Can you have the defendant in a small claims case served by certified mail

You can have the court clerk to serve the defendant by certified mail. You cannot do it yourself.

During expert witness exchange, how do I leave the opportunity open to introduce experts down the road? I am not planning on

You don't. If you're going to introduce expert testimony, you need to retain the experts and have them ready to testify. If you fail to do this, it...

Do you have to go out of state at your own expense if subpoenaed?

First of all, this is a call from a detective, not a lawyer. If your son is going to be subpoenaed to testify, the subpoena will come from the...

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Why is California Insurance so unaffordable?

Three traffic tickets in a short time makes you a bad insurance risk. It doesn't matter what state you live in, your rates are going to go through...

Bid Sub Contract Work. How binding is your estimate to General Contractor? Nothing was signed, did not even know they used bid.

It depends. In some circumstances, a general contractor who relies upon a subcontractor's bid in preparing its own can require the subcontractor to...

Can An Expert Witness be added to timely served Expert Declaration? 2034.280 appears to infer only if to counter an Expert...

Only by stipulation or leave of court.

Generally speaking, "wet" signatures are not required.

If you do not file a responsive pleading in a timely manner, a default will be entered against you. The court cannot and will not grant you an...

What sort of sanction would I have to worry about if the other side files a motion to compel?

If you do not oppose the motion, it will likely be granted without sanctions. If you fail to comply with the court's order compelling production in...

2 defndnts in UD. 1 answered, 1 didn't. Plaint set hearing for Sum Jdgmnt- answer w/o merit & default for others. can others ans

A defendant whose default has been entered may not appear in the action unless and until the default has been set aside.