Any attorney practicing in Dallas District Court please answer this question.

As with most things in the law -- it depends on the case. If a hearing was held on the motion (as opposed to just a submission date), most judges...

Please answer this question per Texas Statute

Yes. A motion for summary judgment can be filed at any time after the Defendant files an answer. Whether a Court will grant the motion early is...

Should I do pretrial discovery to see what means the defendant in my case has to pay for my small claims case?

As a general rule, you cannot do discovery in Texas on the money or assets a Defendant has until you actually have a judgment. The financial...

If discovery was served with the Petition -- it generally means that you have 50 days from when you were served to answer the discovery. You...

How can I deal with this situation? Can this be dismissed? What should I do? Is this a civil litigation?

You are not clear whether he is claiming you damaged his car with your car -- or you somehow damaged it by kicking it or something like that. If...

Hearing and motions

It depends on the type of hearing. Most hearing are arguments only, or have affidavits filed in advance of the hearing and no "live" testimony is...

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Is it common for a father to leave everything he has to his spouse when he dies

It is not only common, it is the most common form of will out there. The "standard" will has each spouse leaving everything to the other spouse. ...

Will I have to show up for trial?

As I understand your question -- you are a Defendant in the case. If so, your were sent a notice scheduling your deposition and you gave a...

Specifically from the time Discovery is granted how much time does the Defendant have to produce discovery ?

Mr. Massey is correct, you may be in over your head, and should strongly consider hiring an attorney. Discovery generally occurs outside of the...

A person slap me today and I filed a police report, what's going to happen next?

While I agree that the police should handles this initially, you can sue for battery. Now, I am not sure how much money you would be awarded for a...