I have a church that has filed a lawsuit against me. The president told me in June 2014 that the pastor was stealing money.

It strikes me as clear that you need an attorney to defend against the lawsuit. Claims based on the defendants' filing of a police report in good...

The procedure is to file an ex parte application for leave to file an oversized brief, explaining why you need the extra pages. You also need...

Where do I file the lawsuit? I own a second property in LA county; I live in Orange County. Three years ago,

Actions involving the title to real property are almost always filed in the county where the property is located. Having said that, an attorney in...

I am being sued by the same plaintiff again in federal court over the same issues that were in another state's federal court.

The rules of discovery would require you to produce them again. You may, however, be able to stipulate with the other side that documents produced...

A fraudulent lawsuit was filed against my corporation but the entity is suspended. Can I request a stay until it is revived?

The court almost certainly will not grant you a stay. You need to re-activate the corporation or face the consequences in the litigation. You...

How do I go about filing a lawsuit against a company in another state?

You may be able to sue in California, even if the company is based in Atlanta. The issue "personal jurisdiction" is too complicated to get into...

How do you file a motion to compel?Is it a hearing for that?

A motion to compel is a formal request to the court that the other side provide additional information in discovery. It is not simply a set of...

I want to fire my attorney but she is unwilling to sign off substitution of attorney form

A client can terminate the attorney-client relationship at any time. An individual client can name himself as attorney of record, if he or she so...

Can a Defendant in a defamation suit have it both ways in an anti-Slapp motion?

There is certainly no problem (a) denying the fact of the publication; and (b) arguing that even if the defendant made the publication, the...

For motion to continue msj, can I state the good cause in my motion to compel the depositions needed to oppose the msj?

In deciding a motion, the judge is almost certainly going to read nothing except the papers filed in support of or opposition to the motion. The...