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Judge Retired After Acquittal in Stabbing

Jan. 3, 2002
By Claude Walbert

LOS ANGELES - Former Superior Court Judge Lloyd S. Davis, who retired from the bench after stabbing his wife in what he descri...


Rubber Checks Prod Cash-Only Policy at Courts

Jan. 3, 2002
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - A rash of rubber checks has caused the federal court's Central District to enforce a long-standing local rule ag...



Judge's Creativity Speeds Cases

Jan. 3, 2002
By Erin Carroll

LOS ANGELES - Judge Victoria G. Chaney is not exactly your run-of-the-mill judge, and she likes it that way. Take for example ...


Blue Skies

Jan. 2, 2002
By Columnist

Focus Column by Keith Paul Bishop - As a result of the downturn in the stock market, as well as the dot-com economy, many comp...



RESIDENTIAL

Jan. 1, 2002
By Wire

BY PATRICK BARTA Dow Jones Newswires The housing market continued to show its resilience in November as home-construction acti...


LAND HO!

Jan. 1, 2002
By Contributing Writer

BY DANIEL J. CURTIN JR., CECILY T. TALBERT, DAVID J. PETERSEN AND ELIZABETH M. NAUGHTON While the energy crisis occupied much ...



STUDY

Jan. 1, 2002
By Contributing Writer

BY ALAN NADITZ Special to CREJ Despite a rough economy, a new study predicts that South San Francisco's commercial constructi...


SAN FRANCISCO - A deep philosophical split among judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went on full display last wee...



Who's Talking? And Where?

Jan. 1, 2002
By Contributing Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Suppose you represent Caltrans and the Ku Klux Klan demands an Adopt-A-Highway sign? Or maybe your client, the...


For Children, a Few Rays of Hope

Jan. 1, 2002
By Cheryl Romo

LOS ANGELES - Like many other stories about 2001, the tale of juvenile justice in Los Angeles last year was one of tragedy and...



LOS ANGELES - At year's end, Michael Nash, the charismatic supervising judge of the Los Angeles Juvenile Court's dependency di...


Legal Consultant Faces Felony Charges

Jan. 1, 2002
By Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A self-described "international attorney" faces arraignment in Orange County Superior Court Jan. 16 on five felony...



Agency Silence

Jan. 1, 2002
By Columnist

Forum Column - Pursuing Justice - By Peter A. Schey - In 1992, the Guatemalan military announced that Efrain Bamaca Velsquez, ...


Crucial Provisions

Jan. 1, 2002
By Columnist

Construction Law Practitioner Column - By Daniel Lee Jacobson - Typically, a contract between a subcontractor and a general co...



Counties Liable for Sheriffs' Misbehavior

Jan. 1, 2002
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - In a big win for civil rights plaintiffs, a federal appellate court has ruled that counties are liable for dam...


O.C. Grand Jury Investigates DA

Jan. 1, 2002
By Jenna Bordelon

SANTA ANA - A special Orange County grand jury panel is investigating District Attorney Tony Rackauckas for possible criminal ...



Quick-Witted Judge Keeps Mood Lighter With Humor

Jan. 1, 2002
By Contributing Writer

LOS ANGELES - Ventura County Superior Court Judge Steven Hintz thinks that a new career might be out there waiting for him. Af...


Crucial Provisions

Dec. 31, 2001
By Columnist

Construction Law Practitioner Column - By Daniel Lee Jacobson - It is important to understand the difference between an action...



Dot-Com Defrauders

Dec. 29, 2001
By Leonard Novarro

When Gloria Handelman's husband, Douglas Coppin, died in 1991, his company, Hydro Mill, a Los Angeles manufacturer of airplane...


Escape Route

Dec. 29, 2001
By Columnist

Defective compliance with Section 364 provides an effective basis for challenging the timeliness of a lawsuit. While the Legis...



Charitable Yet Tough

Dec. 29, 2001
By Leonard Novarro

In a highly publicized case in the late 1980s, the head of a cryonics freezing firm was challenging the will of late televisio...


Concealment No Defense for Non-Support

Dec. 29, 2001
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that a divorced father cannot escape his child support obligations just...



At Home on the Frontier

Dec. 29, 2001
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - The nation's largest federal appellate court, long seen as the cutting edge of legal trends, once again in 200...


Judge Allows Defense Attorney to Sue Cooley

Dec. 29, 2001
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - District Attorney Steve L. Cooley can be sued for malicious prosecution by a defense lawyer who claims he was fa...



Employment Column by Robert Major - Rarely does a day pass without someone asking me when the job market will rebound. My answ...


Just Kidding

Dec. 29, 2001
By Columnist

Entertainment Law Practitioner Column by David Halberstadter - In his 1928 novel "Point Counter Point," Aldous Huxley observed...



LOS ANGELES - On Oct. 26, President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law, giving sweeping new powers to both domestic law-...


More Appointments: Rushing Is Named to 6th DCA

Dec. 29, 2001
By Tyler Cunningham

SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Gray Davis filled a vacant seat on the 6th District Court of Appeal on Thursday by elevating Santa Clara ...



Audit Probes County Counsel Role

Dec. 29, 2001
By Gina Keating

LOS ANGELES - A management consultant hired by the county Board of Supervisors recommends stripping the county counsel of its ...


Eclectic Past Prepares Judge

Dec. 29, 2001
By Tamara Scott

LOS ANGELES - Judge Michael Bruce Harwin is a hero in a black robe. Harwin saved a dozen lives when he disarmed a crazed gunma...