My mothers filed a small claim against a subtenant in her house but the case was assigned a continuation for a trial with a jury

Your mom needs to get an attorney. No one can say what her chances are, but based on your description, they probably aren't good. I don't know the...

Must the plaintiff appear at his own ex parte hearing? Can't find it in the code that it is mandatory.

Generally, since ex parte motions are not filed in advance, the party filing the motion will need to appear the morning of the hearing and argue...

What happens after an appeal is won and then the case is remanded back to the trial court?

Without seeing all the documents it is difficult to say. Take the decision and the underlying case documents to a local landlord tenant attorney.

How can I argue that 5 days before trial is a "reasonable" amount of time to serve someone a civil subpoena (without documents)?

Just argue it. You may want to research cases that determined what a reasonable amount of time is for service of a subpoena and have those case...

A subpoena on a business may be sufficient for them to bring an employee, but your subpoena needs to identify the witness so that the business...

Your belief is incorrect, there has been no change in the law. Attorneys are not allowed to appear in Small Claims court - that has been the rule...

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How do I handle false and misleading information sent to a judge in federal district court in California?

I would ignore it. The motion has been fully briefed. Let the judge rule on that. It may dispose of the case. Judges, especially federal judges,...

I need to appear at hearing to Show cause why case should not be dismissed. If I had reason for missing CMC should I oppose it?

You can serve a lawsuit at any time. If you missed the CMC but can serve the defendant before the OSC, do that, submit the proof of service and a...

INTERNET BULLYING

Emails are not private. There are exceptions of course for privileged communications, but emails with a classmate would not fall within the...

Can I sue a business for violating my privacy rights by giving my information another person and what kind of attorney do I need

Your address and license plate are public information. The dealership made a mistake, but did not reveal anything that is protected. ...