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Judicial
Candidate to Challenge Ballot
Designation of Rival
(December 1, 2023)
House
Was ‘Inhabited’ Because Defendant Lived
There at Time of Arson, C.A. Says
(December 1, 2023)
Cryptic
Handwritten Document Constituted a
Contract
(November 30, 2023)
C.A.
Reinstates Suit by Man Against Alleged
Blackmailer, Says Refund May Be Sought
(November 30, 2023)
City
Can’t Be Forced to Prosecute Ritual
Chicken-Killings
(November 29, 2023)
Investor
Charles T. Munger Dies at Age 99
(November 29, 2023)
Man
Convicted of Murder Entitled to
Evidentiary Hearing
(November 28, 2023)
Evidence
Shows Alleged Debt Was Satisfied in
1999, Though Lien on Residence Still
Existed
(November 28, 2023)
Avila
Is Unopposed for Superior Court Seat
(November 28, 2023)
Five
Years Won’t Be Lopped From Fraudster’s
Sentence
(November 27, 2023)
District
Attorney Candidates’ Names Were Properly
Placed on Ballot in Primary
(November 27, 2023)
Ninth
Circuit Denies Compassionate Release to
Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Minor
(November 27, 2023)
Hitting
Woman Running in Crosswalk Was
Manslaughter
(November 22, 2023)
Candidate
for Superior Court Open Seat Pulls Out
of Race
(November 22, 2023)
Pro
Per May Not Maintain PAGA Action—Court
of Appeal
(November 21, 2023)
Los
Angeles Registrar-Recorder’s Office
Accepts Incomplete Ballot Designations
(November 21, 2023)
Prostitute
Is Entitled to Restitution of Pilfered
Earnings
(November 20, 2023)
C.A.
Reverses Preliminary Injunction Against
State in Gun-Owners’ Privacy Action
(November 20, 2023)
Fox
Rothschild Again Faces Malicious
Prosecution Suit
(November 17, 2023)
Dispositive
Tentatives Marked Start of Trial; Too
Late for Dismissal Without Prejudice
(November 17, 2023)
Releasing
Unredacted Government Claims Is Not
Protected
(November 16, 2023)
Olson
Doesn’t Qualify for Judges’ PAC Money
(November 16, 2023)
Ex-D.A.
Garcetti Says He Didn’t Fire Prosecutor
Darden
(November 15, 2023)
Deputy
D.A. Faces Three Defense Lawyers in Race
(November 15, 2023)
‘Six
Months’ Does Not Necessarily Mean 182
Days—C.A.
(November 15, 2023)
State
Bar Sells Building in San Francisco
(November 15, 2023)
Former
D.A. Robert Philibosian Dies
(November 14, 2023)
No
Deputy District Attorney Is Competing
for One of the Superior Court Open Seats
(November 14, 2023)
Mackey
to Retire From Los Angeles Superior
Court
(November 14, 2023)
Retired
Judge Ito Endorses Darden for Superior
Court
(November 14, 2023)
Alba
Confirmed as Judge of Ninth Circuit
(November 14, 2023)
Sale
of Property for $1 Cannot Be Deemed a
‘Contribution’
(November 13, 2023)
Deputy
District Attorney Who Lost Race for Open
Seat Last Year to Run Again
(November 13, 2023)
Plaintiff
in Slip-and-Fall Case Need Not Pinpoint
Nature of Slippery Substance, C.A.
Declares
(November 13, 2023)
Newspaper
Must Surrender Notes of Jailhouse
Interview
(November 9, 2023)
Judge
Emily Spear Draws Election Challenge
Based on CJP’s Public Admonishment of
Her
(November 9, 2023)
Challenger
Haymon Was Held in Contempt by Judge
Olson
(November 8, 2023)
Consent
to Search Invalid Where Enticed By False
Promise—Court of Appeal
(November 8, 2023)
Kato
Confirmed as District Court Judge
(November 8, 2023)
Couple
Can’t Recoup Interest Paid to Unlicensed
Lender
(November 7, 2023)
Candidate
Files Declaration for Two Seats
(November 7, 2023)
Judge
Erred in Axing Suit Based on Claim
Against City Not Having Been Filed—C.A.
(November 7, 2023)
Judge
Recana Looks Back on Years on Bench
(November 7, 2023)
Judge
Olson Draws Challenge; Judge Soto Is Not
Running
(November 6, 2023)
C.A.
Scolds Attorney Who, in His Brief,
Accused Three Judges of Corruption
(November 6, 2023)
Long-Time
Judge Mel Red Recana Won’t Seek
Reelection
(November 3, 2023)
Company That Recruited Employee of
Competitor Can’t Compel Arbitration
(November 3, 2023)
Service
by Mail of Petition to Vacate Award Was
Ineffective
(November 2, 2023)
Court
Lacked Power Under DVPA to Order Husband
to Undergo Mental Health Exam
(November 2, 2023)
Three
File Preliminary Papers in Judicial
Races
(November 2, 2023)
Fenced
Area on State Fair Grounds Is Not a
Public Forum
(November 1, 2023)
Two
File Declarations of Intent to Run for
Los Angeles Superior Court Open Seats
(November 1, 2023)
Sanction
Imposed on Herzog, Others Was Fully
Justified
(October 31, 2023)
Darden
Pulls Declaration of Intent to Seek Open
Seat on Los Angeles Superior Court
(October 31, 2023)
Actions
on Gambling Debts Remain Barred in
California
(October 30, 2023)
C.A.
Orders Reinstatement of Lawsuit by Man
Accused by Singer of ‘Predatory’ Conduct
(October 30, 2023)
Ninth
Circuit Will Not Disturb 1990 Death
Sentence
(October 27, 2023)
Three
More Superior Court Candidates Emerge
(October 27, 2023)
Judge
Ong Sets Retirement Date
(October 27, 2023)
Threat
to Judge Isn’t Interference With
‘Executive Officer’
(October 27, 2023)
C.A.
Says Restitution Award Was Unreasonable
(October 27, 2023)
Lawmaker’s
Inaction Can Be ‘Action’ Under Brown Act
(October 26, 2023)
Wiley
Urges Following the Approach Fostered by
Traynor in Deciding Tort Cases
(October 26, 2023)
Levying
Order Need Not Be Made at Time of
Sentencing
(October 25, 2023)
C.A.
Says Linfield’s Award of $3.2 Million
Was Contrary to Statute and Case Law
(October 25, 2023)
Suit
for Arrest Over Courthouse Photography
Not Restored
(October 24, 2023)
Lawyer
Who Filed Petition Without Authority Is
Barred From Local Bankruptcy Practice
(October 24, 2023)
Ninth
Circuit Reinstates Inmate’s Suit Against
Guerrero
(October 23, 2023)
One-Year
Period for Filing PAGA Notice Is
Triggered by Final Wage Statement
(October 23, 2023)
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No,
Weingart, All Minors
Need Not Be Identified
by Initials, Only
(Perspectives,
November 28, 2023)
[X]
Kimberly Repecka
(Editorial,
November 22, 2023)
Taxpayers
Respond to Newsom’s
Anti-Prop. 13 Lawsuit

By JON COUPAL
(In My
Opinion, November 22,
2023)
Judge
Emily Spear Is Unworthy
of Her Post
(Editorial,
November 21, 2023)
[X]
Lynn D. Olson
(Editorial,
November 9, 2023)
Haymon
Is Constantly Late,
Combative,
Unprofessional
By
ANONYMOUS
(In My Opinion, November
9, 2023)
Double
Danger in Bonds for
Sports Arenas
By JON COUPAL
(In My
Opinion, November 6, 2023)
California
Is Leading the Way in
Medicaid Abuse
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, October
18, 2023)
Conceivably,
the House of
Representatives Could
Choose the Next
President
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