How do I recover costs from the plaintiff?

memo of costs and motion for attorney fees and costs. have a local lawyer assist you with these technical things.

In California Do I have to attend Court Management Conferences when they are totally pointless?

yes or you could be faced with an OSC and sanctions including striking of your pleadings, etc.

Does the 45 day clock to file a Motion to Compel start from last communication with opposing attorney about the matter?

it runs from the date that the last response to the request was served.

DELAYED ACCESS TO UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASE FILES

if you are a defendant you should have access to the file.

If it has been past 45 day deadline for motion to compel further responses can I propound plaintiff with same questions again?

no you cannot propound the same questions. There is a case entitled Vidal Sasoon that you can find which stands for this principle.

What can i do if opposing counsel is claiming all the time that they are not receiving my emails?

fix this problem by sending documents by fax and mail.

If my papers were served on a third party and I was out of town, do I have 45 days to respond to a complaint?

at this point you need to sit down with a local lawyer to have them secure a stipulation to set aside the default or file a motion if the other...

Would it be ok if I only response to plaintiff's lawyer within 30 days, but not to the court.

your question is unclear. do not trust the other side to do anything.

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As a defendant, do I get an automatic chance to amend my answer if the plaintiff amends his complaint?

you can amend your answer if the complaint is amended without leave of court.

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sounds like it could be a debt collection case as some attorneys Mandarich law group and others will send a letter telling you the suit has been...