Do I have to respond to a lawyer whose case is going to trial? I do not want to testify. It's a copyright infringement case.

If you are served with a subpoena, and you are within the jurisdiction of the court, yes you do. If you are not subpoenaed then you don't have to...

How do you file a motion to set aside a judgement, cause I was never served

There is no form for such a motion. Have you called the plaintiff's counsel first to see if the plaintiff will set aside the judgment? It is...

The discovery cutoff is 30 days prior to trial. That means that the discovery has to be due on or before 30 days before trial. You can notice a...

A "short cause" trial is just that-a trial which is expected to be short. Usually, a short cause matter is something that could take an hour to...

Do I have to answer form interrogatories after my demurrer to a complaint was sustained with leave to amend?

As long as the demurrer was sustained with leave to amend, the discovery is still valid. From a practical point of view, however, you will have to...

Is there a Form that can be used to oppose a Demurrer filed under an Unlimited Civil Case in Ventura?

Even before you prepare your opposition you must first decide whether you wish to oppose the demurrer or not. Instead of opposing the demurrer you...

If an outside counsel responds to a pre-litigation demand letter, can I safely serve him with the process?

No. The fact that the potential defendant has retained an attorney does not give you the right to serve the attorney for the defendant. However,...

Absolutely. That clearly falls within the discovery of admissible evidence CE.

When and how to file opposition and reply to opposition in motions in civil lawsuit?

The code reads that the opposition and reply should be served in a way that will likely result in the other side receiving the briefs the next day....

No judgements have been entered. We go back to court next month. Can i request that we see the facilitator and mediator again?

The court would not be able to "order" the parties into mediation if your first mediation was a court ordered mediation. However, the court could...