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Law Practice

Oct. 15, 2015

New laws will affect expedited jury trials, demurrers

Assembly Bill 555 creates new rules for expedited jury trials, while Senate Bill 383 creates a new meet-and-confer requirement upon civil litigants filing demurrers. By Chris Micheli

Chris Micheli

Aprea & Micheli, Inc.

7148 Sutter Ave
Carmichael , CA 95608

Email: cmicheli@apreamicheli.com

McGeorge School of Law

Chris is an attorney and legislative advocate for the Sacramento.

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By Chris Micheli

Two measures enacted in the recently concluded session of the state Legislature will affect attorneys in California. Both will operate under sunset clauses so their efficacy can be examined. Assembly Bill 555 creates new rules for expedited jury trials, while Senate Bill 383 creates a new meet-and-confer requirement upon civil litigants filing demurrers.

AB 555: Expedited jury trials

There are procedures for conducting expedited jury trials in certa...

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