Who decides method of service? The petitioner, or do you need the Court's permission to do substitute service?

Methods of service of process are spelled out in the California Code of Civil Procedure. See CCP sec.415.10 and following code sections.

Can a plaintiff subpoena a witness for deposition if a defendant's attorney did so, but witness and defendant cannot set date? ?

Pre-trial Discovery is supposed to be self-executing. Thus if everyone is available on the specified date everyone has to show up. So, to take a...

The bike was a bona dude gift to your ex-boyfriend; thus the bike belonged to him. You “converted” his personal property. He can sue and win...

The defendants tell the plaintiffs that they lost an investigative report. The trial starts. Can they say they found the report?

Assuming you formally requested such reports in pre-trial discovery and the other side responded with verified response that it lost such report,...

What will happen if I default a defendant that I sort-of told opposing counsel I would allow extra time to answer?

If you go back on your word snd tajevthevdefsult, defense counselmcan easily get. Court to set aside the default. In pro per litigants (...

How does precedent work ? My civil case in Superior court Yuba county California is for property destroyed

When a case is lost in the trial court, the loser has the right to at least one level of appellate review. When the appellate court rules it may...

I filed a motion for Reconsideration and got it. Now the opposing attorney is saying that he never got the copy of the Request

Prepare, file and served a declaration from the person who signed the POS including nothing came back as undelivered/returned. Then it is up to the...

Other parent has police reports claiming I withheld our daughter from him. I never did and was never contacted what can I expec?

Sounds like a.civil matter not a criminal matter. Probably nothing would happen unless father files an OSC re contempt.

The court is advidingbyoubthatbthectrial exhibits will be destroyed unless you come and pick them up by the deadline specified.

Your 170.6 peremptory challenge was not timely filed. So no DQ in that ground. If you have legitimate grounds for DQ, then you can file your motion...