Court
of Appeal Rules: Public Records Act Bars
Hiding Identity of Disciplined Deputy
(September
17, 2004)
Stricken
Preliminary Hearing Testimony Is Admissible To
Rebut Other Hearsay Evidence, C.A. Rules
(September
17, 2004)
C.A.
Upholds Limitations on Right to Sue for
Wrongful Death
(September
16, 2004)
Press
Attack on Warning to Grand Jury Witnesses
Rejected
(September
16, 2004)
S.C.
to Decide if Owner Strictly Liable for Dog
Biting Kennel Employee
(September
16, 2004)
Blakely
Applies to Upper Term Decision, C.A. Rules
(September
16, 2004)
C.A.:
Utility Affirmative Action Program Violates
Proposition 209
(September
15, 2004)
Local
State Bar Board of Governors Members Laud
Action Merging Volunteer, Stakeholder Panels
(September
15, 2004)
C.A.
Revives Claims of Age Discrimination Against
Television Writers
(September
15, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules: Homosexual Torture Victim Was
Wrongly Denied Immigration Relief
(September
14, 2004)
Chicago
Philanthropist Sues Law Student to Secure
Title to Picasso Allegedly Stolen by Nazis
(September
14, 2004)
Jane
Barrett Named to Diversity Committee by New
ABA President
(September
14, 2004)
Referee’s
E-Mails Touting Campaign Fundraiser Provoke
Questions
(September
13, 2004)
Austria’s
Motion to Dismiss Suit Over Looted Art Denied
(September
13, 2004)
C.A.:
Punitive Damages After Criminal Conviction Not
Double Jeopardy
(September
13, 2004)
C.A.
Rejects Claims by Teacher Who Resisted
Classroom Searches
(September
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Federal Regulators Erred in
Rejecting Energy Refunds for State Consumers
(September
10, 2004)
C.A.:
Diverted Drug Defendant Did Not ‘Fail to
Appear’
(September
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Ruling on
Terror Law
(September
9, 2004)
Mere
Hiring of Opposing Counsel Does Not Require
Disqualification of City Attorney’s
Office—C.A.
(September
9, 2004)
Commissioner’s
Use of ‘Judge’ in Candidate Statement Approved
(September
8, 2004)
Chapter
7 Bankruptcy Cannot Be Set Aside for Fraud
Absent Showing of Assets, Ninth Circuit Rules
(September
8, 2004)
Fees
Denied to Attorney Who Anonymously Represented
Herself
(September
8, 2004)
C.A.:
Barring Depressed Homeowners’ Dog Violated
FEHA
(September
7, 2004)
Court
to Review Ruling on Asylum for White South
Africans
(September
7, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit En Banc Panel Broadens Younger
Abstention Rules
(September
7, 2004)
Suit
Against Lawyer Over Alleged Extortion Attempt
Not SLAPP
(September
3, 2004)
C.A.:
Firearm Ban Applies Only Where Shooting Is
Illegal
(September
3, 2004)
S.C.
May Increase Proposed Discipline in Case
Against Bar Critic
(September
2, 2004)
CJP
Adds New Charge Against Judge Kevin Ross
(September
2, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Steve Garvey Not Liable for Hawking
Weight Loss Program
(September
2, 2004)
Supreme
Court Reappoints State Bar Court Judges
(September
2, 2004)
Lawyer
Tied to Ex-Judge Murphy Jailed on Tax Evasion
Charge
(September
1, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Throws Out Marijuana Conviction,
Rules Compassionate Use Defense Wrongly Barred
(September
1, 2004)
CJP
Sets Oral Arguments in Case of Ex-Judge
Convicted of Fixing Tickets
(September
1, 2004)
C.A.
Rules Showing of Changed Circumstances Is Not
Necessary to Modify Order Dividing Parenting
Time
(September
1, 2004)
State
Supreme
Court Rules: Forgetfulness No Defense to Sex
Offender Registration Charge
(August
31, 2004)
Lawyer’s
Conviction in Plot to Scuttle Yacht Upheld
(August
31, 2004)
C.A.:
Employees Were Third-Party Beneficiaries in
Sale of Company
(August
31, 2004)
Santa
Clara Judge Named Rehnquist Award Recipient
(August
31, 2004)
U.S.
District Judges Tevrizian, Taylor to Take Senior
Status
(August
30, 2004)
C.A.
Rules Tribal Custom No Defense to Enforcement Of
Support Order in Dispute Over Gaming Revenues
(August
30, 2004)
Superior
Court Judge James L. Wright Slates Nov. 15
Retirement
(August
30, 2004)
Executive
Director Rich Walch to Leave LACBA in January
(August
27, 2004)
Rule
That Hearings on Anti-SLAPP Motions Must Be Held
Within 30 Days Clarified by Court of Appeal
(August
27, 2004)
S.C.
Overturns Death Sentence for Lack of
Intent-to-Kill Instruction
(August
27, 2004)
C.A.:
State Arbitration Law Prevails Over AAA Rules In
Disqualification Dispute
(August
27, 2004)
Court
Clerks Picket Over Contract Impasse, Say Strike
Possible
(August
26, 2004)
C.A.:
Disqualification of Attorney Unwarranted for
Unintentional Contact With Opposing Expert
(August
26, 2004)
S.C.
to Review Disqualification of San Francisco City
Attorney’s Office
(August
26, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules: Fraud Victims Had Standing to
Join Government Forfeiture Action
(August
25, 2004)
Court
Overturns Conviction for False Citizenship Claim
(August
25, 2004)
Divided
State Supreme Court Rules: Statutes on
Grandparent Visitation Pass Constitutional
Muster
(August
24, 2004)
Appeals
Court Rejects Woman’s Bid to Discover Identity
Of Husband’s Sexual Partners in HIV Infection
Suit
(August
24, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Will Review Panel Ruling on Extradition
of Indian Man
(August
24, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Justice Margaret Grignon to Retire at
End of Year
(August
23, 2004)
Legal
Aid Lawyer Elected Superior Court Commissioner
(August
23, 2004)
Lawyer
William Weinberger Elected to Serve as Chair Of
California Law Revision Commission
(August
23, 2004)
Court
Asked to Block Use of ‘Judge’ in Candidate
Statement
(August
20, 2004)
S.C.
Upholds Death Sentences for ‘Folsom Wolf’ and
Girlfriend Who Claimed He Battered Her
(August
20, 2004)
State
Supreme Court Rejects ‘Merger’ of Weapons Charge
Into Homicide Offense
(August
20, 2004)
Panel
Rejects Nearly All Charges Against Judge John
Harris
(August
19, 2004)
C.A.
Reinstates Libel Suit Against Web Activist in
Dispute Over Viatical Settlements
(August
19, 2004)
C.A.:
Client’s Consent to Fee-Split Arrangement May Be
Retroactive
(August
18, 2004)
Governor
Signs Bill Adopting Court Budget Reform, Giving
State Share of Punitive Damages
(August
18, 2004)
S.C.
Upholds Death Sentence for Man Who Burned
Girlfriend
(August
17, 2004)
U.S.
Supreme Court’s Sentencing Decision No Bar to
Consecutive Terms for Sex Crimes, C.A. Rules
(August
17, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules: Fear of Genital Mutilation Not
Enough for Asylum Grant
(August
16, 2004)
Lockyer
Says Private Firm Cannot Use ‘Boot’ on Car
Parked Without Property Owner’s Permission
(August
16, 2004)
Criminal
Defense ‘Legend’ Harry Weiss Dies at 89
(August
16, 2004)
Justices
Void Same-Sex Marriages, Say Mayor Exceeded
Authority
(August
13, 2004)
High
Court Rules for Pasadena Immigration Lawyer In
Tortious Interference Suit Against Ex-Employees
(August
13, 2004)
Ruling
Barring Suit in Jewish Camp Shooting Left
Standing
(August
12, 2004)
Suit
by Conservative Activists on Santa Cruz Campus
Rejected on Eleventh Amendment Grounds
(August
12, 2004)
College
Must Disclose Who Complained About Campus Police
(August
11, 2004)
County
to File Mental Health Mandates Amicus Brief
(August
11, 2004)
Judge’s
Tardy Statement of Decision Was Harmless, C.A.
Rules
(August
11, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules: Challenge to Judge Untimely
After Pretrial Ruling Is Overturned
(August
10, 2004)
Services
Friday for Retired Judge Victor Barrera, 65
(August
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds ‘Shaming’ as Punishment for
Theft of Mail
(August
10, 2004)
Judge
Terry Friedman to Become CJA Vice President
(August
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects Jail Use of Webcams by ‘Toughest
Sheriff’
(August
9, 2004)
Fifth
District Court of Appeal Adopts Rule Limiting
Attorney Payment for Briefing Sentencing Issues
(August
9, 2004)
Federal
Judge Enjoins City From Throwing Strip Club Out
of Mall
(August
9, 2004)
S.C.
Rejects Tort Liability for Bad Faith in
Insurance Billing
(August
6, 2004)
High
Court Rejects Preemption Claims, Upholds Law
Limiting Use of ‘Napa’ in Wine Labeling
(August
6, 2004)
Suit
Claims Yahoo Fails to Police Abusive Speech
(August
6, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Upholds Immunity for Arbitration
Organizations
(August
6, 2004)
C.A.
Reinstates Athlete’s Suit Against CSU Over
Practice Injury
(August
5, 2004)
Insurer
May Sue Third Party Tortfeasor to Recover Death
Benefits Paid to Non-Spouse, C.A. Rules
(August
5, 2004)
C.A.
Upholds Chapman University Law School Tuition
Refund Claims
(August
4, 2004)
Fee-Sharing
Agreement With Non-Lawyer Held Unenforceable by
Court of Appeal
(August
4, 2004)
Lawyer
Must Stand Trial in Elder Abuse Conspiracy,
Judge Rules
(August
4, 2004)
State
Supreme Court Rules: Single Incident Supports
Battered Women’s Syndrome Testimony
(August
3, 2004)
High
Court Expedites Challenges to Sentencing Rules
(August
3, 2004)
Testimony
Suggests Lawyer Accused of Elder Abuse May Have
Gained Little
(August
3, 2004)
Valley
Legal Aid Lawyer Faces Runoff for Commissioner
Spot
(August
2, 2004)
C.A.
Rules Ballot Measure on Voting Must Be Divided
(August
2, 2004)
Court:
First Amendment Bars Minister’s Disability
Discrimination Claim
(August
2, 2004)
Ex-Councilmember’s
Conviction for Lying About Residence Upheld
(July
30, 2004)
Law
Punishing Battery of Custodial Officer as Felony
Does Not Violate Equal Protection, S.C. Rules
(July
30, 2004)
Lawyer
Facing Elder Abuse, Conspiracy Charges Appears
in Court
(July
30, 2004)
C.A.:
Denying Delay to County Lawyer Was Abuse of
Discretion
(July
29, 2004)
S.C.
to Decide Whether Dispute Over Picasso Painting,
Allegedly Stolen by Nazis, May Be Heard in
California
(July
29, 2004)
Blakely
Does Not Apply to Consecutive Sentencing
Decision, C.A. Rules
(July
29, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Seattle School Assignment Plan Is
Unconstitutional
(July
28, 2004)
C.A.
Says Nonprofit Firm Must Register With State Bar
(July
28, 2004)
S.C.
Overturns Death Sentence, Says Local Lawyer Was
Ineffective
(July
27, 2004)
Proposal
to Combine Committees Sparks Debate at State Bar
Board of Governors Meeting
(July
27, 2004)
Former
Judge Danser Sentenced to House Arrest in
Ticket-Fixing Case
(July
27, 2004)
S.C.
Reverses Conviction of Man Caught With Cocaine
Hidden In Truck Tire
(July
27, 2004)
Deputy
City Attorney Named Compton Interim City Manager
(July
27, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules: Complaint Filed by Corporation
Without Counsel Is Not Void
(July
26, 2004)
Pending
Disciplinary Actions Would Be Included With
Attorney Information on Bar Web Site Under Plan
(July
26, 2004)
Ethics
Panel Reactivates Case Against Yuba Superior
Court Judge
(July
26, 2004)
Schwarzenegger
Makes First Judicial Appointments to Yuba,
Alpine Courts
(July
26, 2004)
Youth’s
Authorship of Violent Poem Not a Crime, S.C.
Rules
(July
23, 2004)
Discharged
Deputy A.G. Wins Back Pay, New Hearing
(July
23, 2004)
C.A.:
Statute Does Not Immunize eBay From Liability
for Defamation
(July
23, 2004)
Santa
Clara Judge Convicted of Ticket Fixing Resigns
(July
23, 2004)
High
Court Will Not Review Ruling on Proposition 13
Reassessments
(July
22, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Facts Supporting Enhancements Must
Be Determined by Juries in Federal Court
(July
22, 2004)
Disbarment
Rejected for Valley Lawyer in Insurance Fraud
Scheme
(July
22, 2004)
State
Bar Drops Morrison Address From Event Program
(July
22, 2004)
Judge
Henderson Threatens State’s Prisons With
Receivership
(July
21, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Hiker’s Conviction for Telling
Friend Rangers Were After Him
(July
21, 2004)
Court
of Appeal to Host Moot Court Competition
(July
21, 2004)
S.C.
Affirms Death Sentence in Rape, Killing of
Stepdaughter
(July
20, 2004)
California
High Court Rules Declaration Inadmissible Unless
Sworn to ‘Under Laws of the State’
(July
20, 2004)
Governor
Names Davies to Advise on Judicial Appointments
(July
19, 2004)
C.A.:
Statement Made to Therapist by Patient’s
Relative Can Give Rise to Duty to Warn of Attack
(July
19, 2004)
Appeals
Court Rules on Intent Required Under Gang
Loitering Ordinance
(July
19, 2004)
Downing,
Grace Win Election to State Bar Board of
Governers
(July
16,
2004)
S.C.
Overturns Death Sentence, Says Answers to
Questionnaire Insufficient to Disqualify Jurors
(July
16, 2004)
S.C.
to Consider Impact of U.S. High Court’s
Sentencing Ruling
(July
15, 2004)
Judge
Rules State May Not Defer Payment to Counties
For Mental Health Costs of Disabled Children
(July
15, 2004)
American
Bar Association Section to Honor Forrest Mosten
Next Month
(July
15, 2004)
C.A.
Rules Judge Lacks Power to Shorten Period for
Notice of Hearing on Summary Judgment Motion
(July
15, 2004)
Denial
of Continuance to Ill Lawyer Held Abuse of
Discretion
(July
14, 2004)
C.A.:
Sec. 998 Offer Need Not Contain ‘Magic Language’
(July
14, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Approves Federal Plan to Increase
Trinity River Flows
(July
14, 2004)
Divorce
Lawyers Group Backs Same-Sex Marriage
(July
14, 2004)
State
High Court Takes Broad View of Mediation
Privilege
(July
13, 2004)
S.C.
Upholds Death Sentence on Retrial in Killing of
Police Officer
(July
13, 2004)
Local
Forum Rejected for Suit Over Alaska Cruise Virus
Outbreak
(July
12, 2004)
Lack
of Effort to Locate Father Through Relatives
Invalidates Dependency Ruling, C.A. Rules
(July
12, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Sends Guantanamo Detainee Case to D.C.
Court
(July
9, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Overturns Death Sentence, Faults Review
Conducted by California Supreme Court
(July
9, 2004)
Defender
Tells Lockyer He’s Wrong on ‘De Facto Officer’
Law
(July
8, 2004)
A.G.’s
Office Says It May Have to Lay Off More Than 100
Lawyers
(July
7, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Dismissal of California’s Suits
Against Major Wholesalers of Electricity
(July
7, 2004)
Public
Defender Drops Challenge to Delgadillo
Qualifications
(July
6, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rejects San Diego’s Requirement of
Supermajority Vote to Raise Taxes
(July
6, 2004)
S.
C. Restricts Disability Retirements for Public
Safety Officers
(July
2, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Upholds Huge Judgment in Suit Over
Manufacturer’s Misuse of ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Label
(July
2, 2004)
Government
Offices, Courts To Close for Observance of
Independence Day
(July
2, 2004)
Retired
Superior Court Judge James Edson Dies at 72
(July
2, 2004)
Superior
Court’s Handling of Fee Waivers Improper, C.A.
Rules
(July
1, 2004)
Appeals
Court Says Judgment of Parentage Is Void If
Based Solely on Same-Sex Couple’s Stipulation
(July
1, 2004)
Filing
Fees Go Up Today in Civil, Family, Probate Cases
(July
1, 2004)
Supreme
Court to Decide Jurisdiction Over Nevada Casinos
(July
1, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Throws Out ‘No-Computers’ Parole
Condition
(June
30, 2004)
Ballots
Due Today in Contests for State Bar Board
(June
30, 2004)
C.A.
Rules Litigation Privilege No Protection in Case
of False Arrest
(June
30, 2004)
Appeals
Court Justice Reuben Ortega Slates December
Retirement
(June
29, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Scuttles Libel Suit Arising Out of
Lesbian Couple’s Battle Over Child Custody
(June
29, 2004)
Statute
Barring Enforcement of Spousal Support Waivers,
If Unconscionable, Codified Common Law—C.A.
(June
29, 2004)
George
Schiavelli Confirmed by Senate for U.S. District
Court
(June
28, 2004)
Ex-Rancho
Cucamonga Lawyer Indicted on Gun, Tax Charges
(June
28, 2004)
State
Supreme Court Sidesteps Ineffective-Assistance
Claim
(June
25, 2004)
Superior
Court Judge McBeth Seeks Disability Retirement
(June
24, 2004)
High
Court Spurns Leslie Van Houten’s Bid for Release
(June
24, 2004)
C.A.
Revives Suit Against Firm Accused of Botching
Class Action
(June
23, 2004)
New
‘Reality TV’ Show Pits New Lawyers Against Each
Other
(June
23, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects New Trial Bid by ‘Freeway’ Ricky
Ross
(June
22, 2004)
U.S.
High Court Overturns Ninth Circuit Ruling, Deals
Setback to Ex-Officer Convicted of
Murder-for-Hire
(June
22, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit, Sitting En Banc, Overrules Panel on
Parole Search
(June
22, 2004)
Insurer’s
Former Lawyer Should Have Been Disqualified—C.A.
(June
21, 2004)
Supervising
Judge Says Superior Court Rule Change
Contemplated for Misdemeanor Case Assignments
(June
21, 2004)
Judge
Told to Bifurcate Religious Immunity Issue in
Suit Over Firing
(June
21, 2004)
C.A.:
Homeless Alcoholic May Be Punished for Public
Intoxication
(June
18, 2004)
Murder
Conviction Upheld in Attack on Pregnant Woman
(June
18, 2004)
Nursing
Home Reform Group Criticized Over Referrals to
Lawyers
(June
18, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules: Judge Properly Permitted
Hancock Park Synagogue Construction
(June
17, 2004)
Public
Defender Asks Lockyer to Reconsider Decision
To Bow Out of Dispute Over Delgadillo
Qualifications
(June
17, 2004)
A.G.’s
Office Declines to Act on Issue of Delgadillo
Qualifications
(June
16, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns Order Requiring Santa Barbara County
To Boost Hispanic Jury Venire Representation
(June
16, 2004)
Committee
Approves Measure to Give Drivers’ Licenses to
Illegal Immigrants
(June
16, 2004)
Supreme
Court Declines to Reach Merits Of
Californian’s Challenge to Pledge
(June
15, 2004)
S.C.
Limits Use of Law Favoring Pets in
Condominiums
(June
15, 2004)
Chief
Justice Names Candace Cooper to Serve on
Judicial Council
(June
15, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules: San Francisco City Attorney’s
Office Was Properly Disqualified
(June
14, 2004)
Sex
Offender Web ‘Pin Maps’ Permissible, C.A.
Rules
(June
14, 2004)
Supreme
Court Rules: Oral Agreement Cannot Support
Attorney’s Lien Against Recovery
(June
11, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules Misdemeanor Defendants May
‘Paper’ Downtown Judges After Assignment for
Trial
(June
11, 2004)
Ruling
Restricting Excessive Force Suits Against
Police to Be Reviewed
(June
10, 2004)
Lichtman
Urges Group Forum for APJ Candidates, Backs
Elections to Choose Supervising Judges
(June
10, 2004)
En
Banc Panel Will Consider Copyright
Infringement Standing Issue
(June
10, 2004)
State
Bar President Tells Audience Grace, Downing
Should Be Elected to Board of Governors
(June
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Children Conceived After
Father’s Death Meet Qualifications for Social
Security Benefits
(June
10, 2004)
Court
of Appeal: Sec. 998 Offer Including
‘Reasonable’ Attorney Fees Is Enforceable
(June
9, 2004)
Courts
to Remain Open on Reagan Remembrance Day
(June
9, 2004)
Board
of Supervisors Affirms Decision to Remove
Cross From County Seal
(June
9, 2004)
C.A.
Rules That Kennel Employee Cannot Rely on Dog
Bite Strict Liability Statute
(June
9, 2004)
Chief
Justice Says He Will Decide Today Whether
State Courts Will Close Friday to Honor Reagan
(June
8, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Display of Cross in Mojave Preserve
Is Unconstitutional
(June
8, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Revives San Diego Prosecutor’s
Immunity Claim
(June
7, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Will Review Ruling on Oregon Billboard
Law
(June
7, 2004)
State
Bar Plans Campaign to Urge Private Judges to
Pay Full Dues
(June
4, 2004)
Supreme
Court Overturns Ruling That Struck Down
Generic Commodities Advertising Program
(June
4, 2004)
S.C.
Asked to Uphold Lawyer Liability for Hiring
Away Firm’s Staff
(June
3, 2004)
Justices
Question Use of ‘I Forgot’ Defense in Case of
Sex Offender Who Failed to Register on Time
(June
3, 2004)
Insurer’s
Bad Faith Billing Practices Support Tort
Liability, Justices Told
(June
3, 2004)
Justices
Appear Split Over Allowing Class Action for
Overtime Pay
(June
2, 2004)
Lawyer
Charged With Laundering Hahn Contributions
(June
2, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules That Advertising Amendment to
Anti-SLAPP Statute Applies to All Cases Not
Final
(June
2, 2004)
Special
Masters Question Portions of CJP’s Case
Against Harris
(June
1, 2004)
Former
Client Wins $1.25 Million Malpractice Award
Against Onetime Rodney King Lawyer Milton
Grimes
(June
1, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Will Not Reconsider Ruling Reviving
Suit Against Gun Makers
(June
1, 2004)
ABA
President-Elect Will Tell BHBA He Opposes
Division Of Ninth Circuit
(June
1, 2004)
Harris
Testifies, Says HeWill Retire in October
(May
28, 2004)
Judge
Isacoff, Commissioner Duffey Slate July
Retirements
(May
28, 2004)
A.G.’s
Office Says It Will Act Soon on Delgadillo
Qualifications Issue
(May
28, 2004)
Ashcroft
Directive on Oregon Assisted Suicide Law Is
Illegal
(May
27, 2004)
Sensitivity
Trainer Says Judge Now More Understanding
(May
27, 2004)
Four
Women Testify That Antics of Judge Embarrassed
Them
(May
26, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns Santa Monica ‘Tenant Harassment’
Ordinance
(May
26, 2004)
Son’s
Ignorance of Father’s Demise Not Absolute Bar
To Wrongful Death Suit, Court of Appeal Rules
(May
26, 2004)
Harris
Says He Made Mistakes, Defends Intentions
(May
25, 2004)
Van
de Kamp Elected 80th President of State Bar
(May
25, 2004)
Passage
Rate for February Bar Examination Drops to
35.3 Percent
(May
25, 2004)
Referee
Brian Petraborg Elected Commissioner
(May
24, 2004)
High
Court Orders Former Judge Murphy Disbarred
(May
24, 2004)
Attorney
Faces Charges of Conspiring to Swindle
85-Year-Old Woman
(May
24, 2004)
Retired
Superior Court Judge Robert Letteau Admonished
by CJP
(May
21, 2004)
Newspaper
Wins Release of School Official’s Records
(May
21, 2004)
Former
Adelanto Councilman’s Suit Over Criminal
Charges Revived
(May
21, 2004)
Superior
Court Delays Action on South Gate Courthouse
Closure
(May
20, 2004)
Colleagues
See Van de Kamp Coasting to State Bar Post
(May
20, 2004)
State
High Court Denies Bid to Lift Michael Jackson
Case Gag Order
(May
20, 2004)
Court
Slates Series of Hearings for ‘Scofflaw
Jurors’
(May
20, 2004)
Prosecutors
Reach Compromise With Court on Impact of
Closures
(May
19, 2004)
Senators,
Bush Administration Reach Deal on Judges;
Schiavelli Confirmation Likely by Next Month
(May
19, 2004)
Justices
Deny Foster Photos Rehearing; Attorney Blasts
‘Lies’ in Opinion
(May
19, 2004)
Measure
Targeting ‘Shakedown’ Suits Qualifies for
Ballot
(May
19, 2004)
S.C.
Voids Permissive User Limitation in Auto
Insurance Policy
(May
18, 2004)
Death
Sentence Upheld in Killing of Elderly Couple
(May
18, 2004)
Search
of Probationer’s Home Was a ‘Knock-Notice’
Violation
(May
17, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit En Banc Panel Will Rehear Claim of Sex
Harassment Against Hiring Hall Operator
(May
17, 2004)
Stephen
Czuleger Enters Campaign for Assistant
Presiding Judge
(May
14, 2004)
Convictions
of Three in Rampart Case Not Tainted by
Instructional Error Judge Admitted, C.A. Told
(May
14, 2004)
C.A.
Says Security Firm Not Liable for Guard’s
Assault on Woman
(May
14, 2004)
Schwarzenegger’s
Revised Budget Includes Increased Trial Court
Funds
(May
14, 2004)
Supervising
Judge Urges Lockyer to Act in Delgadillo
Matter
(May
13, 2004)
Schwarzenegger
Court Funding Proposal Calls for Collective
Bargaining Reform Plan by November
(May
13, 2004)
S.C.
to Decide Whether Waivers of Implied Warranty
Bind Homebuyers
(May
13, 2004)
Santa
Clara Judge Suspended Without Pay in Wake of
Ticket-Fixing Conviction
(May
13, 2004)
C.A.
Rejects Egg Donor’s Claim to Be Parent of
Partner’s Child
(May
12, 2004)
Trade
Sanctions Bar Action for Breach of Contract to
Manufacture Computers in Iran, C.A. Rules
(May
12, 2004)
Fictitious
Business Name Filing Fee to More Than Double
(May
12, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Faults Confession, Orders New Trial in
Murder
(May
11, 2004)
Governor,
AOC Reach Agreement to Boost Trial Court
Funding
(May
10, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit to Rule En Banc on Whether Missing
Deadline to File Appeal Was ‘Excusable
Neglect’
(May
10, 2004)
Accused
Judge Defends Appearances on Public Television
Program
(May
10, 2004)
Superior
Court Judge Kevin Ross Charged With Ethics
Violations
(May
7, 2004)
Day
Care Center Lacked Duty to Protect Children
From Deranged Motorist, State High Court Rules
(May
7, 2004)
Supreme
Court Upholds Death Sentence in Shasta County
Bar Holdup
(May
7, 2004)
C.A.:
Anti-Proposition 209 Groups Must Pay
Connerly’s Lawyers
(May
6, 2004)
Federal
Judge Not Subject to Discipline on Charge of
Mishandling Personnel Matter, Panel RulesBy a
MetNews Staff Writer
(May
6, 2004)
Supervisors
to Interview Five in Search for New County
Counsel
(May
5, 2004)
Pair
of San Francisco Lawyers Ordered to Explain
Why State High Court Should Not Hold Them in
Contempt
(May
5, 2004)
C.A.
Reinstates Suit Charging Landlord Was Liable
for Tenant’s Murder
(May
5, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Grand Jury May Be Instructed It
Cannot Weigh Wisdom of Criminal Laws
(May
5, 2004)
Prosecutors
Knock Plan to Move Huntington Park Criminal
Cases
(May
4, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Judge Trott to Take Senior Status
(May
4, 2004)
Ventura
Lawyer Elected Court Commissioner
(May
3, 2004)
$1
Million Award for Man’s Abuse of Mother Upheld
(May
3, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit to Review Ruling on Jurisdiction Over
L.L. Bean
(April
30, 2004)
Schiavelli
Nomination Clears Judiciary Committee
(April
30, 2004)
C.A.:
Judge Improperly Pressured Defendant to Accept
Plea Bargain
(April
30, 2004)
Ventura
Superior Court Jurist Is Honored by Judges’
Group as Juvenile Court Judge of the Year
(April
30, 2004)
Clemency
Urged for Woman Who Faced Life Term in $30
Theft
(April
29, 2004)
C.A.:
Pending Arbitration Before Israeli Religious
Panel Is No Barrier to Jurisdiction Over
Interpleader Action
(April
29, 2004)
Policy
Barring Copies of Guardianship Reports
Violates Statute
(April
28, 2004)
Injunction
Against Cutting County-USC Capacity Upheld
(April
28, 2004)
Release
No Defense in Collapse of Bleachers at Auto
Race, C.A. Rules
(April
28, 2004)
Single
Injury Supports Multiple Enhancements for
Firearm Use
(April
27, 2004)
Firing
Employee for Anti-Gay Harassment Was Not
Religious Discrimination, Ninth Circuit Says
(April
27, 2004)
C.A.:
Self-Insurance Pool May Cover Contract School
Bus Drivers
(April
27, 2004)
Civil
Rights Attorney to Speak At Pepperdine
Graduation
(April
27, 2004)
C.A.
Rejects Bid to Reinstate Huge Legal
Malpractice Judgment
(April
26, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Says Judge Should Have Stricken One
Of Two Prior Convictions Arising From Same Act
(April
26, 2004)
San
Francisco Panel Discussion of Landmark Ruling
on School Segregation to Be Beamed to Local
Courthouses
(April
26, 2004)
Lockyer
Sues Traffic Signal Firm for Antitrust
Violations
(April
26, 2004)
Supreme
Court Rules: Malpractice Suit Waived Client’s
Rights Under Fee Arbitration Act
(April
23, 2004)
Much
of Caseload From Closed Courthouses Will Move
To Vacant Courtrooms, Superior Court Says
(April
23, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Due Process Limits Reach of
Immigration Waiver Rule
(April
23, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules Garment Retailer’s Suit
Against Activists Should Have Been Dismissed
as SLAPP
(April
23, 2004)
Memorial
Celebration Slated For Founding Member of
Cowboy Lawyers Group
(April
23, 2004)
Superior
Court to Close Three Courthouses, Cut Caseload
at Two Others
(April
22, 2004)
High
Court to Decide Whether Pre-Dispute Waiver of
Right to Civil Jury Trial May Be Enforced
(April
22, 2004)
C.A.
Limits ‘Creative Necessity’ Defense in
‘Friends’ Harassment Case
(April
22, 2004)
Calabrese
Named to Head O’Melveny Century City Office
(April
22, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Overturns Law Designed to Protect
Union Organizing
(April
21, 2004)
Suit
Over ‘Sex.Com’ Internet Domain Name Is Over,
Company Says
(April
21, 2004)
Continuing
Unjustified Suit Can Constitute Malicious
Prosecution
(April
20, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Three-Strikes Sentence Cruel, Unusual
(April
20, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Reinstates Brutality Suit Against
Orange County, Deputy
(April
19, 2004)
CJP
Slates Discipline Hearing for Judge William
Danser
(April
19, 2004)
Nicotine
Products Do Not Need Proposition 65
Warnings—S.C.
(April
16, 2004)
‘Heroic’
Prisoner Held Eligible for Sentence Break
(April
16, 2004)
Ruling
Throwing Out Award in Law Firm Breakup Left
Standing
(April
15, 2004)
Rifat
Drops Out of State Bar Board Race, Backs Otto
(April
15, 2004)
C.A.
Bars Former Councilwoman’s ‘Entrapment by
Estoppel’ Defense
(April
15, 2004)
Title
VII Plaintiff Not Required to Disclose
Immigration Status
(April
14, 2004)
CJP
Slates Misconduct Hearing for Superior Court
Judge John D. Harris
(April
14, 2004)
Kelli
Sager Joins National Center for State Courts
Committee
(April
14, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Indonesian Carrier Immune in Sumatran
Air Crash
(April
13, 2004)
C.A.:
Controller Immune From Suit Over Sale Price of
Escheated Stock
(April
13, 2004)
Worker
Can Sue Employer for On-Site, Off-Clock Injury
(April
12, 2004)
Hearing
Ordered on Death Row Inmate’s Ineffective
Assistance Claim Ninth Circuit Says Former
Municipal Court Judge Failed to Present
Mitigating Evidence
(April
9, 2004)
High
Court Adopts Multijurisdictional Practice
Rules
(April
9, 2004)
Public
Defender Asks Lockyer to Seek Ruling on
Delgadillo
(April
8, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns $21 Million Award to Dead Smoker
(April
8, 2004)
Governor
Names Antelope Valley Defense Lawyer to Parole
Board
(April
8, 2004)
C.A.:
Chemical Spray May Be ‘Dangerous or Deadly
Weapon’
(April
7, 2004)
Former
State Bar President Named to Judicial Council
(April
7, 2004)
Raye,
Grossman Elected to Top Judicial Performance
Panel Posts
(April
7, 2004)
Lawyer:
Ninth Circuit to Consider Challenge to
Delgadillo Qualifications
(April
7, 2004)
Knowledge
of Pregnancy Unnecessary for Fetal Murder
Conviction
(April
6, 2004)
Appeals
Court Turns Down Bid for Review of Ruling On
Demurrer Challenging Delgadillo Qualifications
(April
6, 2004)
Starr
Again Named Dean of Pepperdine Law School
(April
6, 2004)
Longtime
State Bar Official Fran Bassios Dies at 59
(April
6, 2004)
Expert
Declarations on Injury Cause Must Cite Facts,
C.A. Rules
(April
5, 2004)
Fourth
Lawyer Qualifies for State Bar Board Race
(April
5, 2004)
Two
District 7 State Bar Board Seats Each Draws
Three Hopefuls
(April
2, 2004)
C.A.
Rejects Subpoena for Medical Marijuana Records
(April
2, 2004)
Fee
Arbitration Victory Partly Protects Law Firm
From Suit
(April
1, 2004)
C.A.:
Retired Judge Saeta Must Testify About Hearing
(April
1, 2004)
C.A.
Rules WWII Forced Labor Compensation Law
Unconstitutional
(April
1, 2004)
Supreme
Court Rejects Local Lawyer’s Bid for Foster
Death Photos
(March
31, 2004)
Appeals
Court Rules Spendthrift Trust Must Pay Child
Support
(March
30, 2004)
State
Bar Board Delays Taking Stand on Measure to
Bar Fee for Processing Credit Card Payments
(March
30, 2004)
High
Court Rules Sec. 128.5 Sanctions Can No Longer
Be Imposed
(March
30, 2004)
Ruling
That Would Have Cut Property Assessments
Overturned
(March
29, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Conviction of Iranian for
Threat Made After He Was Caught Smoking on
Airplane
(March
29, 2004)
Plea
Bargain Did Not Bar Double Punishment Claim,
C.A. Rules
(March
29, 2004)
National
Group to Honor Former Justice Arabian At Ellis
Island in May
(March
29, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Doctor’s Conviction in
Murder-for-Hire Plot
(March
26, 2004)
High
Court Affirms Death Sentences in Pomona
Slayings
(March
26, 2004)
High
Court to Review Ruling Granting New Trial in
Officer’s Slaying
(March
26, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Throws Out Saudi Man’s Gun Conviction
(March
26, 2004)
C.A.
Asked to Rule on Challenges to Delgadillo
Qualifications
(March
24, 2004)
Huntington
Beach Man Indicted for Use of ‘Key Katcher’
(March
24, 2004)
Court
Funding Cuts Threaten Public Safety, Chief
Justice Warns
(March
24, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Local Prosecutor’s Retaliation
Lawsuit
(March
23, 2004)
Speed
Trap Law Does Not Require Excluding Evidence
In Drunk Driving Prosecution, Court of Appeal
Rules
(March
23, 2004)
A.G.
Says NRC Should Address Diablo Canyon Terror
Risks
(March
22, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Judge Tashima to Take Senior Status
(March
22, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Upholds Conviction in Long Beach
Gang Slaying
(March
22, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects Lawsuit by Clerics Over
Presidio Protest
(March
19, 2004)
Bar
Applicants Ask Examiners to Consider Problems
With Administration of Exam Caused by Weather
(March
19, 2004)
Timber
Act Does Not Bar Regulation in Forest by Water
Board—C.A.
(March
19, 2004)
State
Supreme Court Denies Review of Hunt
Reinstatement
(March
18, 2004)
Candidacies
of Van de Kamp, Three Others for Post of State
Bar President Confirmed
(March
18, 2004)
A.G.
Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Cooper
Sentence
(March
18, 2004)
UWLA
Law School to Relocate From Inglewood to West
Los Angeles
(March
18, 2004)
‘Upsell’
by Telemarketer Justified Long-Arm
Jurisdiction, C.A. Rules
(March
18, 2004)
State
Bar Opens Search for Successor to Retired
Judge Niles
(March
17, 2004)
University’s
Removal of Case to Federal Court Waives
Sovereign Immunity, Ninth Circuit Rules
(March
17, 2004)
Finding
on Reunification Services Must Be Challenged
by Writ—C.A.
(March
17, 2004)
Federal
Judge Rejects Former Ballplayers’ Suit Over
Pensions
(March
16, 2004)
Challenge
to Delgadillo’s Right to Hold Office Dismissed
(March
16, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Says: Judge Must Rule on
Unconscionability in Bid to Compel Arbitration
(March
15, 2004)
Herbert
Y.C. Choy, First Asian American to Serve On
Federal Bench, Dies at 88
(March
15, 2004)
C.A.
Orders New Hearing on Harassment Claim Against
Judge Kaddo
(March
12, 2004)
Appellate
Division Rejects Demurrer Rulings Challenge In
Spat Over Delgadillo Qualifications
(March
12, 2004)
California
Supreme Court Blocks San Francisco Same-Sex
Marriages
(March
12, 2004)
C.A.:
Prevailing Party Fees May Be Awarded After Lis
Pendens Withdrawn
(March
12, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Killing of Innocent Civilian Not
‘Political’ Crime
(March
11, 2004)
Tigerman
Leaves Post as BHBA Executive Director
(March
11, 2004)
Justices
Question School’s Liability in Deaths Caused
by Deranged Driver
(March
11, 2004)
KNBC
Reporter to Join ABC as Supreme Court
Correspondent
(March
11, 2004)
Divided
C.A. Rejects Tax-Exempt Bonds for Religious
Schools
(March
10, 2004)
Court
of Appeal Rules Limitations Period Bars Claim
Childhood Likenesses Were Misused by Disney
(March
10, 2004)
C.A.
Upholds Rejection of Secretary’s Bias Suit
Against A.G.’s Office
(March
10, 2004)
Schwarzenegger
Appoints Deputy A.G. Matthew Cate As State’s
Inspector General
(March
10, 2004)
Rezoning
Sought by Religious School Was Properly Denied
(March
9, 2004)
Alameda
Superior Court Judge Charged With Offering to
Pay Undercover Officer for Sex
(March
9, 2004)
C.A.
Reinstates Retaliation Suit by D.A. Candidate
Moehlman
(March
8, 2004)
Four
Expected to Seek Top State Bar Spot in May
Vote
(March
8, 2004)
Proposed
State Budget Places Local Courts at Risk,
Legislators Told
(March
8, 2004)
C.
A. Upholds Sanctions Against Conservative
Group For Bringing Frivolous Anti-SLAPP Motion
(March
8, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Orders New Trial in Killing of DEA
Agents
(March
5, 2004)
Four
Judges Cruise to Victory, Five Open Seats Go
to Runoffs
(March
4, 2004)
Results
of March 2 Balloting in Judical Races
(March
4, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns Ruling in Manson ‘Family’ Member
Parole Bid
(March
3, 2004)
Commissioners
Bobys, Calabro Slate March Retirements
(March
3, 2004)
En
Banc Ninth Circuit Overturns Naturalization of
Men in Bomb Plot
(March
3, 2004)
Producer
Sues Dick Clark for Age Discrimination
(March
3, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns Order Disqualifying Lawyer Whose
Brother Was Physician to Adverse Party in
Custody Dispute
(March
3, 2004)
Five
Years After Commissioner’s Murder,
Investigation Called ‘Stagnant’
(March
3, 2004)
High
Court Upholds Drug Plan Contraceptive Coverage
Requirement
(March
2, 2004)
Rule
Allows Internet Posting of Criminal Court
Documents
(March
2, 2004)
Memorial
Services Set for Judge Hupp, Justice Crosby
(March
2, 2004)
U.S.
Supreme Court Stays Out of 'Second-Parent'
Adoption Issue
(March
2, 2004)
Maren
Nelson Elected Superior Court Commissioner
(March
1, 2004)
C.A.
Overturns Injunction Against Posting DVD Code
(March
1, 2004)
Judge
McKay, Facing Challenge, Seeks Disability
Retirement
(February
27, 2004)
Suit
Over Quotes From Phony Film Reviewer Is Not
Subject to Anti-SLAPP Motion, C.A. Rules
(February
27, 2004)
Lawyer
Properly Barred for Using Adversary’s
Document—C.A.
(February
26, 2004)
Wunderlich
to Leave Sixth District Court of Appeal,
Succeed Hollis Best as Yosemite Federal
Magistrate
(February
26, 2004)
Judicial
Watch Calls for Impeachment of Wesley, Oki,
Commissioner
(February
25, 2004)
San
Bernardino D.A. Praises Lockyer Move in Cooper
Case
(February
25, 2004)
Ethics
Rule No Bar to Law Firm’s Quantum Meruit Fee
Recovery
(February
24, 2004)
Death
of Counsel Requires Granting Continuance,
Reopening Discovery, Court of Appeal Rules
(February
24, 2004)
Judge’s
Reasonable Doubt Instruction Requires
Reversal—C.A.
(February
23, 2004)
Lawyer/Activist
Marge Buckley Files for Superior Court As
Write-in Candidate Against Judge Pounders
(February
23, 2004)
Judge
Harris Charged With Judicial Misconduct
(February
20, 2004)
High
Court Rules Statute Did Not Create Right to
Fees in Libel Suits
(February
20, 2004)
Fourth
District C.A. Slates Service for Justice
Crosby
(February
20, 2004)
California
Supreme Court to Revisit Delayed Discovery
Rule
(February
19, 2004)
Review
of Rulings on Demurrers Challenging Delgadillo
Sought
(February
18, 2004)
Change
in LACBA Judicial Ratings Report Draws Fire
(February
18, 2004)
Referee
Zeidler Top Fundraiser in Judicial Contests,
Records Show
(February
17, 2004)
Rating
System Debated at Forum for Judicial
Candidates
(February
17, 2004)
County
Bar Rates Judge McKay ‘Not Qualified’ for
Reelection
(February
13, 2004)
Lockyer
Rejects School District Bid to Avoid
Conflict-of-Interest Prohibition
(February
13, 2004)
Judges
Have Fundraising Lead Over Challengers,
Reports Show
(February
12, 2004)
Oki
Opponent Charges ‘Not Qualified’ Rating Was a
Product of ‘Corrupt’ County Bar Panel Process
(February
12, 2004)
D.A.
Office Investigators Lose Appeal of Ruling on
Pension Benefits
(February
12, 2004)
Koreatown
Supermarket Sold Spoiled, Repackaged Meat to
Customers, Lawsuit Contends
(February
12, 2004)
LACBA
Panel Finds Meyer Candidate Statement
Misleading
(February
11, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Science Fiction Author
Ellison’s Suit Against AOL for Copyright
Infringement
(February
11, 2004)
Memorial
Service for Judge Harry Hupp Set for Feb. 28
(February
11, 2004)
Two
Judicial Candidates Reveal Final ‘Qualified’
Ratings
(February
11, 2004)
D’Agostino
Files Federal Suit to Unseat City Attorney
Delgadillo
(February
10, 2004)
Ipsen
Reelected President of Prosecutors’ Group
(February
10, 2004)
Indicted
Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Faces
Discipline
(February
10, 2004)
Appeals
Court Rules Pre-Dispute Jury Waivers Are
Unenforceable
(February
9, 2004)
State
Bar Seeks Attorney To Serve Two Years on CRLA
Board of Directors
(February
9, 2004)
Big
Lots Settles Lawsuit Over California Managers’
Overtime Pay
(February
9, 2004)
LACBA
Panel Downgrades Najera’s Rating to ‘Not
Qualified’
(February
6, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Rancho Los Amigos Injunction
(February
6, 2004)
EBay
Not Liable for Defamatory Comment—C.A.
(February
6, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Judge Lacked Power to Vacate
Bargained Plea
(February
5, 2004)
Oki
Opponent Rated ‘Well Qualified’ by County Bar
(February
5, 2004)
Fee
Order in Brown Act Suit Against County
Supervisors Left Standing
(February
5, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit: Holdout Juror Should Not Have Been
Removed
(February
4, 2004)
Bid
for Review of Rulings on Demurrers Challenging
Delgadillo Qualifications Could Come This Week
(February
4, 2004)
Deputy
A.G.’s Bid to Boost ‘Qualified’ Rating Fails
(February
4, 2004)
Supreme
Court Rules in Death Penalty Case: Jurors’
Talks With Pastors Do Not Require Sentence
Reversal
(February
3, 2004)
Supervisor
Yvonne Burke Honored as Person of Year, Sees
Better Times Ahead for County Government
(February
3, 2004)
District
7 State Bar Board of Governors Race Draws
Three Hopefuls
(February
3, 2004)
Retired
Presiding Justice Charles Vogel Joins JAMS
(February
3, 2004)
High
Court Asked to Block Reinstatement of A.
Thomas Hunt
(February
2, 2004)
Justices
Throw Out Multi-Million Dollar Award in
Breakup of Medical Malpractice Firm
(February
2, 2004)
C.A.:
‘Incomprehensible’ Excuse for Challenging
Juror Requires Reversal
(February
2, 2004)
Van
Dusen, Henry Rated ‘Qualified’; Henry to
Appeal
(February
2, 2004)
Internet
Cafes May Be Required to Conduct Video
Surveillance
(January
30, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rules Pornographic Videotapes Made by
Police Officer Deserve Free Speech Protection
(January
30, 2004)
S.C.
to Review Nearly $15 Million Penalty in
Cigarette Giveaways
(January
30, 2004)
Oki
Receives ‘Well Qualified’ Rating From County
Bar
(January
30, 2004)
New
Review Standard Applies to Prior Sentencing
Departures
(January
29, 2004)
Senior
U.S. District Judge Harry Hupp Dies at 74
(January
29, 2004)
Seventh
Candidate for Superior Court Reports ‘Well
Qualified’ Rating
(January
29, 2004)
Judges
Haber and Hay Will Retire in Coming Months
(January
29, 2004)
$20
Million Fund to Be Created to Settle Armenian
Genocide Claims
(January
29, 2004)
O’Melveny
& Meyers Partner Named by Governor to
Serve on Resources Agency
(January
29, 2004)
C.A.
Eases ‘Presence’ Requirement for Robbery
Convictions
(January
28, 2004)
Deputy
City Attorney Gets Top Rating in Judicial Race
(January
28, 2004)
C.A.
Upholds Compulsory Taking of DNA Samples From
Prisoners
(January
28, 2004)
Libel
Lawyer Gary L. Bostwick Leaves Davis Wright
for Sheppard Mullin
(January
28, 2004)
Superior
Court Judge Lawrence Crispo to Retire in
April, Take Up Private Judging
(January
27, 2004)
CJP
Slates Hearing in Proceedings Against Placer
Judge
(January
27, 2004)
C.A.:
Summary Judgment Based on Parol Evidence Rule
Was Improper
(January
27, 2004)
Referee
Wins ‘Well Qualified’ Rating in Judicial Race
(January
27, 2004)
Criminal
Defense Lawyer Elizabeth Harris Elected
Commissioner
(January
26, 2004)
Two
Judicial Candidates Receive ‘Qualified’
Ratings From County Bar Panel; One Mulls
Appeal
(January
26, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects Agent Liability in IRS Tax
Enforcement Actions
(January
26, 2004)
Judge,
Not Jury, Must Determine if Criminal Venue Is
Proper
(January
23, 2004)
Ipsen
Ad Misleading, but Oki Opponents Not at Fault,
Report by County Bar Election Practices Panel
Says
(January
23, 2004)
Bid
for Appellate Review of Rulings on Delgadillo
Called Likely
(January
23, 2004)
Hahn
Did Not Sign Letter Cited by Delgadillo’s
Office
(January 22, 2004)
Defender:
City’s Argument Would Bar Demurrer to
Pleadings Filed by Anyone Posing as City
Attorney
(January
22, 2004)
Judge
Wesley, Two Prosecutors Report Receiving ‘Well
Qualified’ Ratings From County Bar
(January
22, 2004)
Cooley
Unwilling to Fight Corruption, Opponent Says
in Belmont Campaign Kickoff
(January
22, 2004)
Memorial
Service Slated for Marvin Greene
(January
22, 2004)
Bush
Nominates Former Judge Schiavelli to U.S.
District Court for Central District
(January
21, 2004)
Judge
Rules Demurrer Does Not Lie to Challenge
Legality of City Attorney Holding Office
(January
21, 2004)
Marvin
Greene, Longtime Loeb & Loeb Partner and
Securities Law and Regulation Expert, Dies at
79
(January
21, 2004)
Former
State Bar President Guilford Gains OCBA Honor
(January
21, 2004)
Board's
Only Attorney Member Has Constituents for Her
Clients
(Person
of the Year, January 20, 2004)
Governor
Tells Chief Justices Legal System Protected
Him
(January
20, 2004)
Superior
Court Judge Ouderkirk to Retire in April
(January
20, 2004)
Prosecutor
First to Claim Highest LACBA Rating in
Judicial Races
(January
20, 2004)
Services
Tonight, Tomorrow for Edward DiLoreto, A
Founder of Pepperdine’s Law School
(January
20, 2004)
Beverly
Hills Lawyer David Burg Named to Planning
Commission
(January
20, 2004)
C.A.:
Suit Against U-Haul Over Reservations Was Not
SLAPP
(January
20, 2004)
High
Court Rejects Expansion of Equitable Adoption
Doctrine
(January
16, 2004)
City’s
Violation of Telecommunications Act Gives Rise
To Claim Under Sec. 1983, Ninth Circuit Rules
(January
16, 2004)
Playboy
Suit Over Use of Trademark in Search Engine
Reinstated
(January
15, 2004)
High
Court to Decide if City Must Negotiate With
Officers on Change to Racial Profiling Rules
(January
15, 2004)
Ruling
Permitting Suit Over Simi Valley Search
Allowed to Stand
(January
15, 2004)
C.A.
Mandates Oral Argument of Summary Judgment
Motions
(January
14, 2004)
Rita
Gunasekaran Named by Haight Brown &
Bonesteel As New Chair of Firm’s Appellate
Practice Group
(January
14, 2004)
Lockyer
Will Not Seek to Remove Delgadillo, Spokesman
Says
(January
14, 2004)
C.A.
Adopts Broad View of Tolling of Legal
Malpractice Statute
(January
13, 2004)
Lockyer
Sues Telemarketer, Contends ‘Survey’ About
Refinancing Violated Federal ‘Do Not Call’
Laws
(January
13, 2004)
Stress
Over Employer’s Stock Price No Basis for WCAB
Award—C.A.
(January
13, 2004)
Cuts
for State Courts in Governor’s Budget May Be
Prevented, Official Says
(January
12, 2004)
Judge
Orders Registrar to Restore Ballot Designation
As ‘State Criminal Prosecutor’ to Candidate
Henry
(January
12, 2004)
Yaffe
Rejects ‘Temporary Judge,’ ‘Professor’ in
Ballot Disputes
(January
9, 2004)
Review
Department Recommends Suspension for Ronald
Silverton Over Terms of Fee Agreements
(January
9, 2004)
Judges’
Power to Reduce Uninsured Motorist Arbitration
Awards Limited
(January
9, 2004)
State
Supreme Court Rules Unsworn Statements by
Arresting Officer Admissible at DMV Hearings
(January
9, 2004)
Ruling
That Alleged Spies Can Sue CIA for Pay Allowed
to Stand
(January
8, 2004)
Governor
Names Former Justice Kolkey Tribal Gaming
Negotiator
(January
8, 2004)
Lockyer:Violent
Offenses Down, Property Crime Rate Up in 2003
For California’s Largest Cities
(January
8, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Firing for Posting Anti-Gay
Messages
(January
7, 2004)
10
Judges Newly Elected to Court Executive
Committee
(January
7, 2004)
Divided
High Court Upholds Death Sentence in 1989
Pomona Slaying
(January
7, 2004)
Suspension
Recommended for Laywer Whose Employees Stole
From Client Trust Fund
(January
7, 2004)
Appeals
Court Orders Reduction in Prison Time for
Couple Convicted in $17 Million Embezzlement
(January
7, 2004)
Reports
to Police Protected by Absolute Privilege,
S.C. Rules
(January
6, 2004)
Ninth
Circuit to Decide En Banc Whether Parolees Can
Be Forced to Submit to DNA Testing
(January
6, 2004)
Grocery
Union Suit Against Ralphs Makes Racketeering
Claims
(January
6, 2004)
Murchison
& Cumming Names Gruppie New Senior Partner
(January
6, 2004)
Court
Overturns Sentence Boost for Defendant Who Won
Appeal
(January
5, 2004)
Deadline
for Applying to Visa Lottery Program Not
Subject to Equitable Tolling, Ninth Circuit
Rules
(January
5, 2004)
Insurers’
Payments Cannot Be Credited Towards
Restitution—C.A.
(January
5, 2004)
Attorney
General Says He Will Probe Jackson Jail Abuse
Claim
(January
2, 2004)
