IS THE JUDGE IN HER STATEMENT DEAD WRONG? SHOULD I COMPLAIN?

To expand on what my colleagues have said: in a bench trial, the judge has two functions, to decide the facts and the law. In a jury trial, by...

Motion for Summary Judgment?

Your stipulation should (1) continue the trial date; (2) continue all discovery cutoffs (they do not move with the trial date by default); and (3)...

Finding details of a case (Civil harassment)

You should check the Court records and see what has actually been kept. Typically these kinds of court documents are not available online, but you...

Should I be considering getting a new attorney because I can never get a hold of her and she got a new job so I'm her side job?

First: talk to your attorney. You should not be relying on what your "co-plaintiff" is saying about your attorney. That opinion may be suspect. ...

Are all attorneys registered with the state BAR?

Lawyers licensed to practice in California will be on the California Bar website, and you can check their status. Now on small claims, generally a...

What does bar examiner mean when they say "unexplained gap"?

Not to be flippant here, but you are applying to the California Supreme Court for admission to the California State Bar. The Examiners have sent...

Should my wife hire a new lawyer

This is a confusing fact pattern for me. I do not know what got you to arbitration, but it sounds like the process was botched. Depending on the...

Does an attorney who wants to remove themselves from a case need to personally serve their client the Motion to Remove docs?

As my colleague stated in different words, "this is not your problem." This may be the best thing that has happened to you in this piece of...

Why would a trial date be vacated?

Whether your case is clear or not, that has nothing to do with your trial date. Since you are in LA, the first thing you need to do is get on the...

Maybe, maybe not. The whole point of any corporate form (s-corp, c-corp, LLC, LLP . . .) is to protect the owners from liability. While it is...