(cont.) Next step in Court of Appeals if respondent does not file a response brief

Assuming that your question regards the Respondent's failure to file its brief by the due date, be aware that in the state courts of appeal there...

Can a lawyer take a retaining fee? And not show any accounting for 3 years and then send 3 years of bills at 1 time?

The Santa Barbara County Bar Association has a fee dispute arbitration program where disputes such as these are adjudicated. You may want consider...

When I obtained copies of entire case record post conviction I found the record is full of overlooked reversible harmful error

You may want to contact an Innocence Project to see if it is interested in taking on your case. The closest one to you is in Santa Clara: The...

There are too many moving parts and unanswered questions here, and most attorneys will not tell you what your deadline is without reviewing the...

How do i write a request for the appellate court to review a document that new info was put on after the ruling?

Its not clear from your post why it matters that one version of the document is sealed and another is unsealed. In any even you can file a motion...

How to appeal a child support order

This type of order can be appealed to the state Court of Appeal. Whether the appeal would be successful is a different matter. No one can explain...

When to appeal?

You cannot appeal from an order sustaining demurrers if there remains one or more causes of action between you and the opposing party. The issues...

Does CCP 1008(a) (Motion for Reconsideration) also apply in the Court of Appeal, i.e., a denied Petition For Writ Of Mandate?

Orders summarilly denying a writ petition are final orders and cannot be the subject of motions for reconsideration(which do not concern appellate...

CA, CIVIL [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGEMENT FOR MONETARY DAMAGES?

It is impossible to answer the questions without much more context. You may need to immediately file objections to the proposed order and if a...

At what point is a MSJ "order" or motion order in an equity action to vacate a default judgment trigger an appeal ?

This is a complicated scenario, and would require a full review of the actual pleadings, orders and judgment - if there was one - in order to...