Perspective
Apr. 20, 2013
Strategize before drafting a statement of decision
You just won a bench trial. Your opponent requested the court to issue a statement of decision. The judge directs you to prepare a draft. How do you do it? By Myron Moskovitz
You just won a bench trial. Your opponent requested the court to issue a statement of decision. The judge directs you to prepare a draft. How do you do it?
Follow the law, of course. Code of Civil Procedure Section 632 requires, on request, "a statement of decision explaining the factual and legal basis for [the court's] decision as to each of the principal controverted issues at trial." But there are many ways yo...
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