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Using Motions to Get a Lawsuit Dismissed Early in California

Chugh LLP

When faced with a lawsuit, defendants and their defense attorneys often aim to defeat the case as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. The responsive pleading can be in the form of an answer, a demurrer, or a motion. Next, the judge may schedule an oral argument, where each party’s attorney can explain their position.

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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

At the Lectern

Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Conference actions of note included: Supreme Court accepts Ninth Circuit jail employment case. Parole eligibility.

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Supreme Court will hear employment discrimination case against DA’s office

At the Lectern

In addition to two recorded votes accompanied by a dissenting statement from the denial of review in a juvenile delinquency case with racial considerations, Supreme Court actions of note at its Wednesday conference included: The court agreed to hear Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

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Forecasting the Forecasters: Upcoming Trends in Judicial Analytics

Attorney at Work

The path of every single lawsuit is filled with multiple inflection points, moments where attorneys have to make decisions about how the future is likely to unfold. In the past, attorneys navigated these twists and turns by relying on intuition, experience and anecdotal evidence. The pace of litigation is dizzying. The result?

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Supreme Court will review wages case for a second time

At the Lectern

At yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, actions of note included: Supreme Court partially opens clemency records. The court agreed to hear Naranjo v. The court denied review in Kirchmeyer v. But, after the Supreme Court held in In re Milton (2022) 13 Cal.5th Wage violation penalties.

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Can I Oppose My Divorce?

Livesay&Myers

For example, in the event that you fail to respond within 21 days to the Complaint for Divorce by filing responsive pleadings (an Answer, Demurrer or Counterclaim), the court will begin to set dates that apply to your divorce case, such as discovery deadlines and hearing dates. Livesay & Myers, P.C.

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Bruce’s Beach: A Case Study for Judicial Analytics Best Practices

Attorney at Work

By following its details closely, we can begin to unravel the strategic importance of judicial research and analytics for civil litigation at the state trial court level. By following its details closely, we can begin to unravel the strategic importance of judicial analytics for civil litigation at the state trial court level.