The motion can be made 60 days after they filed the complaint. If the case is in the Los Angeles superior court, getting a quick trial date may be...

Taking a deposition and not ordering a transcript

I believe the defendant will be given the opportunity to review the transcript and make changes if necessary. In which case, his attorney may make...

Don't bother. However, what you might want to do is file a trial brief before the trial date pointing out the deficiencies in the plaintiff's...

How does a plaintiff avoid an ambush in a motion for summary judgment?

Only the evidence presented in the motion for summary judgment will be considered by the judge in ruling on the motion. The rules of procedure and...

Can a insurance company refuse to settle a case with one party if other parties do not agree to settlement ,separate cases filed

Yes. Whether or not a party wishes to settle a case is completely voluntary. Often times insurance companies will not want to settle a case if...

Can I be terminated for a policy that wasn't in our employee handbooks and that I never knew existed?

Sorry about losing your job. I've just recently had some questions from clients regarding employment situations, and I've been surprised at how...

If a collection agency has filed a request for a default judgment do I need to do something?

If your response was an answer that was filed, and you have court stamped copy, the attorney for the collection company may not have received his...

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Couldn't afford Attourney expense so we hired a paralegal who helped us in past .

I agree, file a small claims case. On a related note, I've seen this happen before, and I've also seen situations where these so-called paralegals...

Sued client for non-payment on a contract in small claims and was subsequently countersued. I am not sure on what grounds.

I suppose one option is to wait to be served with a complaint. It may be the case that he has no grounds to sue you, and just filed a frivolous...

Limited Civil Credit Card Collection Case. Continuance question.

Check out Code of Civil Procedure section 1054. Regarding the arguments the other side may make, they may just say there's no reason for the...