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Litigation

Jul. 1, 2011

L.A. Judges Ask Lawyers to Speed Cases

Judges and attorneys with the Los Angeles County Bar Association have drafted a series of voluntary stipulations designed to break through civil litigation logjams in the face of budget cuts.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Jettisoning his black robe for the afternoon, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Buckley arrived at Hennigan Dorman LLP's downtown office Tuesday on a somewhat unusual mission. Buckley found himself advocating before a dozen or so lawyers and paralegals from the firm.


The role reversal, done over pastrami and turkey sandwiches, involved the judge giving the assemble...

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