Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 31, 2020
Civil attorneys praise governor’s lifting of limits on electronic filing and remote video depositions
“What we have is statutes of limitations running during the time the courts are closed, we have trial dates coming and going, we have people who were in trial when the order went into effect,” said Consumer Attorneys of California President Micha Star Liberty.
In response to a request by the Consumer Attorneys of California and the California Defense Counsel, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that allows attorneys to use electronic filing and remote video depositions in all civil cases. Newsom’s Friday night signature on Executive Order N-38-20 was one of several actions he took over the weekend to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
“What we have is statutes of limitations running ...
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