Does the federal court have jurisdiction? Please explain.

This sounds like a homework assignment. You are asking about an actual case from 1965. The facts are slightly different. Search for the case -...

In California, how do I subpoena a hostile witness for an order to show cause hearing?

What kind of case is this and what kind of hearing? Often, judges don't hear live testimony in connection with an OSC hearing in a civil case. A...

Since a Marsden motion is a motion filed in a criminal case by a defendant to fire a court appointed attorney, you need to talk to a local criminal...

Laws Governing the Disabled

If your current injury are related to your pre-existing condition, it may be an appropriate request. Your own attorney will have far more...

Should I respond to defamatory RipoffReport false breach-of-contract allegation w/rebuttal on their site or not post rebuttal?

My regular business clients approach me with this question often. Each one might need to handle the situation differently. Sometimes, responding...

What happens to tenant who breaches contract? What about trespasser?

Report the matter to your landlord, it will be an issue for him or her to handle. He may not care, or may have allowed the number of people. If...

Can I legally be forced to leave before the time I have paid for on a month to month rental agreement?

Since you are month to month, as long as you are not under rent control, the landlord can terminate the tenancy and ask you to leave by giving you...

It depends on what your agreement says. There is likely a method for early cancellation. It may require an early termination fee. Read the...

Would it be within our rights to ask the owner next door to pay for a fence in exchange for our signing off on a sewer easement?

You can ask, but they don't have to agree. If the easement is already there, they are probably entitled to use it without your permission. ...

How to deal with stalker wanting to move in for knowing someone rich and running away from separation?

You and the other tenants can contact your landlord about this situation and try to get him/her to take care of it. There may be a lease violation...