Just answering the question you asked, without commenting on anything else in your post: You can make a Marsden motion either orally or in writing....

An order compelling discovery is not appealable. An order for monetary sanctions is appealable if the amount exceeds $5,000. (Cal. Code Civ....

Can my wife and I appear on behalf of her son and represent him in an appeal of a small claims case without him attending?

I don't know of any law that definitively answers your question, but my guess would be no. If you and your wife weren't defendants in the original...

Filing a motion for a new trial would not "ruin" your appeal rights. It would affect your deadline for filing a notice of appeal. (See Cal. Rules...

No. Since there is no case pending in the lower court, it cannot issue a subpoena.

Can you seek Rehearing re a Petition for Write of Mandate that was denied by the Court of Appeals?

I'm assuming you mean a writ of mandate. No, you cannot, if it was summarily denied, which is what happens in most cases. The Court of Appeal can...

How is it a Landlord can appeal a court judgement?

He can appeal because he's the defendant and a money judgment was awarded against him. If that doesn't answer your question, please clarify what...

What if I have a lawyer on the direct appeal will they consolidate a habeas corpus done in pro per as an amended petition?

Sometimes the court will consolidate a habeas petition with the direct appeal, sometimes not. If you want consolidation, you might improve the...

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Does Petition for Review to Supreme must be filed & exhausted if I want to assert issues denied on Petition for writ of mandate

No. You do not have to file a petition for review after the denial of the mandate petition in order to preserve the issue for direct appeal. The...

Don't count on it. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a year or more between the waiver of oral argument and the issuance of an opinion. For...