Anything a party says in the course of a legal proceeding is privileged, meaning that it cannot be the basis for a dafamation claim. I recommend...

There is no automatic stay of an eviction upon the filing of a notice of appeal. Instead, you must ask the trial court for a stay, and the...

The Court of Appeal has the authority to declare an appellant/petitioner a vexatious litigant so long as that party meets the definition. Next,...

Neither the state court of appeal (appeals from unlimited jurisdiction cases) nor the appellate division of the superior court (appeals from...

Notwithstanding Mr. Kassman's point that you may have an extra day I do not recommend fooling aroung with a Notice of Appeal deadline. It is...

I, too, find it difficult to believe that your attorney is charging for their own taxes. That sounds neither ethical nor legal. For one thing,...

I suggest finding a new attorney to handle the quiet title action first; a malpractice law suit will take years and will not solve the property...

The real question is: What are you trying to achieve? If its a change in custody or vistition, you would file an RFO to modify the existing order,...

In addition to attorney Koselyn's response, I would add more bad news: such an action filed in a court in California could (like the case in India)...

Under most circumtances a notice of appeal does not stay a trial court's jurisdiction to consider and award costs and fees after a final judgment...