. It's a lot of money, and the case may not be settled for years.

The average working-class person does not have enough assets to make suing them worthwhile.

Having a lawsuit in the works means that the defendant and plaintiff are entangled for years, like a bad divorce.

The defendant can make life uncomfortable for the plaintiff by taking depositions and other legal actions.

- Jim

I'm really sorry you had to go through this nightmare.

- Jim

Penn wrote:Well, he could have sent an official request to DPS as a private person asking if the bevans had a CHL. They are allowed to release this info.

That is no longer possible. Only a law enforcement agency can request that information.

Penn wrote:I think they let the CHL holder know if someone asks about the license, too.

That is correct.

- Jim

Bevans, you have my sympathy. I can think of few things worse than a jerk neighbor who is a cop. At least it's DPS and not some small town where everyone in the local government is related.

My only advice is not to give him any excuse that could be considered provocation -- but you know that already.

- Jim