I'm in the midst of an appeal before the Second Appellate Division in Los Angeles. I am the defendant.

FIle a notice and a motion based on that notice that plaintiff is not in proper standing to conduct the litigation. Unfortunately, it can easily...

Client stole site I created for them. Sent Web Host a proper dmca notice. No regard at all..

At this point I really suggest that you hire an attorney to send the appropriate legal correspondence and if necessary to file for a preliminary...

In California can phone calls be recorded without consent when the call is being recorded to protect against consumer fraud?

n California you cannot legally tape someone without their permission or without their knowledge. I would tell the person at the beginning of the...

I got slandered, is that a crime?

You state that someone slandered you without giving us any further information. There are many statements that may appear to be slander but which...

Does a Request for Dismissal of a cause of action reset the defendant's time to answer the complaint?

You should have dismissed the other cause of action during the default prove up stage because now the defendant has an argument that the clock was...

Actually by granting your motion the judge agreed with you that the plaintiff failed to state a cause of action. Judges routinely give plaintiff's...

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Call up the jury hotline and speak to someone about what happened and ask what you should do. It usually can be handled by them/

Should I respond to a summons with a letter or file motion?

If you received a summons and complaint you have a fixed amount of time to respond so that you had best immediately hire counsel to review it and...

Usually any signature that can be confirmed electronically as to source should suffice, although there are several states and government agencies...

Is this considered false advertisement and could I open up a case about it?

Really? You have no cause of action as the products are properly labelled.