No. In a civil case where your counsel was not appointed by the court, there's nothing the court can do about your being dissatisfied with your...

I can't think of any constitutional provision this would violate. Which one(s) did you have in mind?

No one can tell you what you "need to file" without knowing more. In general, the Supreme Court is somewhat more likely to grant review of a...

The most important step to dealing with this situation is to hire an attorney or ask for the services of the public defender's office.

The plaintiff/appellant should include any relevant documents that were before the trial court in the appellant's designation of the record on appeal.

No. A trial court cannot issue a discovery order while an appeal is pending. A trial court also cannot issue a discovery order in a case that has...

I would suggest that you contact the appellant's attorney, unless there's a restraining order in place that forbids you from contacting that attorney.

The appeals court may not be able to grant renewal of the restraining order directly, but it could send the case back to the trial court to renew...

The respondent has a right to borrow the appellant's copy of the record, on request, after the appellant's opening brief is filed. (Cal. Rules of...

What is in a petition for review is described in rule 8.504(b). If you are correct that your petition for review was denied, there's no point in...