998 costs

Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (linked below) answers that generally. In addition to costs normally recoverable, the party coming out ahead on...

Appellate Courts

What do you mean you were "advised that the opening brief was legally unsound"? Did the court indicate its intent to strike it for not conforming...

In a civil case, the Appellate Court notifies appellant by mail that an opening brief and an appendix should be submitted

Assuming you are in California state court, see rules of court 8.60 and 8.63 (both linked below). Essentially, if you can get the other side to...

I need a lawyer who has no fear and is ready to sue dcfs?

I presume there is some form of proceedings already pending in the juvenile (dependency) court. If you don't already have counsel in that...

Defendant in two actions w/ the same party, becomes plaintiff in an action after the first, can a new case be joined?

I suspect that the second action by the original defendant is premature. Usually, one cannot sue for malicious prosecution (which I presume is the...

In the interest in ruling out lawsuits which might cause a lein to be placed on my personal assets...

I don't know if your state of incorporation will have much effect on whether some future plaintiff can "pierce the corporate veil" to get at your...

I am the plaintiff in a lawsuit that was dismissed because I was not present. What are my options as far as time constraints?

If the defendant was indeed responsible for you not making it to a California state court proceeding, or you can prove you did not receive adequate...

Can u abandon a civil appeal then re file your appeal later.

I'm going to say: That's a really good question! My gut says that the California Court of Appeal would not entertain a second appeal from the same...

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What happens if an motion for a appeal was granted but was dismissed?

You should not assume that the notice will result in dismissal of the appeal. In California state court, most notices of dismissal are conditional....

At what stage can I conduct discovery

You don;t generally have to wait for the defendants to respond to the complaint, but there is a discovery "hold" of 10 days after service of the...