In all other circumstances, the plaintiff must seek consent of the court or consent from the defendant to amend the original complaint. Rule 15 provides that the court should allow the plaintiff to amend the complaint when justice requires it.
If the plaintiff did not put something in their Complaint that's required, they can change (amend) their Complaint to meet the legal requirement. If something is struck from the complaint, the plaintiff may be able to file an amended complaint to fix an issue.
(c) Service of cross-complaint If the cross-complaint adds new parties, the cross-complaint must be served on all parties and proofs of service on the new parties must be filed within 30 days of the filing of the cross-complaint.
Sacramento County residents must file at the Sacramento Superior Court. If you live in California but do not live in Sacramento County, you must file for a name change in the county where you live. For more information, please visit the California Courts' Name Change page .
Generally, a well-written Motion to Quash including a “meet and confer” letter will allow the WCJ to issue an Order Quashing Subpoena without the need for a hearing on the issue.
The defendant's filing of a complaint is called a cross-complaint, and the defendant is then called a cross-complainant and the party he/she sues is called a cross-defendant. The defendant must still file an answer or other response to the original complaint.
If the plaintiff did not put something in their Complaint that's required, they can change (amend) their Complaint to meet the legal requirement. If something is struck from the complaint, the plaintiff may be able to file an amended complaint to fix an issue.
You must fill out an Answer, serve the plaintiff, and file your Answer form with the court. Generally, this is due within 30 days after you were served. If you don't, the plaintiff can ask for a default. If there's a default, the court won't let you file an Answer and can decide the case without you.
The Judicial Council adopts legal forms in one of two ways. Under Government Code section 68511, the council may "prescribe" certain forms. Use of those forms is mandatory. The council may also "approve" forms.