Squabbling Oceanside neighbors need yet another lawsuit to resolve enforcement of shared driveway settlement made in prior lawsuit. The case of Howeth v. Coffelt, Court…
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In order to invoke the summary procedures under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6, at least one party must request of the trial court…
California can discipline professionals when they use alcohol dangerously, even outside of their profession. A state of California administrative agency that governs a profession may…
Flouting a trial court’s authority to order production of documents requested in discovery or providing contrary explanations for such conduct can result in heavy monetary…
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4(a)(5)(C) that limits notice of appeal to 30 days is not “jurisdictional,” because the underlying Congress-made law does not…
Marin County Court proposes changes to telephone appearances. The new rules are effective Jan. 1, 2018, and comments are due by Nov. 27. November…
When a civil defendant is sued for intentionally wrongful conduct, that defendant’s accident insurer does not have to pay for the defendant’s civil defense. Traveler’s…
In California, a criminal defendant can successfully suppress evidence based on a wrongful detention, even when that defendant has no reasonable expectation of privacy in…
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, the California Supreme Court approved an amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5-110, special obligations of a prosecutor.…
Comments on proposed local rule changes to Alameda Superior Court are due by December 8, 2017. The changes would eliminate Civil and Family filing at…