Why risk an adverse action against you? Many courts have online calendar info, or Id try calling the court or even going down there at 8:30 just to...

Can the court, on it's own initiative, contact an opposing party on a Motion, if they are a no show at the hearing ?

Nothing prohibits the court from calling the no show party, and the court has discretion to consider late filed papers.

One of the defedants mailed a Sitpulated Protective Order regarding confidentiality of certain documents, and requested

Ive seen protective orders I wouldnt sign and had to negotiate, and Ive had some that were reasonable. Cant say about yours w/o all details....

Proper method of counting days need to file a motion.

Ex. I had opposition to motion to compel due 9 court days before the hrg on 1/18. I had to file it 1/7 and serve by overnite mail.

Can I sue my bank for not stopping payment on a check?

Moving this to banking law category.

Plaintiff has just named me as defendant in a small claim action-$1750. I

Why do you believe you are entitled to the money? What are you going to say to the judge, we were both doing something improper to defraud a...

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Initialling at bottom of every page helps to assure that a new page wasnt substituted in place of another. Initialing each para seems like...

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Go to court nad get copies of everything in the court file immediately. Then set appt with a collection defense atty to review the papers.

When can, if allowed, add a statute/laws that an employer violated but was left out in a complaint.

You may not need to do an amended complaint, it depends upon the complaint now, what was alleged, what you want to add, etc. If you are adding a...

If you can prove fraud, mistake or error and can get an attorney fee award vacated. Does the attorney get to re-try the case?

If you get the judgment vacated, a big if, the court will likely allow both sides to submit evidence and maybe even oral testimony and cross...