Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
In an Unlimited Civil lawsuit, I sued the HomeOwners Association, and some property managing companies.
2 of them that are no longer managing companies for the Association cause they were fired a few years ago, but were liable for my injuries cause they failed to properly maintain my community and left it hazardous, despite me paying them monthly association dues in the past.
A couple of these past property managing companies, are listed TWICE, in the court's website case docket information (for my current active case).
One as Defendants, BUT they're also listed as "Claimants".
If they are now "Claimants", shouldn't they have filed a "Claimant Form" or "Notice of Lien" and served me (the Plaintiff) with a copy? because I dont know what & how much they're claiming, either against me and/or against the other co-defendants.
1 Answer from Attorneys
It may be an error in the docket, or the claim may be against a party other than you - for instance, a cross-claim for indemnity against another defendant.
If you look at the docket sheet for your case, you can see what documents each party has filed. You can thus see if the defendants have filed a cross-claim. If necessary, you can get a copy of the document from the court. You may also be able to get a copy from opposing counsel.
If there is indeed a cross-claim and you are a plaintiff, however, you should have been served a copy of the documentation.
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