Your mother has 30 days from the date of personal service (plus an additional 10 days from date of mailing for substituted service) to respond to...

If the email did not contain any specific proposal for settlement, there is nothing to consider. However, you could present your own settlement...

Does a death of a first degree relative count as a justifiable reason for continuous in an unlawful detainer case ?

Sorry for loss. Unfortunately, the death of a first degree relative alone would not be sufficient grounds to seek a continuance of the unlawful...

No. In 1996, the California Apartment Association sponsored legislation that was signed into law by the Governor. It prohibits a municipal...

You are allowed to mail your written responses to discovery on the 35th day. Personal service is not required under the Code of Civil Procedure. ...

Is it too late to file PLD-050?

If default has been entered, you can no longer file an Answer. You will first have to file a motion or stipulation to set aside the default. If...

Any change in the referee will require a court order. If the parties no longer desire or need a discovery referee, prepare and submit a...

Do you have to meet and confer if a party says that they will provide documents, but has yet to provide them?

You should meet and confer before filing your motion to compel compliance. See California Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.320. The primary...

Shall sanction court awards be put in the settlement amount ? ?

That is entirely up to you. Typically in a settlement, the parties waiver all attorney's fees and costs. Most likely, the other side will also...

How can I do dismiss my eviction case, I win the court, even I hire the sheriff, but the tenant and I make a deal.

If you already obtained a judgment, you can no longer dismiss the case. To call off the sheriff, contact the sheriff's department at the telephone...