Caught shoplifting from walmart, no police,no police, nothing signed. Received civil demand today.

Civil Demands are, typically, an effort to get you to pay money that you are unlikely to ever owe. It would probably be best to simply ignore the...

The questions are: 1. What was your date of injury; and, 2. How was your case settled? i.e. by Stipulations and Request for Award or by...

You are free to propound discovery beginning 20 days after you have served the defendant with the lawsuit. A demurrer does not stay discovery.

Can you (how can you) make copies of the documents presented at an ORAP (debtors exam)? Do you ask the judge?

The court will not provide you with copies or with a copier to use. Typically, there is a copier room in those courthouses with libraries. Ask...

I'm a homeowner and have just received a sheriff's 5 day notice to vacate through a writ of execution what are my legal options?

Your home has already been sold at the Trustee's Sale and a buyer bought the house rather than the bank taking it back. Now the buyer has a...

Returned to work on a restricted duties program , my feet are hurting hurting can i go out on state disability after a year

Mr. Corson is right if your original injury causing the disability was that your feet were injured and hurting. You exhausted your...

Am I entitled to TD benefit if I was fired for cause while in treatment for work related injury and WC case was open? CALIFORNIA

Mr. Corson's answer is correct. The only thing I would add is with respect to the concept of TTD. It is simply entirely inconsistent to contend...

Is a specific date listed for completion of discovery for box 16b on a CA limited Case Management Statement a binding deadline ?

No it is not binding. The purpose is to give the court some guidance for setting the Final Status Conference and Trial dates. Discovery schedules...

Court's too long waiting time to hear a motion, what's the strategy?

As correctly noted by Mr. Doland, the budget issues are slowing everything down for everyone. The only cases moving are the criminal matter which...

When do I sign a release of all claims? Before or after I receive my settlement check?

The short answer is yes! The long answer is, are you OK with the proposed settlement? If so, then the short is still yes. If not, talk to an...