Can I use most of the same content from the mediation brief for the mandatory settlement conference statement? I am inclined to

Yes, but you might want to think about why the case did not settle at the mediation, and what needs to happen differently if you want to succeed at...

In the old days, we used to have to physically cut and tape. Nowadays word processors make the job much easier. Be thankful for that.

In an unlimited civil action personal injury, may I ask for a dismissal without prejudice and refile or begin again later.

Get some advice first. There could be negative consequences to dismissing the case. Maybe the statute of limitations will have run. Maybe you will...

Most likely your best strategy would be to call up the other side and offer to answer all their questions. That's the best way to either avoid the...

Civil: minute order didn't reflect what was ordered, can I follow minute order

This sounds like a ruling on a demurrer. If that is the case, my suggestion is to confer with defendant's counsel until you arrive at an amended...

Explanation of Magistrate Judge Consent and the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Interesting story. If there was a question in there somewhere, I did not discern it.

What happens if the party you're suing in small claims court doesn't show up? (California)

Assuming that you don't use gasoline or need any of the items that Shell sells in its store, why not sell the card to another customer who can pay...

Civil lawsuit, can you talk to defendant

Only attorneys are barred from talking to parties who are represented by another attorney, unless they get permission. You are under no such...

I'm a pro per litigant. Can I contest a judicial decision if I did not attend oral argument?

You can file a motion for reconsideration. But you have to have valid grounds for that. Check the rules to see what those are. Don't file it unless...

You might want to serve some requests for admissions asking the questions again, or find some other way to make the defendant look foolish for...