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California Appellate Report
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Commentary on recent California and Ninth Circuit cases by Professor Shaun Martin of the University of San Diego School of Law.
- Added on: Mar 28th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Law & Legal Law
Recent Posts
People v. McRoberts (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 2, 2009)
You can have one of two reactions to this fact pattern, which involves someone being committed (after their period of incarceration has ended) as a sexually violent predator for an indeterminate period. Indeed, you can have -- as I do -- both.Here's...
Cassell v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 12, 2009)
I'm going to have to go with Justice Jackson on this one, rather than Justice Perluss. Which makes the vote 3-1.Yes, the statute says that mediation stuff is confidential and inadmissible. Yes, the statute broadly defines what I've called "stuff," ...
Matsuo v. United States (9th Cir. - Nov. 12, 2009)
This morning, Chief Judge Kozinski writes one of his classically informally, perfunctory opinions. Full of contractions and the like, it basically says -- shortly and sweetly -- "You lose, and you lose because you lose. This is a sufficiently easy ...
Kaye v. Trustees of San Diego County Public Law Library (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 10, 2009)
Things were not happy at the San Diego County Public Law Library. Read the whole thing for a peek inside an office that was at least partially dysfunctional. Whether the result of one whacko staff member or a broader institutional problem is, of co...
National Parks v. Kaiser Eagle Mountain (9th Cir. - Nov. 10, 2009)
Here's a quick quiz for the afternoon. It's an incredibly easy one, so if you fail it, you should give yourself a serious spanking, and study some more regarding who's who on the Ninth Circuit.Judges Pregerson, Paez and Trott are drawn for an enviro...
In Re Matter of Smith (9th Cir. - Nov. 10, 2009)
For all those civil lawyers out there (and even you criminal folks), let me ask you this: How many hours do you think it would take you -- total -- to defend a complex multi-count fraud, money-laundering and conspiracy felony trial in federal court?...
