Bonded & Registered, San Diego LDA #44

Practice Areas:   
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Red Sky Legal   
7290 Navajo Road, Suite 113   
San Diego, CA 92119   
(619) 567-5176   
docs@redskylegal.com   

Conveniently located in the   
Navajo Park Professional Building   

Civil Litigation & Small Claims

Representing yourself in a lawsuit? We specialize in helping people just like you — the “Average Joe” — be the best lawyer you can be. In addition to legal document preparation and processing, our comprehensive self-help civil litigation services also include a generous collection of published information from professional legal practice guides; attorney-drafted pleadings, forms and briefs for your reference; and a statewide network of process servers and court messengers.

In propria persona: from Latin “for one’s self,” acting on one’s own behalf. Generally used to identify a person who is acting as his or her own attorney in a lawsuit. The popular abbreviation is in pro per; sometimes also referred to as pro se.

Visit our online legal resources page for links to information regarding appearing in pro per in a civil lawsuit. Click here for civil litigation FAQs. We typically assist self-represented (pro se) litigants with the following types of common civil matters:

• Breach of contract
• Account stated
• Collection actions
• Mechanic’s lien foreclosure
• Fraud
• Defamation
• Unlawful detainer (eviction)
• Small Claims

Please note that if you are acting on behalf of a corporation or limited liability company (LLC), you are not a candidate for self-representation using Red Sky Legal’s self-help legal services. Under California law, these types of business entities may not appear in court in pro per, and must be represented by a licensed California attorney. Click here for the San Diego County Bar Association’s lawyer referral service.

Listed below are some of the common types of documents we prepare to assist pro se litigants.

Pleadings and related documents:

• Summons
• Complaint
• Notice of pendency of action (lis pendens)
• Answer
• Motion to strike
• Demurrer
• Supporting memoranda and declarations

Discovery:

• Discovery requests and responses
• Interrogatories
• Request for admissions
• Request for production of documents and things
• Deposition notice
• Subpoena

Law and motion matters:

• Motion, opposition and reply papers
• Ex parte application
• Memorandum of points and authorities
• Declaration in support
• Proposed order
• Motion to set aside default and vacate default judgment
• Motion to quash
• Motion to compel

Judgments:

• Judgment enforcement
• Small claims filings

FAQs: Civil Litigation & Small Claims
How do I initiate a civil lawsuit?
In what court should I file the complaint?
What is the statute of limitations?
What are “DOE” defendants and should I include them in my complaint?
What is a cause of action?
What are elements?
I’ve been sued as a defendant in a civil lawsuit. What now?