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Others' Guides to Litigation

Last edited 19 days ago by Ted Broomfield

Although this is not intended to be an endorsement of the Sacramento Law Library practice guides, those webpages, which give instructions on how to complete the paperwork required in a lawsuit and comply with the other procedural rules can be helpful.

At the time this blog was published, the following links had links to download forms to start drafting legal papers.

So, for those seeking free practice guides on litigation, these links are provided free of charge and without any warranty of guarantee of accuracy, and with the caveat use at your own peril, because even perfect information can severely harm you if misapplied.

Overview of a Lawsuit

The Sacramento Law Library has an overview of trial at the following website,

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/steps-in-a-lawsuit/⁠

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Opposing Motions

The Sacramento Law Library has a free online guide to making and opposing motions, including downloadable templates that you may be able to use to start drafting the required papers. The link is

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/motions-in-civil-cases/⁠

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You may also benefit from the Sacramento Law Library’s guide on making those motions, with the following link

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/motions-in-civil-cases/⁠

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Discovery on a Party, like your Landlord

The Sacramento Law Library has a free video to discovery, with “sample discovery handouts” at the following link

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https://saclaw.org/legal_topic/discovery-process-to-get-evidence-from-other-side/⁠

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also has a webpage with numerous guides on how to use the various tools of discovery, such as production of documents, admissions and interrogatories, at the following link

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/discovery-gather-information-for-your-case/⁠

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If you don’t get responses, you may need to make a motion and you may also benefit from the Sacramento Law Library’s guide on making a discovery motion, with the following link

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/motion-to-compel-discovery-responses/⁠

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Discovery on a Non-Party, like your Landlord’s Bank

Getting testimony and particularly documents such as business records from non-parties requires a deposition subpoena. When you seek consumer or employee records, you need to issue a notice on the consumer within the required number of days before serving the deposition subpoena. This is an incredibly detailed, and complex process. However, you can find a guide from the Sacramento Law Library at the following link

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/discovery-business-records-subpoena/⁠

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Preparing for Trial

The California Court website has a webpage with advice on how to prepare for trial at the following link

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https://www.courts.ca.gov/1307.htm⁠

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You may want to consider asking the Court to continue trial. The Sacramento Law Library has a guide at the following website address

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https://saclaw.org/resource_library/motion-to-continue-trial-and-mandatory-settlement-conference/⁠

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