Why am I not getting deposit back when I didn't move in?

My guess is that you signed a written lease agreement, in addition to tendering the security deposit? If so, my further guess is that the landlord...

Is the result of a small claims court ruling/judgement just as credible as a suit won in an unlimited civil suit?

A judgment from a small claims court lawsuit is the same as a judgment from a superior court civil lawsuit. However, in many small claims court...

To Demurrer OR Strike 17 Boiler Plate Affirmative Defenses?

My suggestion is for you not to file either a Demurrer to Answer or a Motion to Strike Portions of Defendant's Answer. It does not matter. Such...

The answer will depend upon what "papers" you are trying to serve. For example, if it is a subpoena, the subpoena must be served within a...

In California can the server of a civil unlimited case later be added as a party?

Yes. So long as the person effectuating service of process was not a party at the time of serving process, nothing prohibits that person from...

Yes, you would put something like "JOE SMITH, Defendant In Pro Per" in that line as well as in the signature blocks.

The next step is to prepare and file your Case Management Statement and appear for the Case Management Conference. You can mention the fact that...

No, you cannot. If you were the plaintiff in the small claims court case and lost, you do not have the right to appeal in California, and you...

Yes, you can withdraw the RFAs previously served and then re-serve the same RFAs with the Declaration of Necessity. If you concurrently served...

Need to know how to reopen a civil case - the Judge dismissed my case without prejudice

Unless there is a statute of limitations bar, the easiest procedure is to simply re-file a new complaint. Your post does not indicate the basis...