Form with which an individual may formally accept an appointment as a corporate officer or representative.
Form with which an individual may formally accept an appointment as a corporate officer or representative.
As soon as possible, you should ask a court clerk or the Self-Help Center how to ask for a video or phone hearing. You may have different options for how you can access the hearing. Some courts allow you to access a hearing by video or phone through a remote appearance platform (like Zoom or Teams).
Motions heard in the Law and Motion departments (Department 53 or Department 54) may be filed at the Hall of Justice Building, 813 6th Street, second floor or in the Civil Law and Motion Drop Box located in the Public Service Lobby on the first floor, or may be submitted by mail.
Except as ordered by the court under (f)(2) and subject to (d) (regarding ex parte applications) and (h) (regarding notice), all parties, including moving parties, may appear by telephone at all conferences, hearings, and proceedings other than those where personal appearances are required under (e).
A party choosing to appear remotely at a small claims trial or an evidentiary hearing or trial for which a party gives or receives notice of the proceeding at least 15 court days before the hearing or trial date must provide notice of the party's intent to appear remotely at least 10 court days before the hearing or ...
If the notice is in writing, it must be given by filing a "Notice of Intent to Appear by Telephone" with the court at least two court days before the appearance and by serving the notice by any means authorized by law and reasonably calculated to ensure delivery to the parties at least two court days before the ...
Requests for remote appearances must be filed with a courtesy copy to chambers at least one-week prior to the hearing date. The request should state the basis for good cause and indicate that counsel have met and conferred with opposing counsel consistent with Local Rule 7-3. Untimely requests will not be considered.
Joinder refers to a legal action in a pending civil case (including divorce cases) where a third person or entity is “joined” to the case as a party. There are specific circumstances and reasons that a third party or entity would be joined to a divorce case.
(a) All persons may be joined in one action as defendants if there is asserted against them: (1) Any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or fact common to all ...
As with all parties to a lawsuit, the party joining must be subject to personal jurisdiction, and their joinder must not destroy subject matter jurisdiction. Courts have discretion to liberally allow the joinder of parties in the interests of efficiency and fairness.
(1) All applications for joinder other than for an employee pension benefit plan must be made by serving and filing form a Notice of Motion and Declaration for Joinder (form FL-371). The hearing date must be less than 30 days from the date of filing the notice.