MSJs by plaintiffs are somewhat rare, so it is unclear what is really going on here. But assuming the opposition was supposed to be filed by your...

Just a quick question - I'm trying to understand if my situation includes extrinsic fraud, but there is more to it...

Are you making a motion to set aside the default? If so, you want to make the argument that the court clerk made an error. You'll support your...

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Filed Complaint against mortgage company. They demurred on every cause of action. Do I have to respond to each demurrer?

You have one time as of right to file an amended complaint. If you have not filed an amended complaint yet, you should file one that addresses all...

Medical malpractice...am I able to file a lawsuit?

As both of my colleagues have indicated, you may have a statute of limitations issue--you may have waited too long to sue. But since Mr. Fernandez...

Appeal question for briefs

All of my colleagues make good points and I agree with them all. I will add this--as a matter of readability, most experts recommend a heading...

Pls give me some legal judicial economy reasoning to combine my civil lawsuit & unlawful detainer on my motion to consolidate

Attorney Chen has laid this out fairly thoroughly. Generally, you cannot consolidate UD with other cases--regardless of judicial economy--because...

Referencing cases

In either Westlaw or LexisNexis, you'll need to write a query including search terms with the specific factual issues you want a case about. ...

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Attorney Chen is correct. I would add, with respect to your last comment/question, that, no, the opposing attorney is not responsible, and is not...

What to do if miscalculated hearing date or if you need to reset hearing date in a civil matter?

You can do it a couple of different ways. 1. As you suggest, you can simply re-serve and refile the motion. You'd just write the court a...

Attorney Chen is correct. To count the 30 days, you start counting the day after you were served. The 30th day is the day your answer is due. ...