Is there a way to appear for trial over the telephone, non-jury, civil limited case?

While some judges allow telephonic appearances for some conferences and/or hearings, the trial itself is not something for which a telephonic...

Yes, you can ask the court to "take judicial notice" of the minute order, so that it can be entered as evidence in the new case. You will need a...

Yes, it can, if the dismissal with prejudice is the result of an order of the court. You could not appeal a voluntary dismissal.

Filing Answer to a Debt-Buyer's Lawsuit -- serve with Affirmative Defense along with BoP and Discovery Requests OK?

You MUST file affirmative defenses with your answer, and it should be all in one document. You may not FILE discovery requests with the court, but...

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If the point (or one of the points) of the appeal is to challenge the trial judge's decision to strike the evidence, then yes, you need to include...

Ex boyfriend gave me car 6 years ago. Now he says I owe him and wants to sue me. Can he?

CAN he sue you? Yes, of course, almost anyone can sue anyone. Does he have a valid claim? That depends. An oral agreement to pay can be...

There is no substantive difference between "setting aside" and "vacating" any judgment, including one obtained by default. However, there is a...

Appropriate proposals for settlement conference?

The settlement judge will not be impressed by that tactic, and your credibility will suffer.

I have an agreement with ABC, LLC. And they did not do ALL they said they would do.

I think the better question is, why would you want to sue them? If you have no damages, you could not win a claim for damages, but there are...

Yes, you can. As a party, you are not prohibited from speaking to any other party or party's counsel. If you were represented by counsel, no...