I would take whatever documents you were able to recover and quickly consult an attorney. As the others have said, the attorney should be able to...

Once a default has been properly entered it cuts off the defendant's rights to take action; until the default has been set aside, a defaulted...

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CIEP in Appeal

A CIEP is a Certificate of Interested Entities or Persons. It is a form you can find at: http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/app008.pdf. It is...

In order to meet a deadline for personal service with a motion on opposing counsel, what if theopposing counsel is not there?

Short Answer: Yes you can serve it on the receptionist. See California Code of Civil Procedure section 1101(a): "The service may be personal,...

Deposition and giving other party questions.

I agree with the previous responses - you should get an attorney at least to handle the depo. The main reason is because you do only get one shot...

What happens if the other party is not served within the timeframe of the courts guidelines?

As with the other attorneys who have answered, I'm not quite sure what exactly it is that you are referencing but in general you have to give a...

Does anything prohibit me from sending a second deposition notice if defendant objects to appear for the first one?

There is nothing that I know of stopping you from sending out a second depo notice with a different date. I think the best way to proceed would be...

Instead of filing motion to compel, judge asked me to come in ex parte immediately

The rules for ex parte applications are found in California Rules of Court Rule 3.1200 and following. An ex parte application requires a few...

What does a litigation lawyer do? When do I need a litigation attorney?

There are very many types of litigators, but in general what we do is dispute resolution - whether that involves suing someone or some entity,...

Mr. Kelly is right, you have only 30 days to respond. That is not to say that you can't contact opposing counsel and ask for a short extension...