Discovery is supposed to be closed 30 days from trial date.

You are correct. If written discovery requests were served by mail within the State of California on July 23, 2018, your responses are not due...

Yes, there is a procedure to seal a court file, but you need an extremely compelling reason to do so. Your situation would not constitute valid...

Can a untimely demurrer be strickened?

No, it cannot be stricken. However, the court will likely continue the hearing on the demurrer for failure to meet and confer. California law...

What is the law on board members not paying monthly ass.dues?

All HOA members are obligated to pay HOA dues assessments. The dues are the personal debt of the owner at the time the assessment or other sums...

If the judge relieved our lawyer just 2 days prior to our trial, is the same judge allowed to hear our trial?

Yes, in Los Angeles, virtually all unlimited jurisdiction civil cases are assigned to a single judge for all purposes. This means the judge who...

If I have statements from the Defendant, under which witness do I get those statements into evidence for the jury to hear?

The defendant. You cannot read the statement yourself, since the statement would constitute hearsay. You need to call the defendant as a witness,...

If the parties agree to settle before the defendant is required to Answer, does the Def avoid filing fees?

Yes, if either a Request for Dismissal or a Notice of Settlement of Entire Case is filed with the court, the defendant does not need to pay the...

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If you were not properly served, you would file a motion to quash service of summons. Here, however, if the address to which substituted service...

Regular U.S. mail, which is the same thing as "first class" mail. (Don't confuse this with "standard mail", which is the same thing as "bulk...

Regular U.S. mail, which is the same thing as "first class" mail. (Don't confuse this with "standard mail", which is the same thing as "bulk...