Request for consolidating/combining multiple lawsuit in different courts to a one lawsuit to the chief judge in federal court?

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42 allows for consolidation of separate case where they involve "a common question of law or fact." You or the...

Can a judge who is inactive with the State Bar of California serve as an Assigned Judge (on call basis) in the Superior Court?

The state bar regulates attorneys, not judges. Assigned judges are often retired judges.

What are some ways a litigation attorney would have access/knowledge of the existence of a living trust and use it as leverage?

For the living trust to be useful, assets must be titled to the trust. Even if the restaurant was never transferred, other real property they own...

I loaned $5400 to a friend who has not paid me back, how do I file a claim if I now live out of state

You will need to go to the state where you made the loan and where your friend lives to sue him. If that is California, you can go to small claims...

In California, if I just want copies of documents, not to "inspect" them, can I request that?

Often parties prefer to make a production by copying and providing the documents to the opposing party. You could request that documents be...

I want to start a t shirt selling business and i was wondering if its OK to have someone's face on a t shirt?

If you have the permission of the subject (as well as a license from the photographer, who would own a copyright in the image), there should not...

I am an artist. A lot of my work and ideas have been copied by numerous other artists. How do I protect myself?

Your works (fixed in tangible form) are protected by copyright. Your ideas are not. If they had access and copied your work, you could recover...

What can I do about a verbal agreement?

Unfortunately, this agreement is governed by the commercial code, which requires a signed writing to enforce a contract for sale of goods over...

In addition, many cell phone companies include mandatory arbitration provisions in their contracts. If that is the case, you would have to bring...

How do I subpoena documents from someone in another County for a Los Angeles County Civil Court Hearing?

If the recipient is a California resident, then he is also subject to the California courts' subpoena power regardless of whether he is in the...