The question is not which form but which court. Small claims appeals are heard in the Superior Court, not the Court of Appeal.

If the case actually is on appeal because you properly and timely filed a notice of appeal, then the court knows about it.

A retired justice or any other witness can object to a subpoena. (See Code Civ. Proc., sec. 1987.1.)

I assume you mean to ask whether the court's ruling on the objection is appealable; the objection itself, being your action and not the court's, is...

If you didn't waive the right to appeal, then once you are sentenced or placed on probation, you can appeal.

Under some circumstances, a "next friend" can appear in litigation on behalf of a party who is incompetent.

Yes, if the appeal is from one of the types of orders listed in Penal Code section 1238, subdivision (a). That doesn't necessarily mean they'll win.

This question is too complicated to be sensibly answered in a forum like this. I suggest consultation with experienced criminal defense counsel.

You have to provide every page that is relevant (in a good, bad, or neutral way) to any of the issues you're going to raise. By providing less...

An attorney is not automatically immune from suit by virtue of having been opposing counsel to the plaintiff. That said, certain acts that a...