I am being sued and am indigent. Should I notify the PI Attorney?

You definitely should hire a lawyer if you possibly can. If you cannot, you should do as Attorney Chen advises and answer or demurrer and pay your...

Look at California Rules of Court, Rule 1.20(b)--it governs this issue with respect to filing documents in court. I would suggest that you follow...

Attorney Chen is correct. The rule is not that you MUST SERVE discovery 10 days after the summons was served, the rule is that you MUST WAIT TO...

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California deposition

Yes. Depositions are public proceedings, so unless subject to an order otherwise they can be made public.

Yes, this can be confusing. But you need to realize that some things have to be served in one particular way, while other things must be served in...

None of the statutory reasons alluded to apply here. If you are the plaintiff, against whom the demurrer was filed, I would say that "yes"...

I filed a SAC and the defendants demurrered again. They set the hearing for December of 2012. How do I challenge the demurrer?

The other lawyers have given you good responses regarding how to address the demurrer. But regarding the stalling tactic...California Rules of...

Yes, it can be appealed. If, however, the amount of damages is one of the issues, a motion for new trial must be made first. The court of appeal...

Order in the court?

Writing a letter to the court will not help. Believe me, the judge knows all about the backlog in the courthouse and the judge would love for it...

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Damages for electrical fire and return of rental unit in small claims?

You certainly may sue for up to $10,000 in damages as Attorney Chen has indicated. If you had a lease, and the lease is not up yet, your damages...

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