I am a plaintiff in pro per, in an unlimited civil case: Cannot find a lawyer to accept our case on a contingency.

Neither the discovery requests nor the responses get filed in court. Also, you stated that the trial is approaching. You should be aware that there...

Landlord says no overnight guests after I signed a lease without any mention of it, what to do?

You should look carefully at your lease agreement. You likely indicated the number of people living with you, but there is a distinction to be made...

Defendants fails to answer special interrogatories

You should file a motion to compel responses, but make sure you first send a written meet and confer letter to explain your position and give...

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Defendant refuses to travel to deposition, wants it closer to his attorney.

You should first write a "meet and confer" letter to attempt to resolve the issue before filing a motion. If that fails, you may then bring a...

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What kind of professionals can we hire to verify general contractor's completion of work before suing him?

First, do not do anything (and I mean anything) before consulting an experienced construction lawyer with experience in structural defects, and...

I agree with respect to the requirement that you must have suffered actual damages. The threshold level of proof is fairly low, however, in that...

What type of case is when a person sales a motorcycle that was not his and registered in my name?

I do not know all the details, but from your description, it appears the decision was that there was a valid sales agreement and that the defendant...

I agree. Attorney Hyman's analysis is, in my opinion, spot on.

Yes. Service is proper almost anywhere with few exceptions. I also agree that even when there is a valid basis to challenge service, it is not...

Home owner refuses to pump and fix the plumbing on a verbal agreement where I've been for over a year

First, you need to show that you have a valid oral agreement. Generally under CA law oral agreements are just as enforceable as written agreements....