Can a plaintiff ask his lawyer for copies of filings?
I am a PI Plaintiff and dealing with PTSD in therapy involving a major breach of trust by a surgeon in an OR (battery involved).
Unfortunately, I think the trauma is coming out in my relationship with my lawyer.
In my eyes, the case is extremely anxiety provoking. I follow the court docket online and read everything as it comes in. The problem arises when sometimes the motion shows up on the docket, but the associated PDF doesn’t upload for HOURS. During those hours I am unhealthily refreshing the webpage with significant anxiety while I wait. This leads to me shooting a quick message to my lawyer asking what’s up. Unfortunately, I think this really irritates him. He sees it as micromanaging. That’s not my intent though…. I’m asking not to approve/disprove what he’s done… but just to be aware.
Is asking him to email me the PDF of his motion or whatever unreasonable? I’m asking for like 2 sentences and the attachment. That’s it. When he doesn’t tell me things upfront and I have to find out from the docket, it makes me feel like he is hiding something (even if I know that is not the intent). He is 70 and has been doing this a long time. I am 30 and this doctor ruined my life.
I just want to get a plan together here. We have been doing this since February and it’s not healthy because I’m scared to ask him questions. I know that is not good for attorney/client relationships 😬😬