Finding affirmative defenses.

go to your local public law library and look for a blue-colored multi-volume looseleaf set called California Forms of Pleading and Practice. ...

I just filed a request for default. The clerk had me drop it in a drop box outside the business office. What happens next?

I take it that part of your question related to the use of a "drop box." During these times of tight budgets where clerk's offices tend to close...

I'm not sure I understand your question. If you're asking whether or not a Superior Court judge should have declined to hear your case because he...

To justify reclassification as an unlimited civil case, the moving party (almost always the plaintiff) must present evidence 2 The Court in...

in dealing with witnesses who have lied in written interrogatories, one must decide whether it is better to confront them at their depositions or...

Will filing a default judgment at the federal court affect by motion to remand the case back to the state court?

I agree. Sit tight. Frankly, I personally doubt that the judge will take 4 months to issue a ruling on a motion for remand that has already been...

In federal or state court, when is the best time to file a default judgment against a defendant who refused to file an answer?

I would like to reinforce what Mr. Pederson has said in his answer. On the one hand, it is a good idea as he said to use written contact with the...

Mr. Pederson is correct. I want to reinforce what he has said regarding the lead time you will need to get your motion before the court. indeed,...

Based on the terminology that you have used I am going to assume that you are litigating in state court. Generally speaking, the rules relating to...

I work in Daly City Ca in a restourant i get $6.00 per hr is this even legal or can i put a law suit on them?

A few additional thoughts on this general topic... Because tips belong to the company's employees, employers may not deduct tips from their...