State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 15, 2023
State Bar to seek protective order if liability case moves forward
Attorneys for the State Bar said they anticipate a protective order to be necessary during the discovery process of a class action over alleged responsibility for disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi’s misconduct if their demurrer on grounds of jurisdiction and liability is overruled.
Attorneys representing the State Bar in a proposed class action that would hold the agency liable for Tom Girardi’s misconduct told a judge Thursday they will challenge the adequacy of the proposed plaintiff class representatives and liability claims in a demurrer.
Should the case survive the demurrer, the bar’s counsel said they anticipate a protective order would be necessary during the discovery process. The reason: “This matter relates...
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