California foreclosure

Filing a lawsuit in and of itself does not stop the foreclosure. You need to file suit AND obtain a restraining order/preliminary injunction if you...

What to do when court clerk sent incomplete notice of pre-trial minutes?

In situations like this, I often call the court clerk to see if she wants to clarify the minutes. If there is doubt as to what the court did on...

I donated some money, now I want the money back.

The answer is almost certainly that the money that you gave to the charity was a gift which you cannot get back. There would possibly be an...

What is a order to show cause hearing re: failure to prosecute?

In most courts, those notices are fairly routine, and sometimes they will even tell you what to do to make sure the OSC is quashed, meaning...

Although judges often say trial briefs are required the failure to file one would not usually prevent someone to put on a case. It is always better...

My restaurant got sued from directv for showing their program, I have no knowledge about it. Am I still being responsible?

There are a lot of missing pieces here. What does Direct TV say that you did that was wrong? What is your relationship to the restaurant? What...

If a defendant files an answer to the complaint, can he or she file a demurrer to the amended complaint?

Yes. Each complaint (original, First Amended, etc) is a new chance to respond with either an answer, demurrer, and/or motion to strike. If you...

I got a summons and made arrangement with collector for payments. Do I still need to respond to the 30 day window?

Unfortunately, you need to be more formal than that because there could be a misunderstanding. You need to have the plaintiff's attorney agree...

Defendant has not complied with judges order respond to discovery.

There is a legal answer to most questions and a practical answer. You are not required to meet and confer at this point. However, and many judges...

A party is involved in two separate cases. Can the same lawyer handle these two cases against that party?

It happens all the time that a lawyer will represent two different parties against the same person or entity in two separate cases. Is that what...