Can the party that wishes to sell force the other party to sell?

The party that wishes to sell may file a partition lawsuit against the other party. This will force the party to be sold by court process. One of...

When wanting to subpoena phone records for an employee of a business, is the subpoena served on the business or phone company?

It depends who the adverse party is. If you are suing the business (but not the employee) the notice is served on the business. When you serve...

If my son and I are both being sued. Do we both have to be served before they can continue with the lawsuit?

Once you are served, you have 30 days to file an answer or other responsive pleading. This is true whether they ever succeed in serving your son...

You can always switch attorneys, but if you do, your prior attorney will still have claim for his fees. Your prior attorney would argue that since...

Yes, it can be renewed indefinitely. As a practical matter, this usually does not happen, but it could.

This is a fairly unusual specialty. If you have a good case (and it sounds like you do) you may find an attorney from the Bay Area or southern...

Can I file a demurrer after I have answered a jury trial has been set for Monday and it's now friday?

The service issue should have been raised by a motion to quash. Once you file an answer, you waive that defect. The failure to specify time and...

Can my fiance subpoena my state taxes and tax return information?

Unless there is a lawsuit pending between you and your fiance, she cannot issue subpoenas for any purpose. If there is a pending lawsuit,...

How can I request documentation through discovery regarding other contract disputes that have arisen over the past 5 years?

You can ask for anything you want. If you do ask for this type of information and documents, most likely you will get a bunch of objections...

You could file a small claims appeal. If you did, the case would be tried again de novo as if the first trial never happened. I think your...