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The complaint claims that allowing the practice, in which a third party collects and then submits sealed absentee ballots, vio...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


In many courts, a backlog is building due to cases having been filed but not processed. Kern County has seen a 350% drop in ci...


Judges and Judiciary


Dirk B. Paloutzian is a partner with Baker Manock & Jensen PC and a former deputy district attorney also known for his civ...


Government, Criminal


Responding to one of two custody-related writ petitions, state attorney says jail releases should remain in county control.


Immigration


Judge Vince Chhabria ordered ICE to begin facilitating individual bail applications for more than 400 immigrants at the Mesa V...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye initially ordered a 60-day extension on March 23. The order issued Wednesday brings the t...


Government


The decision by Judge Samantha P. Jessner is the latest judicial setback for opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Project Roomkey ...


Law Practice



Government, Civil Litigation


“Once we are able to begin jury trials, we will have to start with criminal cases, which are entitled to statutory priority,” ...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A contingent of conservative judges objected to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Wednesday decision not to reconsider a ...


Government, Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


“The Judicial Council did not intend to suspend the array of statutes governing bail, as well as the superior courts’ inherent...


Consumer Law, Civil Litigation


J&J class action over Proposition 65 claim gets thrown out by San Diego judge.


Attorneys will be arguing over whether the Admiralty Extension Act or the Death on the High Seas Act applies to their cases.


Government, Civil Litigation


U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned of a coming “lawsuit pandemic” and said he wants liability protection for b...


Since Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye gave local judges the ability to adopt their own rules to address the impact of the...


Government


The litigation stems from an ordinance aimed at regulating sober living homes and protecting people who are recovering there, ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Newsom picks 14 new superior court judges

Apr. 29, 2020
By Craig Anderson

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed 14 superior court judges Tuesday. His choices include the director of litigation and advocacy for ...


Education Law


Class actions have been sprouting up against universities nationwide fighting to claw back campus service fees as schools have...


The defendant, an alleged Russian hacker, prosecutors and a U.S. judge all favored resuming the trial on May 4, but 11 of 16 j...


Immigration, Government


State warns of federalism in writ opposition

Apr. 29, 2020
By Meghann Cuniff

The state Supreme Court asked for expedited briefing on a writ petition over virus payments to those in the U.S. illegally.


Companies that employ many of the workers who would benefit from the assistance — including Uber and Lyft — do not pay into th...


Judges and Judiciary


Appeals panel weighs Judicial Council order on bail

Apr. 29, 2020
By Blaise Scemama

An appellate panel is considering whether the Judicial Council's emergency order for jail inmates to be released without bail ...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced plans Tuesday to introduce the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act to...


Mergers & Acquisitions, Data Privacy


Jeewon K. Serrato is among a flurry of partners the firm has brought on in California in the past couple of years.


One of the plaintiffs, Eric H. Schweitzer, president of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, said Monday the prison and ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy


The plaintiff filed a motion April 1 seeking to stop the bankruptcy stay and to amend their complaint to name a wholly-owned s...


U.S. Supreme Court


Nation’s high court doesn’t rule on highly-watched New York firearm transporting case because the city ordinance has already b...


Law Practice, Bankruptcy


As bankruptcy filings and debt restructuring efforts start to accelerate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced the hi...


Government, Constitutional Law


Demonstrators oppose ban on gatherings

Apr. 28, 2020
By Gina Kim

The Dhillon Law Group and the Law Office of D. Gill Sperlein has joined forces to represent a group of demonstrators fighting ...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law


Uber’s and Postmates’ opposition filing said there is no rational basis for how AB 5 requires some California workers to pass ...