California Appellate Report

Petitioner is from Nicaragua.  He's been in the United States since 1993.  He has no criminal history.  So under the Nicaraguan Adjustme...

What's another way the judicial process can become a mess?  When neighbors repeatedly sue each other, abuse the legal system to advance ...

Rarely do two sovereign nations sue each other in state court.  And when they do, it's a mess .

Doing a little math doesn't constitute jury misconduct .

The opinion took a long time to load, comes from the California Supreme Court, and has the word "People" in the caption.  Which su...

Justice Robie ends this opinion with: "The record before us indicates that this latest effort to commit defendant is the fourth time...

Well, geeze.  I just don't know. The Court of Appeal's holding definitely has some appeal .  I unquestionably agree with the first...

The respondents' petition for rehearing cites 39 cases that it didn't cite in its underlying brief.  That's indeed some indicati...

This is why you have to be very, very careful about the clients you elect to represent .  Because sometimes you're judged, among other t...

Here's an appeal about $6700 in which it couldn't be more clear that the plaintiff is wrong and the appeal accordingly meritless. ...

This is why you should be very, very careful about filing suit against your homeowner's (or condo-owner's) association.  Even if you...

The California Supreme Court answers the Ninth Circuit's certified question -- fairly rapidly, even -- and holds that initiative propone...

Shoot a cop in the face -- for no reason -- and you're going to be sentenced to death.  And the California Supreme Court will unanimousl...

Here's one about which you should have an opinion . On the one hand, the Court of Appeal has a darn good point.  It's profoundly ...

The Ninth Circuit issued no published opinions on Friday, which was not surprising, as it was Veteran's Day.  It then issued no publishe...

This is the most important opinion in the history of California appellate jurisprudence . Okay, so I exaggerate.  But I bet you that for t...

The California Court of Appeal starts the week by issuing an opinion that really should go up to the California Supreme Court. Sure, maybe...

I agree with the panel that there's no appellate jurisdiction over a nonbinding recommendation made by a district court regarding where ...

As I said when the original opinion came out earlier this year , Judge Bybee wrote a pretty darn good (partial) dissent in this one. I was...

I love it when the Ninth Circuit invites amicus briefs.  It's awesome. I'm not going to write one in this case .  As I know little...