It is smart to settle before court with defendant through mediator on a civil case after serving him with an amended complaint?

Yes. It is smart to settle before trial, in general. The rest depends on the strength of your case and what is on the table.

What are my chances of winning a legal battle with my landlord?

Repair and deduct remedy is available to residential landlords. However, you need to follow the steps prior to exercising it.

Under Emergency Rule 12, I can now serve discovery by email?

The short answer is yes. However, check your local rules and determine if such emergency orders are still in place. For example, in Contra Costa...

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I need to do repairs to tenants place am I allowed to take pictures of the unit?

I am sorry to hear that your tenant is unfairly taking advantage of the situation. Yes you can and should take before and after pictures. I would...

Can I get a TRO against a business that is holding payments ? What supporting documents are needed?

To make sure that I understand you correctly, you intend to file an application for a TRO against the company to prevent it from mishandling...

Report to your local police. Do not transfer money.

Try to get an extension of time to respond to discovery (in writing) from the opposing counsel.

All good answers above. But you have not described the reason why you want to "amend." Are the substantive changes substantial such that they will...

You need to serve them at the earliest, which can be moments before your ex parte hearing. However, at this point, i believe they just want a gist...

As my respected colleagues said before me that there is no one size fits all. Lump sum, structured payments, whatever the parties agree on - they...