I assume that the court of appeal served you with a notice of default and provided 15 days to correct the CIS, which would have been the...

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In order to win an appeal, in most situations you must prove not only that the judge made an error of law but also that the error was prejudicial...

Not sure what you mean by handling it "privately". There is nothing private about filing a lawsuit. The court file is public record and there are...

The court of appeal's authority to consider new evidence is used only for the purpose of affirming the judgment and cannot be used to contradict...

Extrinsic fraud is rare, and usually cannot be proved in the first instance by way of an appeal because it requires evidence that, by definition,...

You can attempt to reinstate the punitive damage claim by way of a Petition for Writ of Mandate that is filed in the Court of Appeal. These are...

There is no "right" to a rehearing in the Court of Appeal. There is a right to request a rehearing, but at least 95% of such requests are...

If you have a decent case, there are scores of attorneys in southern california who might consider accepting the case on a contingency fee basis,...

I also wonder why you believe that you can win a dismissal because opposing counsel did not "file a paper with the court." It usually takes much...