Q: Can I find a lawyer who will take a P.I./Claim & Delivery case for a stolen cat, in California? Claim is already filed.
I need a lawyer who will take my case on contingency. My neighbor abducted my cat who played on his property. He then abandoned it in a middle of nowhere town and later erected a "No Trespassing" sign on his property. When cat went missing he refused to allow me access to a warehouse on his property, and I became suspicious. I was able to put the pieces together when a woman posted my cat as "found" on Facebook. This was the one and only effort she made to locate the owner, (me) and now she refuses to return my cat to me. I have witnesses to whom she told them she would not give me the cat. They wrote affidavits. I am suing for $25,000 and in addition to claim, I have already prepared Claim and Delivery and Writ of Possession paperwork, with request for Ex Parte TRO.
A: You should contact your local county or state bar and ask for an attorney referral.
A: You will most likely have to pay an attorney on an hourly basis. You might consider small claims court where you can get up to $10,000 and you do it on your own. Good luck to you.
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
