Can I deed the property to back to my personal loan lender while I am in a lawsuit?

I am not sure I understand your question. Perhaps, you will need to provide clarification. Are you asking if you can convey property to the person...

Mother was in accident 12 years ago, collection agency is trying to collect now.

It sounds like you are saying that the plaintiff obtained a judgment against your mother. If that is the case, judgments are good for ten years and...

Does a plaintiff's claim and order to go to small claims court need to be signed?

You may have received unsigned copies while the originals which were filed have been signed. The key issue is whether or not your case is scheduled...

For the purposes of discovery how is "not a party to the action" and "Third Party" defined?

A party to the lawsuit would be someone who is a plaintiff or defendant. You can easily confirm that this person was admitted as a lawyer in...

What does this mean? Request for oral argument filed by respondent. 5 min. Is this with the presiding judge?

Prior to the hearing on an appeal, the Court of Appeal asks each side for a time estimate for oral argument. The court uses the estimate to...

To pay or not to pay, that is the question!?

If you ignore it the judgment will remain on your record. If you negotiate to pay only a portion of the judgment, you need to make sure you obtain...

The down side is you are creating an instrument that can be used to impeach you since you are making allegations under penalty of perjury. ...

Answer Plaintiff's C.C.P 96

You simply have to do a regular pleading called Response to Demand etc, and then under a headline entitled witnesses list all of your witnesses. ...

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I have a civil court appearance for an "Order to Show Cause" and I don't know what form to file before that time.

There is no special form. It would be a regular pleading, which should include a declaration from you. The declaration should go into great detail...

See California Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5. Here in California, signing under penalty of perjury is of no less effectiveness than having...