Ninth
Circuit Judges Spar Over Ruling That Allows Use of Illegally Obtained
Statements as Evidence
(December
31, 2001)
Los
Angeles Superior Court Judge Gunn, Commissioner Price Slate Retirements
(December
31, 2001)
Police
Union Urges Members to Vote No Confidence in Chief Bernard Parks
(December
31, 2001)
Davis
Nominates Santa Clara Judge to Sixth District Court of Appeal
(December
28, 2001)
County
Counsel Should Be Removed From Leadership of Risk Management Program,
Consultant Tells Board
(December
28, 2001)
C.A.
Upholds Drug Conviction Based on Coast Guard ‘Safety’ Search
(December
28, 2001)
CJP
Charges Fresno Judge With Questionable Financial Dealings
(December
27, 2001)
Davis
Appoints Commissioner Gilbert Lopez as Judge
(December
27, 2001)
State
Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Right to Play School Sports—C.A.
(December
27, 2001)
Confirmation
Hearing Set for Court of Appeal Nominee
(December
27, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Orders New Trial for Death Row Inmate in Girlfriend’s Killing
(December
27, 2001)
Orange
County Jurist Named to Fourth District Court of Appeal
(December
26, 2001)
Kolts
Remembered as Dedicated Public Servant With Quick Wit
(December
26, 2001)
S.C.
Clarifies Scope of Production Required by Pitchess
(December
26, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Challenge to City’s Law Limiting PAC Donations
(December
21, 2001)
Masry,
Brockovich May Sue Lawyer Who Claimed They Were Intimate, Court
of Appeal Rules
(December
21, 2001)
DUI
Suspects With Child in Car Will Face Endangerment Charges—Delgadillo
(December
21, 2001)
Trial
Lawyers Assn. Offering Free Legal Aid to Survivors of Sept. 11 Victims
(December
21, 2001)
Ethics
Panel Charges Holden With Campaign Violations; He Says Law Confusing
(December
21, 2001)
CJP
Charges Bay Area Judge With Insulting Lawyers, Jurors, Staff
(December
20, 2001)
State
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Controversial Ruling on Transactional
Lawyers’ Malpractice
(December
20, 2001)
Council
Allows Delgadillo to Hire Seven New Staff Members To Handle Suits
Stemming From Democratic Convention
(December
20, 2001)
Council
Approves LAPD Bureau to Create Database to Track Problem Officers
(December
20, 2001)
Arbitration
Clause Survives Law Clerk’s Elevation to Associate
(December
19, 2001)
Superior
Court Mediator Selection Program Wins Award
(December
19, 2001)
Board
Honors Outgoing Juvenile Presiding Judge Friedman
(December
19, 2001)
Product
Liability Lawyer Joins Kirkpatrick & Lockhart in Los Angeles
(December
19, 2001)
Sheriff’s
Report on Santa Clarita Shootout Asks More Questions Than It Answers
(December
19, 2001)
Council
Delays Contract With Firm Hired to Promote LAX Plan
(December
19, 2001)
C.A.
Expands State Constitutional Protection for Commercial Speech
(December
18, 2001)
DUI
Not ‘Aggravated’ Under Sentencing Law—Ninth Circuit
(December
18, 2001)
Panel
Advises County to Pay $645,000 to Settle Sheriff’s Deputies’ Overtime
Claim
(December
18, 2001)
City
Council Committee, Police Commission Clash Over Consent Decree
(December
18, 2001)
Delgadillo,
RAND to Prepare Private Sector for Terrorism
(December
18, 2001)
Toy
Maker’s Libel Suit Against Law Firm No SLAPP, C.A. Rules
(December
17, 2001)
Court
Plaque Honors Former County Marshal’s Department
(December
17, 2001)
Limited
Smoking Ban in City Parks Moves One Step Closer to Reality
(December
17, 2001)
C.A.
Revives Challenge to Forced Interest on Renter Security Deposits
(December
14, 2001)
Delgadillo
Seeks More Funding, Promises Big Returns
(December
14, 2001)
State
Bar Can’t Use Evidence Suppressed in Criminal Case, Judge Rules
(December
14, 2001)
S.C.
to Determine Jurisdiction Over Distant Website Operator in Trade
Secrets Dispute
(December
14, 2001)
Three
Attorneys Appointed, Fourth Re-Appointed to City Information Technology
Commission
(December
14, 2001)
Supervising
Judge Demystifies Juvenile Court for Middle School Children
(December
14, 2001)
Primary
Election Field Complete as Candidate Enters Last Court Race
(December
13, 2001)
Retired
Long Beach Judge G. William Dunn Dies
(December
13, 2001)
Lawyer
Urges Ninth Circuit to Trash Three-Strikes Law for Shoplifters
(December
13, 2001)
City
Attorney Hints at New Revenue Sources as Panel Approves Hiring Three
More Lawyers
(December
13, 2001)
Constitution
Protects Anti-Abortion Website, Lawyer Tells Court
(December
12, 2001)
George
Says Economy Bars Push for Judicial Pay Hike
(December
12, 2001)
Lawsuit
Against Clintons Dismissed After Plaintiff Ruled a Fugitive
(December
12, 2001)
Donahue
Joins Holland & Knight’s Corporate & Securities Group
(December
12, 2001)
San
Diego Lawyer Appointed to Be New U.S. Air Force General Counsel
(December
12, 2001)
Measure
to Extend Term Limits for City Officials Dead
(December
12, 2001)
Most
Court Contenders in March Vote Eschew Candidate Statements
(December
11, 2001)
City
Attorney’s Office Adds Chaleff to Help Trim Liability
(December
11, 2001)
Judge
to Decide Whether State Bar Can Use Inadmissible Evidence
(December
11, 2001)
Constitution
Protects Baseball’s Right to Promote Players, C.A. Rules
(December
11, 2001)
Council
Panel Approves $2.4 Million to Fix Glitches in LAPD Scanning System
(December
11, 2001)
Superior
Court Race Opens Up After Judge Dunn Does Not File
(December
10, 2001)
Ashmann
Confirmed, Sworn In as Appeals Court Justice
(December
10, 2001)
Matthew
St. George Jr., Michelle Katz to Run for Board of Governors
(December
10, 2001)
Mitchell
Beckloff Elected Superior Court Commissioner
(December
10, 2001)
Legislators
Learn About Court System in ‘Day on the Bench’ Program
(December
10, 2001)
LAPD,
Sheriff’s Department to Work Together for Regional Crime Lab
(December
10, 2001)
Lawyers
Argue Constitutionality of ‘Son of Sam’ Law Before S.C.
(December
7, 2001)
Board
Asked to Rename Central Courthouse for Mosk
(December
7, 2001)
Federal
Jury Convicts Immigrant Who Made Anti-American Threat on Airplane
of Interferring With Flight Crew
(December
7, 2001)
Proposition
21 Breaches Judicial Independence, Lawyer Tells State Supreme Court
(December
6, 2001)
Lawyers
Dispute Whether ‘Chase’ Trading Cards Involve Children in Gambling,
Amount to Racketeering
(December
6, 2001)
Lawyer’s
Tactical Mistake Not Grounds for Attorney Neglect, C.A. Rules
(
December 6, 2001)
Immigrant
Arrested on Jetliner Denies Charge He Was Threatening Americans
(December
6, 2001)
Alleged
‘Angel of Death’ Ordered Back to Court for Hearing on Transcripts
(December
6, 2001)
Attorney
Fred Gaines Elected Chairman of Valley Industry Group
(December
6, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit to Decide En Banc if Prisoner Has Right to Procreate
(December
5, 2001)
Court of Appeal, Citing Racial Bias in Jury Selection, Orders New
Trial in Central Valley Murder Case
(December
5, 2001)
Board of Supervisors Agrees to $2.5 Million in Settlement Payments
(December
5, 2001)
Increased Overtime, Raises Push LAPD’s Budget Proposal Past $1 Billion
(December
5, 2001)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for Orange County Robbery-Murder
(December
4, 2001)
Court of Appeal Allows Appraiser to Proceed With Suit Over State’s
Disclosure of Stipulated Discipline
(December
4, 2001)
Thrown Clothing Brings County Inmate $50,000 Settlement
(December
4, 2001)
Agencies Seek Funds to Cover Increased Costs Due to Court Unification
(December
3, 2001)
Davis Appoints Five Judges to Los Angeles Superior Court
(December
3, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Allows Hearing-Impaired Worker to Sue UPS for Bias
(December
3, 2001)
CJP Slates Hearing for Indio Jurist Facing Charges
(December
3, 2001)
Superior Court Employees Vote to Create Agency Shop
(December
3, 2001)
Funeral Services Pending for San Dimas Attorney Raymond G. Lamb
(December
3, 2001)
LAPD Officer Not Entitled to Arbitrate Transfer Involving Loss of
Pay—C.A.
(December
3, 2001)
State Bar Names Janis Thibault to Lead Diversion Program
(December
3, 2001)
Hahn
Calls for Police Discipline to Be Handled by Panel Outside Department
(December
3, 2001)
Council Fails to Override Veto, Seeks Delay in Term Limits Measure
(December
3, 2001)
C.A. Strikes Down Law Allowing Police to Sue Over False Complaints
(November
30, 2001)
Failure to Pursue Internal Remedies No Bar to Lawsuit Alleging Sexual
Harassment, Court of Appeal Rules
(November
30, 2001)
Child Abuse Prosecution Unit Will Head Off More Serious Crimes—Delgadillo
(November
30, 2001)
ACLU, City Reach Settlement in Journalists’ Suit Over Convention
Clubbings
(November
30, 2001)
Council Set to Vote on Hahn Veto of Measure to Increase Term Limits
(November
30, 2001)
C.A. Clarifies Right to Fire Worker Over Coercion in Labor Dispute
(November
29, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against State on Rights of Disabled
Prisoners Seeking Parole
(November
29, 2001)
Delgadillo to Announce Formation of Child Abuse Prosecution Team
(November
29, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Solicits Comments on Reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge
Kathleen March
(November
29, 2001)
Council Backs Measure for Increased Term Limits for City Offices
(November
29, 2001)
Claim Officer Lied Is Not Enough to Grant Pitchess Motion—C.A.
(November
28, 2001)
Board of Supervisors Approves Child Care Waiting Rooms In County
Courthouses, Asks for Cost Analysis
(November
28, 2001)
Proposed Limited Smoking Ban in Parks Revised by Key Council Committee
(November
28, 2001)
California Lacks Jurisdiction Over Internet Defamation Suit—C.A.
(November
27, 2001)
Cheryl White Mason to Lead City’s Civil Litigation Team
(November
27, 2001)
Attorney May Testify That Ex-Client Threatened Witnesses, C.A. Rules
(November
27, 2001)
Beverly
Retains Appellate Post as Bascue Releases Court Assignments
(November
26, 2001)
Van Nuys Community Court Program Takes a Crack at Reducing Quality-of-Life
Crimes
(November
26, 2001)
Initiative Opponent Can’t Challenge County Counsel on Summary—C.A.
(November
26, 2001)
ADA Does Not Require Video to Home of Disabled Council Member—Lockyer
(November
26, 2001)
Davis Swears In Cooper, Hails Her as ‘Best Judge for Job’
(November
23, 2001)
Lockyer Says Police May Question People Stopped for Traffic Violations
About Immigration Status
(November
23, 2001)
Court of Appeal Orders JNOV in Dispute Over ‘Baywatch’ Script
(November
23, 2001)
C.A. Upholds Law Allowing Read-Back of Testimony in Judge’s Absence
(November
21, 2001)
Antonovich, Knabe Planning to Ask for Cost Analysis On Waiting Rooms
for Children in Courthouses
(November
21, 2001)
Los Angeles Superior Court Prepares for Executive Committee Elections
(November
21, 2001)
Davis Set to Swear in Cooper After Expected Confirmation Today
(November
21, 2001)
Plaintiff May Appeal Dismissal Based on Uncontested Demurrer—C.A.
(November
21, 2001)
Bascue Redesignates Supervising Posts in 2002 Leadership Adjustment
(November
20, 2001)
Panel Recommends County Pay More Than $250,000 To Settle Case Over
Courtroom Jolt With Stun Belt
(November
20, 2001)
State Bar Applicants Post 56.9 Percent Pass Rate on Latest Exam
(November
20, 2001)
Ex-Judge Facing Discipline by CJP Pleads Fifth Amendment
(November
20, 2001)
Couwenberg Seeks Reinstatement to Bar, Doesn’t Contest Removal as
Judge
(November
20, 2001)
C.A. Rules for Aaron Spelling in Long-Running ‘Family’ Litigation
(November
19, 2001)
Runoff Set for Superior Court Commissioner’s Post
(November
19, 2001)
Commission on Judicial Appointments Sets Dec. 7 Hearing for Ashmann
(November
19, 2001)
Council Orders Study on Impact of State Budget Cuts on City Finances
(November
19, 2001)
City Council Puts $600 Million Public Safety Bond Measure on March
Ballot
(November
19, 2001)
Davis Nominates Ashmann to This District’s Court of Appeal
(November
16, 2001)
C.A. Says Prosecutor Should Not Have Testified at Trial
(November
16, 2001)
Police and Administration Expert Rouzon Appointed to Board of Governors
(November
16, 2001)
LACBA, Law Firms Seek Reversal of Malpractice Ruling
(November
16, 2001)
LACBA Unveils Internet Tool to Search for Court Proceedings, Judges
Handling Them
(November
16, 2001)
Woman Hurt After Being Dropped at Wrong Place Can Sue Cab Firm—C.A.
(November
16, 2001)
Delgadillo, Pacheco Seek Funding for ‘Neighborhood Prosecutors’
(November
16, 2001)
IOLTA Does Not Violate Takings Clause, En Banc Ninth Circuit Rules
(November
15, 2001)
Late Judicial Entrants Say Campaigns Are in Motion
(November
15, 2001)
George Names 17 to Panel to Craft Ethics Standards for Arbitrators
(November
15, 2001)
20
Emerge as Potential Contenders in 2002 Judicial Contests
(November
14, 2001)
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Use of Pasadena’s Redevelopment
Funds in 710 Freeway Battle
(November
14, 2001)
Attorney Grimes Wins Fee Dispute Arising From Rodney King Case
(November
14, 2001)
Prosecutor Says He’ll Stay in Race Against Judge Dunn
(November
13, 2001)
Abortion Opponent May Sue Over State College’s Ban On Religious
Message, Ninth Circuit Rules
(November
13, 2001)
Former Chief Administrator Sues San Bernardino District Attorney
(November
13, 2001)
Appeals
Court Upholds $26.5 Million Judgment Against Philip Morris
(November
9, 2001)
Challenged Judges Say They Will Fight to Retain Posts
(November
9, 2001)
Closed Session Agenda on Worker Evaluation Covers Contract Renewal—C.A.
(November
9, 2001)
Superior Court Judges C. Robert Simpson, Floyd Baxter Challenged
(November
8, 2001)
Cooley Says Rampart Probe to End Without More Charges
(November
8, 2001)
Appeals Court Upholds Spousal Privilege for Couple Separated 17
Years
(November
8, 2001)
Judge Reginald Dunn Won’t Run for Reelection, Sources Say
(November
7, 2001)
Court of Appeal Reinstates Conspiracy Charges Against Ex-Lawyer
Accused of Faking Accidents
(November
7, 2001)
Baca, Board Clash Over Using Inmate Money for Inmate Medical Care
(November
7, 2001)
City Immune for Death of Child Infected on Its Property—C.A.
(November
6, 2001)
Superior Court Commissioner Glenda Veasey to Run for Judge
(November
6, 2001)
Superior Court Employee Union Asks for Probe of Election Memo
(November
6, 2001)
Insurer’s Denial of Coverage Does Not Alter Limitations Period—S.C.
(November
6, 2001)
Deployment for Compressed LAPD Schedule Only Remaining Issue—Union
(November
6, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Holds Three-Strikes Term Cruel and Unusual
(November
5, 2001)
Superior Court Referee Alan Friedenthal Becomes Fourth Candidate
in Race for Spann Seat
(November
5, 2001)
Former U.S. Judge Charles Legge Named to Investigate CJP Director
(November
5, 2001)
Ryan Selected Presiding Judge of Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
(November
5, 2001)
Council Supports Senate Bill for Federalization of Airport Screeners
(November
5, 2001)
Riverside
Estates Scandal Prompts Charges Against Ex-Judge
(November
2, 2001)
County
Commission Urges Supervisors to Fund Courthouse Waiting Rooms for
Children
(November
2, 2001)
Judicial
Retention Process Does Not Violate Capital Defendants’ Rights—S.C.
(November
2, 2001)
Court
of Appeal Rejects Raiders Suit Against NFL Over Forced Participation
in Europe League
(November
1, 2001)
Proposition
36 Applies to Some Pre-July 1 Cases, Appeals Court Rules
(November
1, 2001)
Davis
Appoints Family Law Attorney to Fresno Superior Court
(November
1, 2001)
Council
Panel Approves $1 Million Request for Emergency Equipment
(November
1, 2001)
C.A.
Strikes Down Ban on False Complaints Against Officers
(October
31, 2001)
Connor
Files for Divorce From Presiding Judge Bascue
(October
31, 2001)
Deputy
District Attorney Lauren Weis to Run for Superior Court Seat
(October
31, 2001)
Davis
Makes Two Long-Awaited Appointments to San Bernardino Superior Court
(October
31, 2001)
Boeckmann
Says Public Must Know Police Schedule Will Affect Service
(October
31, 2001)
New
Commissioner Jeffrey Marckese Files to Run for Judge
(October
30, 2001)
Judge
Must Tell Pro Se Petitioners They Can Refile After Faulty Habeas
Claims Were Dismissed—Court
(October
30, 2001)
Former
Assistant Attorney General Bill Lann Lee to Join Lieff Cabraser
(October
30, 2001)
Confirmation
Hearing for Appellate Nominee Aronson Set for Nov. 21
(October
30, 2001)
Parent’s
Non-Marital Partner Cannot Adopt Child, C.A. Rules
(October
29, 2001)
Acton
Lawyer Larry Layton to Make Sixth Run for Bench
(October
29, 2001)
Davis
Names Aronson to Fourth District, Four to Orange Superior Court
(October
29, 2001)
CJP
to Name Independent Counsel to Probe Charge Against Henley
(October
26, 2001)
Deputy
District Attorney David Gelfound to Run for Superior Court Seat
Vacated by Judge David Finkel
(October
26, 2001)
Suspicious
Powder Found in Courthouse Determined Not to Be Anthrax
(October
26, 2001)
Davis
Appoints Two Private Practitioners to Sacramento Court
(October
26, 2001)
Controller’s
Audit Reveals Police Association Mishandling of City Money
(October
26, 2001)
CJP
Hearing Delayed Amid Speculation Director May Be Ousted
(October
25, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Dismissal of D.A.R.E. Libel Suit Against Rolling
Stone Magazine, Editor, Publisher
(October
25, 2001)
Stovitz
to Lead State Bar Court; High Court Picks Two New Members
(October
25, 2001)
Local
Firms Relocate, Celebrate Anniversary
(October
25, 2001)
Students
Explore Fourth Amendment as Bill of Rights Day Returns
(October
25, 2001)
Court
to Rule En Banc on Family Violence as Basis for Asylum
(October
24, 2001)
State
Bar Board of Governors Cuts Late Fee on Dues
(October
24, 2001)
Santa
Monica Lawyer Joseph Deering to Seek Open Superior Court Seat
(October
24, 2001)
Union
May Terminate Secretary for Supporting Ballot Measure—C.A.
(October
24, 2001)
Supervisors
Defer Spending $137 Million in Wake of Terrorist Attacks
(October
24, 2001)
Perluss, Mosk, Rubin Unanimously Confirmed to Appeals Court
(October
23, 2001)
Former
Commissioner Richard Espinoza Says He Will Run Again for Los Angeles
Superior Court Seat
(October
23, 2001)
ACLU
to Sue City Over Order to Remove Patriotic Mural
(October
23, 2001)
Council
Panel Stalls Police Benefits Survey in Favor of Other Efforts
(October
23, 2001)
Election
Watch Group Says LaBonge ‘Crossed the Line’ and Misled Voters on
Mailers Attacking Garfield
(October
23, 2001)
Robert
Ambrose, Sanjay Kumar Named Superior Court Commissioners
(October
22, 2001)
Judge
Michael Kanner Says He Won’t Seek Reelection
(October
22, 2001)
Driving
Under Influence of Kava Violates Vehicle Code, Court Rules
(October
22, 2001)
Flexible
Work Schedule to Be Fine-Tuned by LAPD, Launched Next Month
(October
22, 2001)
City
Council Votes to Confirm Appointments of Three to Public Works Board
(October
22, 2001)
Council
Turns Away $3.5 Million Civic Center Security Enhancement Plan
(October
22, 2001)
Moreno
Sworn In as Justice Of State Supreme Court
(October
19, 2001)
State
High Court Clarifies Rule on Police Talk With Defendant Represented
by Counsel in Another Case
(October
19, 2001)
New
County Grand Juror, Eight Alternates Take Oath to Fill Vacancies
(October
19, 2001)
C.A.
Orders Lawyer Who Claimed Arbitrator Was Biased to Pay Costs
(October
19, 2001)
City
Leaders Laud Legislation to Give Them FTB Business Tax Information
(October
19, 2001)
Ex-Judicial
Candidate Urges Appeals Court to Revive Suit Over Search of Her
Home
(October
18, 2001)
Well-Paid
Lawyer Can’t Be Forced to Pay Costs for Indigent Client, Appeals
Court Rules
(October
18, 2001)
Panel
Says County Should Pay $1 Million for Deputies’ Beating of Man
(October
18, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Judges Urged to Reinstate Pasadena School Assignment Plan
(October
18, 2001)
C.A.
Sides With ‘Outsourced’ MWD Workers in Benefits Dispute
(October
17, 2001)
Moreno
Confirmation to State Supreme Court Appears Assured as No Opposition
Surfaces by Deadline
(October
17, 2001)
Pro
Bono Efforts to Be Required of Law Firms Seeking State Contracts
(October
17, 2001)
Board
of Supervisors Approves Settlement of Child Molestation Claim Against
Sheriff’s Deputy
(October
17, 2001)
Top
Juvenile Judge Recommends Discretion in Calling Police to MacLaren
(October
17, 2001)
Board
Puts Hold on Sheriff’s Budget Pending Response to Jailhouse Death
(October
17, 2001)
Local
Court Workers to Get Anthrax Training for Mail Handling
(October
16, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Judges Appear Skeptical of Rights Suit Challenging Allocation
of Anti-Gang Funds
(October
16, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Challenge to Orange County Man’s Death Sentence
(October
16, 2001)
Davis
Vetoes Truancy Court Bill, Others Affecting Legal Community
(October
16, 2001)
Supervisors
to Consider Settlement of Child Molestation Claim Against Sheriff’s
Deputy
(October
16, 2001)
Contract
Talks Over LAPD Flexible Work Schedule Going Smoothly—Union
(October
16, 2001)
Suit
Designed to Thwart Newspaper Story Was SLAPP, C.A. Rules
(October
15, 2001)
Dismissal
of D.A.R.E. Libel Suit Against Rolling Stone Was Error, Lawyer for
Group Tells Ninth Circuit
(October
15, 2001)
Hearing
on Moreno’s Nomination to High Court Moved Back a Day
(October
15, 2001)
C.A.
Orders In Camera Review of Documents in Baby Death Case
(October
12, 2001)
Bush
v. Gore Ruling No Blow to High Court’s Prestige, Chemerinsky Tells
Federal Bar Association
(October
12, 2001)
Moreno
Brings Story of Hard Work, Advancement to Alma Mater
(October
12, 2001)
Sheppard
Mullin Adds Healthcare Partner to Local Office
(October
12, 2001)
Gonzalez,
Whitchurch Join Davis Wright Tremaine in Los Angeles
(October
12, 2001)
City
to Hold Job Fair Tomorrow for Workers Laid Off After Terrorist Attacks
(October
12, 2001)
Adopted
Children Entitled to Share of Natural Father’s Estate—C.A.
(October
11, 2001)
Mid-Wilshire
Attorney Lacks ‘Common Honesty,’ Deserves Disbarment, Bar Court
Says
(October
11, 2001)
Plaintiffs’
Bar Giving Less to Judicial Campaigns, Tort Reform Group Says
(October
11, 2001)
Lancaster
Attorney Won’t Sit Still When He Hears Lawyer Jokes
(October
11, 2001)
Group
Warns Special Interests, Rich Candidates Threaten Campaign Reform
(October
11, 2001)
Court
Overturns Habeas Relief Based on Rafael Perez Testimony
(October
10, 2001)
Court
of Appeal Burns Firewalker in Bid for Damages
(October
10, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Judges Appear to Back Rights Verdict Favoring Ventura Deputies
(October
10, 2001)
Davis
Signs Bill Making Observance Of Cesar Chavez Day a Court Holiday
(October
10, 2001)
C.A.
Upholds ‘Road Rage’ Conviction for Driving Into Bicycle Courier
(October
10, 2001)
‘Private’
Reproval Properly Noted on State Bar Website, C.A. Rules
(October
9, 2001)
Threat
Made During Therapy Session Not ‘Terrorist’—C.A.
(October
9, 2001)
Commission
Moves Up Confirmation Hearing for Rubin to Oct. 22
(October
9, 2001)
Three
Groups File for Neighborhood Council Status; More Expected Soon
(October
9, 2001)
Court
of Appeal Rejects Single-Subject Challenge to Proposition 21
(October 5, 2001)
Lawyers Dispute Scope of Production for Pitchess Motions In
Arguments Before Supreme Court in Orange County
(October 5, 2001)
City Attorney Gets Injunction to Stop Pico-Union Motel From
Renting by Hour
(October 5, 2001)
Confirmation Hearings Slated for Nominees for Div. Eight of
Court of Appeal
(October 5, 2001)
Davis Continues Flurry of Judicial Appointments With Four
in North of State
(October 5, 2001)
Davis Picks Cooper, Boland, Rubin for New Appeals Court Division
(October 4, 2001)
McConnell Confirmed to Fourth District Court of Appeal
(October 4, 2001)
En Banc Ninth Circuit to Hear Case of Threats Against Abortion
Doctors
(October 4, 2001)
Appeals Court Rejects Rodney King’s Malpractice Suit Against
Lerman
(October 3, 2001)
Delgadillo
Changes Leadership in City Attorney’s Office
(October 3, 2001)
Ex-Wilson
Appointee, Ousted by Voters, Named to Monterey Court
(October 3, 2001)
Supervisors Approve $2.3 Million for Sheriff’s Department
Anti-Bias Training
(October 3, 2001)
Tape Recordings Related to Police Stop Not Public Records—S.C.
(October 2, 2001)
McConnell ‘Well-Qualified’ for Appeal Post—JNE
Panel
(October 2, 2001)
Dismissal of Contamination Suit Premature, Attorney Tells
Ninth Circuit
(October 2, 2001)
Attorney, Former Anaheim Angels President Richard Brown
Joins Conflict Resolution Firm
(October 2, 2001)
Memorial
Services Set for Tuttle & Taylor Name Partner Robert
G. Taylor
(October 2, 2001)
Consultant Tells Panel Flexible LAPD Work Schedule Should
Be Delayed
(October 2, 2001)
C.A. Clarifies Proof Requirements for Transactional Malpractice
(October 1, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Order for New Death-Penalty Trial
in Murder of State Employee
(October 1, 2001)
Prosecutors Seek Retrial of Special Circumstance Allegations
in Assassination
(October 1, 2001)
Davis Signs State Wage Package That May, or May Not, Raise
Judges’ Pay
(October 1, 2001)
Neighborhood Councils Due to Sign Up Today on Streamlined
Forms
(October 1, 2001)
Prior Assault Without Weapon Cannot Be Deemed a ‘Strike’—C.A.
(September 28, 2001)
Terrorists Did What They Thought Right—Law Professor
(September 28, 2001)
No Threat Needed for Finding of Child Kidnapping, Appeals
Court Rules
(September 28, 2001)
Davis Nominates Carlos Moreno To State Supreme Court
(September 27, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Finds Moreno Abused Discretion in Making Defendant
Keep Appointed Lawyer
(September 27, 2001)
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elvira Austin to Retire
in November
(September 27, 2001)
Council Approves Plan to Help Displaced Airport Workers
Find Jobs
(September 27, 2001)
Council Sends Flexible LAPD Work Schedule to Committee
(September 27, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Says Attorney Fees Paid by Defendant Taxable
to Plaintiff
(September 26, 2001)
Davis to Announce Appointee to State High Court Today
(September 26, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Narrows Restrictions on Initiating Questioning
of Suspects
(September 26, 2001)
Police Commission Votes 4-1 to Approve Flexible Work Schedule
for Officers
(September 26, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Panel Upholds Ban on Citing Unpublished Opinions
(September 25, 2001)
Don’t Sacrifice Liberty for Security, Chemerinsky
Says
(September 25, 2001)
Judges Elect Jeffrey Marckese a Superior Court Commissioner
(September 24, 2001)
Self-Represented Attorney Entitled to Sanctions for Defending
Frivolous Suit, Court of Appeal Rules
(September 24, 2001)
Court of Appeal, Citing Civil Service Ruling, Rejects Bias
Suit Against City
(September 24, 2001)
Retired Judge Serving in Mexico Judicial Exchange Program
(September 24, 2001)
Nobumoto Names Task Force to Study State Bar-Conference
Links
(September 24, 2001)
New Measures Make Civic Center Safer Than Ever Before, Officials
Say
(September 24, 2001)
Request That Obese Woman Buy Second Airline Seat Not Bias—C.A.
(September 21, 2001)
Appeal From Denial of Disqualification Doesn’t Stay
Proceedings, Court of Appeal Rules
(September 21, 2001)
Greg Nelson Tapped to Lead Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
(September 21, 2001)
Davis Urges Talking, Interfaith Activities to Fight Hate
Crimes
(September 21, 2001)
Delgadillo Vows Focus on Crime Prevention, Hands-On Approach
to Police Reform
(September 20, 2001)
State
Bar Offers Assistance to Victims of Terrorist Attacks
(September 20, 2001)
Testosterone-Raising
Supplements Don’t Need Proposition 65 Warnings
(September 19, 2001)
New Jury May Rule on Malice After Deadlock—C.A.
(September 19, 2001)
Police Commission Adopts Principle of Flexible Work Schedule
for Officers
(September 19, 2001)
Agents’ Tactics in Robbery Case Didn’t Violate
Miranda Rights—Court
(September 18, 2001)
Mallano Assigned to Sit on State High Court Next Month
(September 18, 2001)
CJP
Charges Indio Jurist With Violating Due Process Rights in
Four Cases
(September 18, 2001)
Council Panel Urges City Officials to Improve Disaster Preparedness
Pla
(September 18, 2001)
Statute Barring Passports for Child Support Debtors Unconstitutional
(September 17, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Vacates En Banc Ruling Allowing Trial in Ruby
Ridge Shooting
(September 17, 2001)
Public Memorial Service Slated For Senior U.S. District
Judge Albert Lee Stephens Jr.
(September 17, 2001)
Erroneous ‘Torture’ Instruction Requires Voiding
Death Sentence—Lawyer
(September 17, 2001)
Los Angeles Superior Court Official Clarifies Scope of Judicial
Emergency
(September 17, 2001)
Remarks by California Chief Justice Ronald M. George
(September 17, 2001)
Thousands Attend ‘Prayer and Remembrance’ Ceremonies
for Terrorism Victims
(September 17, 2001)
U.S.
Marshal, Citing Security, Bans Cellphone Use in Federal
Courts
(September 14, 2001)
Courts, Government Offices Open Today, While Encouraging
Employees to Join in ‘Prayer and Remembrance’
(September 14, 2001)
Eldercare Group May Sue Nursing Homes for Medicare Fraud—Court
(September 14, 2001)
Los Angeles, Four Other Superior Courts Declare Judicial
Emergencies
(September 14, 2001)
County Officials Urge Citizens to Bring Halt to Stereotyping,
Hate Crimes
(September 14, 2001)
Jittery Legal Community Resumes Work in Office Towers
(September 13, 2001)
Courts Around County Re-Open but Remain on Alert
(September 13, 2001)
Davis Names Mental Health Consultant to Judicial Performance
Panel
(September 13, 2001)
S.C. Won’t Review
Ruling That Lawyer’s Suit
Against Cooley Was SLAPP
(September 13, 2001)
George Declares Judicial Emergency as Result of Terror Attacks
(September 13, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Order Banning San Fernando Valley
Attorney From ‘Credit Repair’ Business
(September 13, 2001)
Parks Says Americans Should Embrace Having Fewer Personal
Freedoms
(September 13, 2001)
Attack Sends Courts, Legal Community Reeling
(September 12, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Panel Appears Ready to Reinstate Suit Over
School Board’s Opening of Meetings With Invocation
(September 12, 2001)
Playboy, Playmate Joust Over Meta Tags
Before Ninth Circuit
Panel
(September 12, 2001)
Nobumoto, Conference Vow Talks to Study Relationship, Independence
(September 11, 2001)
Conference of Delegates Rejects Effort to Support Whistle-Blowing
Government Lawyers
(September 11, 2001)
Court of Appeal Restricts Felony Prosecutions of Drunken
Driving
(September 11, 2001)
State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Ronald George
(September 11, 2001)
Guatemala Peace Accord Doesn’t Compel Asylum Denial—Ninth
Circuit
(September 11, 2001)
State Bar Conference of Delegates Urges Lawmakers to Raise
MICRA Cap
(September 10, 2001)
Change in Three-Strikes Policy No Help to Defendants Already
Convicted, Appeals Court Rules
(September 10, 2001)
Reno Tells State Bar Gathering Legal System Needs More Creativity
(September 10, 2001)
Outgoing Bar President Madden Praises Attorneys For Supporting
State Bar Foundation
(September 10, 2001)
Court Upholds Rehire Order After Drug Tests Reviewed by
Phony Doctor
(September 10, 2001)
City Council Unanimously Approves Five Appointees to Fire
Commission
(September 10, 2001)
Flier, Zelon Added to List of Contenders for Appeals Court
Posts
(September 7, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Revives Ex-KISS Guitarist’s Suit Over
Royalties
(September 7, 2001)
Metropolitan News-Enterprise Chooses Karen Nobumoto as ‘Person
of the Year’
(September 7, 2001)
Constitutional Rights Imperiled in England, British Jurist
Tells State Bar Luncheon Attendees
(September 7, 2001)
U.S.
Attorney to Fight Cybercrime With New Computer Crimes Section
(September 7, 2001)
Superior
Court Judge Boland’s Assignment to Court of Appeal Extended
to Novembe
(September 7, 2001)
Appeals Court Allows Lana Turner’s Daughter to Challenge
Trust Provisions
(September 7, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Upholds Delay in Refunding Hudson Fee
(September 7, 2001)
Brent Reinke to Lead Crosby Heafey’s New Westlake Village
Office
(September 7, 2001)
Police Commission Approves Permit for Anti-Police Brutality
Parade
(September 7, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Challenging ‘Witch
Hunt’
(September 6, 2001)
Appeals Court Reinstates Herbal Supplement Maker’s Libel
Lawsuit Against Television Station
(September 6, 2001)
CJP Charges Stockton Judge With Ticket Fixing, Improper Influence
(September 6, 2001)
San Fernando Valley Activist, Ethics Nominee Fleming Vows to
Recuse Himself From LAFCO Issues
(September 6, 2001)
Few Turn Out for LAPD’s Central Division Consent Decree
Meeting
(September 6, 2001)
City Council Confirms Commissioners to DWP, Civil Service, Status
of Women Boards
(September 6, 2001)
Court of Appeal Strikes Down State Affirmative Action Programs
(September 5, 2001)
Disqualification of Juror Because of ‘Painter’ Husband
Held Racially Suspect by Court of Appeal
(September 5, 2001)
Supervisors Honor Judges’ Son for Books-for-Library Program
(September 5, 2001)
Superior Court Names 35 Candidates for Commissioner Posts
(September 4, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Order That MTA Purchase More Buses
(September 4, 2001)
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Adds Petrides In Expansion of Labor
and Employment Practic
(September 4, 2001)
Matthew Cavanaugh Pulls Off Upset in Board of Governors Race
(August 31, 2001)
Tenants Don’t Have Constitutional Right to Leaflet in
Apartment Complex, State High Court Rules
(August 31, 2001)
Lawsuit Against Clintons Assigned to Munoz After Duel of Affidavits
(August 31, 2001)
Commission on Judicial Appointments Slates Oct. 3 Hearing For
McConnell
(August 31, 2001)
Today Is Final MCLE Deadline for Attorneys in Compliance Groups
One, Two
(August 31, 2001)
Claims Against County Over Foster Care Abuses Were Timely—C.A.
(August 30, 2001)
Charvat, Perez to Step Down From Superior Court
(August 30, 2001)
Davis Appoints San Diego Jurist McConnell to Fourth District
Court of Appeal
(August 30, 2001)
EEOC Finds That County Violates Equal Pay Act With Two-Tier
Structure in County Counsel’s Office
(August 30, 2001)
Former Probate Commissioner Remembered as Gentle Jurist
(August 30, 2001)
S.C. Allows ‘Palimony’ Action Against Johnnie Cochran
to Proceed
(August 30, 2001)
Big
Changes in Store if County Adopts New Software, Official Says
(August 30, 2001)
District
May Turn Over Tape of School Bus Fight to Prosecutors
(August 29, 2001)
County Bar Panel to Probe Rampart Sets September Launch
(August 29, 2001)
Court of Appeal Revives Reinstatement Bid by Ousted City Clerk
(August 29, 2001)
Judicial Council Says State Needs 12 Percent Increase in Judges
(August 29, 2001)
San Gabriel Valley Attorney Arraigned on Extortion Charges
(August 29, 2001)
S.C. Upholds Conviction of Gang Member in ‘Single-Bullet’
Killing
( August 28, 2001)
Alatorre Sentenced to Home Detention for Tax Evasion
( August 28, 2001)
Glendale Police Chief Says Courthouse Changes May Put Public
Safety at Risk
( August 28, 2001)
C.A. Says Law Firm Represented By Employee-Lawyers Entitled
to Attorney Fees
( August 28, 2001)
Court of Appeal Reinstates Class Action Over ‘Same-as-Cash’
Promotion
( August 28, 2001)
Court of Appeal Upholds Two-Tier System of Gasoline Pricing
(August 27, 2001)
Insured Can’t Waive Privilege for Communications Between
Insurer, Its Lawyers, Appeals Court Rules
( August 27, 2001)
Court of Appeal Says ‘Students’ in TWA Sales Training
Can Sue for Refunds
( August 27, 2001)
Supervising Judge Says Plan to Consolidate Burbank, Glendale
Courts Not as Drastic as Critics Say
( August 27, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Military Role in Probe of Civilian Drug
Dealer
(August 24, 2001)
State Supreme Court Reinstates Engineer’s Claim of ‘Continuing
Violation’ Liability for Discrimination
(August 24, 2001)
Burbank, Glendale Courthouses to Start ‘One Day, One Trial’
Jury System
(August 24, 2001)
Hate Crimes Rise 8.6 Percent in Los Angeles County, Commission
Says
(August 24, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Sale of San Diego City Land With Huge
Cross
(August 23, 2001)
Anti-Communist Protest Leader Not Liable for Violence—C.A.
(August 23, 2001)
State High Court Makes Changes to Death Penalty Case Procedures
(August 23, 2001)
Lillie’s Assignment to Sit on Supreme Court in Mosk’s
Place Delayed Due to Scheduling Conflicts
(August 23, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Rejects En Banc Review of Conviction in Firebomb
Death
(August 23, 2001)
Court of Appeal Can’t Transfer Writ Proceeding From Superior
Court Appellate Division, C.A. Rules
(August 23, 2001)
C.A. Overturns Order That Ex-Partner Pay Firm’s Fees in
FEHA Case
(August 22, 2001)
Former Judicial Candidate Tops List of Commissioner Nominees
(August 22, 2001)
Data on Daycare Employees With Convictions Must Be Disclosed—C.A.
(August 22, 2001)
Attorney Rick Caruso Unanimously Elected to Head Police Commission
(August 22, 2001)
Homeowners Entitled to Insurance Coverage in Shooting Case—S.C.
(August 21, 2001)
State Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence, Rejects Claim Jury
Was Tainted by Publicity
(August 21, 2001)
Defamation Not Covered by Federal Tort Claims Act, Ninth Circuit
Rules
(August 21, 2001)
Attorney Joaquin Avila Named to Receive Loren Miller Award
(August 21, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Bid for New Unabomber
Trial
(August 20, 2001)
Lillie to Sit as Pro Tem Justice on State Supreme Court
(August 20, 2001)
Court Rules ‘Fashion Emergency’ Cable Show Was Not
a Hand-Me-Down
(August 20, 2001)
Epstein
to Get Award He Originated to Honor Witkin
(August 20, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Says City Must Accommodate Disabled Police Officers
(August 20, 2001)
Community, LAPD Both Call for Increased Communication, Respect
(August 20, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Military Role in Probe of Civilian Drug
Dealer
(August 24, 2001)
State Supreme Court Reinstates Engineer’s Claim of ‘Continuing
Violation’ Liability for Discrimination
(August 24, 2001)
Burbank,
Glendale Courthouses to Start ‘One Day, One Trial’
Jury System
(August 24, 2001)
Hate Crimes Rise 8.6 Percent in Los Angeles County, Commission
Says
(August 24, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Sale of San Diego City Land With Huge
Cross
(August 23, 2001)
Anti-Communist Protest Leader Not Liable for Violence—C.A.
(August 23, 2001)
State High Court Makes Changes to Death Penalty Case Procedures
(August 23, 2001)
Lillie’s
Assignment to Sit on Supreme Court in Mosk’s Place Delayed
Due to Scheduling Conflicts
(August 23, 2001)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects En Banc Review of Conviction in Firebomb Death
(August 23, 2001)
Court of Appeal Can’t Transfer Writ Proceeding From Superior
Court Appellate Division, C.A. Rules
(August 23, 2001)
C.A. Overturns Order That Ex-Partner Pay Firm’s Fees in
FEHA Case
(August 22, 2001)
Former Judicial Candidate Tops List of Commissioner Nominees
(August 22, 2001)
Data on Daycare Employees With Convictions Must Be Disclosed—C.A.
(August 22, 2001)
Attorney Rick Caruso Unanimously Elected to Head Police Commission
(August 22, 2001)
Homeowners Entitled to Insurance Coverage in Shooting Case—S.C.
(August 21, 2001)
State Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence, Rejects Claim Jury
Was Tainted by Publicity
(August 21, 2001)
Defamation Not Covered by Federal Tort Claims Act, Ninth Circuit
Rules
(August 21, 2001)
Attorney Joaquin Avila Named to Receive Loren Miller Award
(August 21, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Bid for New Unabomber
Trial
(August 20, 2001)
Lillie to Sit as Pro Tem Justice on State Supreme Court
(August 20, 2001)
Court Rules ‘Fashion Emergency’ Cable Show Was Not
a Hand-Me-Down
(August 20, 2001)
Epstein
to Get Award He Originated to Honor Witkin
(August 20, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Says City Must Accommodate Disabled Police Officers
(August 20, 2001)
Community, LAPD Both Call for Increased Communication, Respect
(August 20, 2001)
Officer Has Duty to Protect Motorist Stopped in Traffic, S.C.
Rules
(August 17, 2001)
Hearing Set for Ex-Judge Charged With Ethics Violations
(August 17, 2001)
Testimony by Court Interpreter Leads to Reversal of Burglary
Conviction
(August 17, 2001)
New Website Provides Judges, Attorneys With Resources in Family
Law
(August 17, 2001)
Bernson Calls for Criminal Probe Into Padilla’s Replacing
Him on LAFCO
(August 17, 2001)
Legendary Criminal Defense Lawyer Paul Caruso Dies at 81
(August 16, 2001)
CJP Removes Couwenberg From Superior Court for Lying
(August 16, 2001)
City Council Confirms All Five of Hahn’s Police Commission
Appointees
(August 16, 2001)
Hahn Names 40 More Appointees to City Commissions
(August 16, 2001)
Council Votes to Sustain Mayor’s Veto of Campaign Finance
Reform
(August 16, 2001)
Board Agrees to Pay $27 Million to Settle Former Inmates’
Suit
(August 15, 2001)
Judges Pirosh, Soper to Retire in Next Few Months
(August 15, 2001)
Hearing-Impaired Litigant May Have Right to Close Captioning—Court
(August 15, 2001)
Services Slated Monday for Retired Court Commissioner David
Durst
(August 15, 2001)
Fee Award Under Anti-Bias Law Belongs to Lawyer, Not Client—S.C.
(August 14, 2001)
School Officials May Detain Student Without Having Reasonable
Suspicion, State Supreme Court Rules
(August 14, 2001)
Web Dispute Over ‘Seven Dirty Words’ Moot, Ninth
Circuit Rules
(August 14, 2001)
Lawsuit Filings Remained Steady Around State Last Year—Judicial
Council
(August 14, 2001)
Davis Appoints Prosecutor to Fresno Superior Court
(August 14, 2001)
Council
Committee Fails to Support Saucedo for Police Commission
(August 14, 2001)
Appeals Court Rejects Indictments Charging Minors in Adult Court
(August 13, 2001)
Defendant Has Burden of Persuasion in Claiming Exemption From
Proposition 65, Court of Appeal Rules
(August 13, 2001)
Bascue Institutes Policy of Random Reassignment Following 170.6
Disqualifications
(August 13, 2001)
Escrow Agent’s Knowledge of Judgment Lien Imputed to Purchaser—C.A.
(August 13, 2001)
City of Los Angeles, Orange County ‘Disappointing’
on Hate Crime Prosecutions, Lockyer Says
(August 13, 2001)
City Council Unanimously Approves Hahn Nominees for Airport
Commission
(August 13, 2001)
Supreme Court Clarifies Guidelines on Removing Life Support
(August 10, 2001)
State High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Riverside Robbery-Murder
(August 10, 2001)
District Attorney’s Office Rejects Demand It Reopen Mitchell
Probe, Says Report Was Thorough
(August 10, 2001)
Davis
Names Special Assistant Attorney General to Sacramento Court
(August 10, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Use of ‘Propensity’ Evidence Against
Child Molester
(August 10, 2001)
Lawyer Waited Too Long to Challenge Order Banning Prison
Visits
(August 9, 2001)
Justice Epstein, Judge Dukes Among Four Named to Judicial
Council
(August 9, 2001)
Davis Appoints Commissioner, Attorney to Fill Vacancies
on Santa Clara Superior Court
(August 9, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Rules for Employee in Dispute Over Family
Leave Act
(August 9, 2001)
Package of Reforms to Restrict Lobbyists Moves to Council
for Action
(August 9, 2001)
Ethics Commission Aproves $18,500 Fine for Bernson
(August 9, 2001)
Cooley’s Office Declines to Charge Officer in Mitchell
Shooting
(August 8, 2001)
Court of Appeal Upholds Jurisdiction Over Distant Website
Operator in Trade Secrets Dispute
(August 8, 2001)
C.A. Upholds Life Terms for Gang Member Who Reneged on
Plea Bargain
(August 8, 2001)
Epithet Hurled at Ranger Protected by First Amendment,
Court Rules
(August 8, 2001)
Padilla Recommends Against Overriding Hahn’s Campaign
Finance Veto
(August 8, 2001)
Physicians Union Members Criticize Benefits Offer Adopted
by Board of Supervisors
(August 8, 2001)
Board of Supervisors Puts Two Term Limits Measures on
March Ballot
(August 8, 2001)
Assault Gun Maker Not Liable in Shootings, State High
Court Rules
(August 7, 2001)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence, Rejecting Contention That
Joining It With Another Case Was Prejudicial
(August 7, 2001)
Bankrupt Lawyer Gets Six-Month Suspension for Not Paying
Restitution
(August 7, 2001)
City Council Committee Approves Three Police Commission
Appointees
(August 7, 2001)
Bernson Agrees to Fine for Accepting Improper Contributions
(August 7, 2001)
C.A. Upholds Doctor’s Conviction in Botched Mexican Surgery
(August 6, 2001)
Court Upholds $20 Million Fraud Judgment Against Lawyer
(August 6, 2001)
APJ Vogel Discloses Contenders for Court of Appeal Vacancies
(August 3, 2001)
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for $5 Robbery-Murder
(August 3, 2001)
Task Force Rejects Waiver of Bar Exam for Out-of-State
Lawyers
(August 3, 2001)
Crispo Awarded Scholarship to Attend Law, Ethics Workshop
(August 3, 2001)
Davis Sends Four Names to JNE Commission for Mosk Vacancy
(August 2, 2001)
Davis Signs Bill on Lawyer Substance Abuse, Clearing Way
for Extension of State Bar Dues
(August 2, 2001)
Court Revives Challenge to San Diego Adult Entertainment
Law
(August 1, 2001)
Appeals Court Rejects Necessity Defense, Upholds Cruelty
Conviction for Woman Who Kept 92 Cats in Trailer
(August 1, 2001)
Confession by Cooperative Suspect Not Product of Illegal
Arrest—C.A.
(August 1, 2001)
Car Dealer Not Obligated to Sell at Mistaken Advertised
Price—S.C.
(July 31, 2001)
Changes in Some Stipulated Custody Orders Subject to
Best-Interest-of-Child Rule, High Court Says
(July 31, 2001)
Murder Conspiracy Defendant Off the Hook Thanks to Appellate
Ruling
(July 31, 2001)
State Bar Agrees to Pay $900,000 in Legal Fees in Brosterhous
Case
(July 30, 2001)
Legal Watchdog Planning Suits Against Superior Court
(July 30, 2001)
Davis Eliminates Truancy Court Funds Before Signing State
Budget
(July 27, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Law, Court Rule That Compel
Lawyers to Do Low-Paid Arbitration Duty
(July 27, 2001)
Judge Dan Oki Selected as Head of Superior Court Criminal
Division
(July 27, 2001)
Southwestern Alumnus Adds to Library—a Book at a Time
(July 27, 2001)
Appeals Court Finds Rare Error in Witkin in Voided-Instrument
Case
(July 27, 2001)
Ethics Panel Again Comes Up Short on Lobbying-Donor Limits
(July 27, 2001)
Accountant May Sue Lawyer for Indemnity Over Dual Malpractice
(July 26, 2001)
Trust Clause Ending Payments on Remarriage Void—C.A.
(July 26, 2001)
16 High Schoolers From Around State Get a Taste of Life
as a Lawyer, Judge
(July 26, 2001)
Hahn Names Los Angeles County Bar Assn. Chief Roland
Coleman to City Fire Commission
(July 26, 2001)
Dean of USC Communication School Appointed to Commission
on Internet Politics
(July 26, 2001)
Hahn Says He Favors Drug Treatment, Wants More Officers
on Street
(July 26, 2001)
George Upbeat About Spending on Judiciary in State Budget
(July 25, 2001)
Church Held Not Liable in Real Estate Deal With Surgeon
(July 25, 2001)
Board Approves Steps to Increase Courthouse Security
(July 25, 2001)
Sheriff’s Department Says Crime Lab Consolidation Not
Option
(July 25, 2001)
State High Court Defines Attempted Criminal Threat as
Crime
(July 24, 2001)
No EIR Needed for Apartment Inspection Program—C.A.
(July 24, 2001)
Judicial Procedures Panel Heads Stay in Top Spots Another
Year
(July 24, 2001)
State Commission Looking for Input on Study of Civil
Discovery Outside State
(July 24, 2001)
Irell & Manella Announces Reorganization Plan for
Theater
(July 24, 2001)
Local Lawyers Elected to Commercial Law League Councils
(July 24, 2001)
Bush to Nominate Sacramento Judge to Interior Post, White
House Says
(July 24, 2001)
Lawyer May Sue Cooley for Prosecutorial Misconduct—Ninth
Circuit
(July 23, 2001)
Placement of Minor Child With Native American Tribe Held
Unconstitutional by Court of Appeal
(July 23, 2001)
ABA Report Calls for Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns
(July 23, 2001)
Hahn Nominates Lawyer/Developer Ted Stein to Return to
Airport Commission
(July 23, 2001)
Couwenberg Doesn’t Deserve Removal for Lying, Lawyer
Tells CJP
(July 20, 2001)
Services Set for Superior Court Judge Ronald E. Cappai
(July 20, 2001)
Appeals Court Upholds Arrest of Drunk Driving Suspect
Outside Residence
(July 20, 2001)
Sheppard Mullin Lawyer Follows Others in Move to Paul
Hastings
(July 20, 2001)
S.C. Denies Reinstatement to Lawyer Convicted of Perjury
(July 19, 2001)
Superior Court, Research Attorneys Reach Contract Accord
(July 19, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Orders Sentence for Threatening Clinton
Reconsidered
(July 19, 2001)
State High Court Adopts New Conflicts Screening Process
(July 19, 2001)
Lack of Training, Resources Blamed for Botched SWAT Team
Responses
(July 19, 2001)
Government Lawyer Not Obliged to Blow Whistle on Client
(July 18, 2001)
Court of Appeal Says University Must Disclose Who Paid
for Luxury Suites at Campus Arena
(July 18, 2001)
Judicial Council Unveils New Website Designed to Help
Pro Per Litigants
(July 18, 2001)
Woman Who Claims She Was Falsely Imprisoned by Sheriff’s
Deputies Rejects Settlement With County
(July 18, 2001)
Treatment of Children, Families in Court Will Affect
Future, George Says
(July 18, 2001)
Teachers Can Wear Political Buttons on Back-to-School
Night—Lockyer
(July 18, 2001)
City Council Extends Campaign Disclosure Laws to Special
Elections
(July 18, 2001)
Police Commission Considers Reorganization of Staff
(July 18, 2001)
High Court Upholds Death Sentence in ‘Poisoned by Love’
Murders
(July 17, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Reinstates Complaint Against Employer For
Not Stopping Harassment by Co-Workers
(July 17, 2001)
Panel Recommends County Pay $335,000 to Settle False-Arrest
Claims
(July 17, 2001)
Retired Los Angeles Municipal Court Commissioner Joseph
Ruffner Dies at Age 71
(July 17, 2001)
Panel Urges Stiffer Discipline for Lawyer Who Lied to
State Bar Investigators
(July 17, 2001)
C.A. Sanctions Lawyers in Torrance School Bond Election
Case
(July 16, 2001)
Court of Appeal Cuts Damage Award Against Chuck Norris
Over Soured Deal to Reopen Casino in Lebanon
(July 16, 2001)
Appeals Court Rejects Demoted LAPD Officer’s Request
for Arbitration
(July 16, 2001)
Mackey Wins Scholarship to Attend Law, Ethics Workshop
(July 16, 2001)
Davis Signs Bill Into Law Providing for Consolidation
of Various Probate Codes
(July 16, 2001)
Hotel Sidewalk Is Public Forum Under First Amendment—Court
(July 13, 2001)
State Lawyers Urge Ninth Circuit to Revive Death Sentence
in Sacramento Torture Killing
(July 13, 2001)
County Task Force Recommends Return to Single Grand Jury
System
(July 13, 2001)
Memorial Service to Be Held in Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday
(July 13, 2001)
Hahn Vetoes Campaign Reform Measure, Calls for ‘Comprehensive
Approach’
(July 13, 2001)
State Supreme Court Bars Rosenkrantz Release Pending Appeal
(July 12, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon’s Vote-by-Mail System
(July 12, 2001)
Lawyers Dispute Before Ninth Circuit Who Owns Country Icon’s
Song
(July 12, 2001)
Autopsy on Judge Inconclusive; Toxicology Exam Scheduled
(July 12, 2001)
C.A. Reinstates ‘Takings’ Challenge to San Francisco Eviction
Ordinance
(July 12, 2001)
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephen O’Neil Dies at
Age 56
(July 11, 2001)
Lawyer Sued for Malpractice May Sue Co-Counsel for Indemnity,
Court of Appeal Rules
(July 11, 2001)
Hahn Names Four Lawyers, Reappoints Boeckmann to Police
Commission
(July 11, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Cites Racism, Bars Enforcement of Tribal
Court’s Award
(July 11, 2001)
Lawyers for Idaho Violated Inmates’ Attorney-Client Privilege—Ninth
Circuit
(July 11, 2001)
S.C. Rejects Misconduct Exception to Mediator Confidentiality
(July 10, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Death Sentence in Chino Murders, Says
Waiver of Instruction Didn’t Affect Verdict
(July 10, 2001)
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Adds Attorney to Napster
Team
(July 10, 2001)
Services Scheduled for Alhambra Attorney John Trapani,
Dead at Age 71
(July 10, 2001)
Police Union Files Grievance Over Deployment of Senior
Lead Officers
(July 10, 2001)
Padilla Names Ferraro Aide Pat Gobler to Advisor Post
(July 10, 2001)
First Amendment Protects Use of Computer-Altered Photo
of Actor
(July 9, 2001)
Former Officers Sued by Corporation May Get Defense Under
Its Insurance Policy, Appeals Court Rules
(July 9, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Search of Tailgater’s Car Where Suspicion
Arose
(July 9, 2001)
Plea Bargain May Increase Term for Not Showing at Sentencing
(July 6, 2001)
C.A. Rejects Bondsman’s Due Process Challenge to Voiding
Of Lien on Property Bought With Stolen Money
(July 6, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Ruling That Returning Fugitive Can’t
Get Back Bond
(July 6, 2001)
C.A. Delays Sara Jane Olson Trial to Allow Defense More
Time
(July 5, 2001)
Balloting Underway in State Bar Board of Governors Race
(July 5, 2001)
Independent Report Says No Institutional Bias Exists in
State Bar Discipline
(July 5, 2001)
Public Memorial Slated in San Francisco for Stanley Mosk
(July 5, 2001)
Board of Supervisors May Remove District Attorney, Lockyer
Says
(July 5, 2001)
Colleagues Vote 9-5 to Elect Alex Padilla as City Council
President
(July 5, 2001)
Guilty Plea Bars Legal Malpractice Suit Unless Set Aside—S.C.
(July 3, 2001)
Davis Signs State Bar Dues Bill, Awaits Companion Measure
on Substance Abuse Diversion
(July 3, 2001)
Hahn Takes Oath at City Hall Ceremony, Vows to Keep City
Together
(July 3, 2001)
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Can Apply to State National
Guard
(July 2, 2001)
Convictions, Sentence Upheld for Jody ‘Babydol’ Gibson
(July 2, 2001)
Attorney General, Not Courts, Has Authority to Brand Guns
Banned Assault Weapons, S.C. Rules
(June 29, 2001)
Flight Attendant Sues Dodgers, Released Pitcher Over Treatment
on Jet
(June 29, 2001)
Justices Claim Power to Impose Sanctions for Frivolous
Motions
(June 28, 2001)
Delgadillo Names Thomas Hokinson Interim Chief Deputy
(June 28, 2001)
CJP Slates July Misconduct Hearing for Superior Court Judge
Couwenberg
(June 28, 2001)
Hundreds Pay Tribute to Mosk at Los Angeles Memorial Service
(June 27, 2001)
Judges Lack Jurisdiction to Issue Order to Appear for Lineup
Absent Arrest, Appeals Court Rules
(June 27, 2001)
Bush Officially Nominates Bonner to Lead Customs Service
(June 27, 2001)
Opponents of Supervisors’ Redistricting Plan Vow to Ask
U.S. to Block It
(June 27, 2001)
State Supreme Court Narrows ‘Vicinage’ Right in Criminal
Trials
(June 26, 2001)
Conviction for Aiding and Abetting Murder May Stand When
Primary Conviction Falls, S.C. Rules
(June 26, 2001)
Panel Advises County to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle Medical
Malpractice Claims
(June 26, 2001)
Plan to Make Police Commission Full-Time Slows in Committee
Session
(June 26, 2001)
Bush Nomination of Local Judge to Ninth Circuit Draws Criticism
(June 25, 2001)
Appeals Court Orders Woman Who Hid $1.3 Million Lottery
Jackpot From Estranged Husband to Give It to Him
(June 25, 2001)
Exclusionary Rule Does Not Apply to Vienna Convention Notice—C.A.
(June 25, 2001)
City Council Takes Action to Speed Matching Funds to Candidates
(June 25, 2001)
Gutman Orders Rosenkrantz Freed; Davis Moves to Block Release
(June 22, 2001)
Appeals Court Strikes Down Orange Superior Court Labor
Rule as Being Too Restrictive
(June 22, 2001)
Subscriber Suit Against AOL Should Proceed in California,
C.A. Rules
(June 22, 2001)
Memorial Service for Mosk Slated for Next Tuesday
(June 22, 2001)
Legal Community Remembers Mosk as ‘One of the Greats’ of
State History
(June 21, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Upholds Higher Sentence for Providing False
Information to Get Appointed Counsel
(June 21, 2001)
Ambassador Hotel Owners Must Pay School District Interest—C.A.
(June 21, 2001)
Excusable Neglect Rules Apply to Nondischargeability Proceedings
(June 20, 2001)
Court Upholds Extradition Over Alleged Procedural Lapse
(June 20, 2001)
Mayor-Elect Hahn Says He Looks Forward to ‘a Few More Years’
With Parks
(June 20, 2001)
Ethics Panel Moves Toward Restrictions on Lobbyist Donations
(June 20, 2001)
City Ethics Commission Agrees to Fine Ridley-Thomas, Campaign
Manager $10,000 Over Officeholder Account
(June 20, 2001)
Superior Court Leaders Deny Plans to End Dual Grand Jury
System
(June 19, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Rejects Passengers’ Suits in Amtrak Sabotage
(June 19, 2001)
Providing Non-Certified Court Interpreter Did Not Violate
Due Process—C.A.
(June 19, 2001)
Ridley-Thomas, Campaign Official Fined for Officeholder
Account Violations
(June 19, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Reinstates Workers’ Suit Over Restroom Surveillance
(June 18, 2001)
Superior Court Proper Forum for Misdemeanor Habeas Corpus
Petition, Appeals Court Rules
(June 18, 2001)
Proposition 36 Doesn’t Repeal Deferred Judgment Program—Lockyer
(June 18, 2001)
State High Court Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge to Law on
Pardons for Some Sex Offenders
(June 15, 2001)
Research Attorneys Still Bargaining as Other Court Workers
Set to Vote on Contracts Tomorrow
(June 15, 2001)
Delgadillo Picks Mark Steinberg Of O’Melveny &_Myers
to Head Transition Team
(June 15, 2001)
Failure to Use PCP_Defense to Murder Was Ineffective Assistance,
Lawyer Says
(June 15, 2001)
Court Allows Officer to Sue Citizen Over Alleged False Complaint
(June 14, 2001)
D’Amato Lauded as Good Choice to Head Degadillo’s Staff
(June 14, 2001)
S.C. to Review Ruling on Race-Based Peremptory Challenges
by Defendants
(June 14, 2001)
New Unions Join Old in Demanding Superior Court Pay Raises
(June 13, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Opinion Details Inmate ‘Cell Phone’ System
(June 13, 2001)
Court of Appeal Pulls Case From Judge, Says Trial Was Taking
Too Long
(June 13, 2001)
Halgren Takes Over as Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Chair
(June 13, 2001)
Defendant Can’t Appeal Bargained-For Sentence, Court of Appeal
Rules
(June 13, 2001)
Ex-Lawyer James H. Davis Sentenced to 12 Years for Bilking
Clients
(June 12, 2001)
Store’s Aid to Beating Victim Did Not Enhance Its Duty to
Protect Customers, Appeals Court Rules
(June 12, 2001)
Crips Neighborhood ‘Subsets’ Are Single ‘Street Gang,’ Appeals
Court Rules
(June 12, 2001)
FPPC Calls New Los Angeles Campaign Finance Laws Invalid
(June 11, 2001)
Ninth Circuit Says Convicted Mass Killer Can Use Subpoena
In State Court to Get Informants’ Identities From FBI
(June 11, 2001)
Davis Names Four to State Park and Recreation Commission
(June 11, 2001)
