If you amend you complaint and the defendant fails to answer the amended complaint what happens?

While a defendant must answer an amended complaint, defaults rarely happen under these circumstances.

Can I hire/send a Cease & Desist (+ more possibly) to a party from another State if they are still stalking/harassing me?

A California court will probably not issue a restraining order against someone in another state. You are better off hiring an attorney to write a...

I have a civil action procedural question about a pending case in the limited jurisdiction of the superior court

The court clerk should not have allowed you to file the cross-complaint. The various motions are all completely independent and the court can rule...

What can I do to get my vehicle back (or my money back)?

When it is your word against his without any further proof, it is nearly impossible to get a conviction. You'll need to sue in in small claims court.

What is abuse of process?

Nothing you described sounds like an abuse of legal process. Your borrowed money and apparently breached the contract by not abiding by the...

Can we or are we able to get our employee his money back that was sent to the Creditor already?

It is unlikely that you have legal standing to act in this matter. Your employee is the one that suffered the loss and should consider his or her...

Your information is incorrect. In contract law, there is the "mailbox rule" when means that a contract is accepted at the moment you drop the...

Section 428.50(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure reads as follows: " A party shall file a cross-complaint against any of the parties who filed the...

Should we have to pay the other parties fees?

There are lots of missing details that make this an issue you should discuss with an attorney. It isn't clear how they are making the request for...

I have a question about voluntary dismissal

Assuming that your cross-complaint was actually accepted for filing, dismissing the entire action would have been a mistake. The plaintiff is free...