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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. Scott (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 24, 2009)
No opinions today from anyone. But lest us working stiffs be deprived, here's something from a couple days ago. To get one's blood boiling notwithstanding turkey-induced sleepiness.It's one thing to call another opinion by the Court of Appeal wrong...
Standard Microsystems Corp. v. Winbond Electronics Corp. (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 24, 2009)
Ever get the feeling that, sometimes, the justices might take things a little . . . personally?Not overly so, mind you. Since they're talking about the law, after all. But check out this paragraph from Justice Rushing:"On February 8 and 11, 2008, r...
People v. Archer (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 17, 2009)
I've known some pill poppers in my day. Still do. It's a scary -- and dangerous -- thing to get addicted to the stuff. And seemingly oh so easy. I say that with no disrespect. Thankfully, I don't have to live with chronic pain. I can only imagine wha...
Boose v. Tri-County MTD (9th Cir. - Nov. 21, 2009)
Plaintiff was probably going to lose this one anyway. It's an ADA case, and the central arguments are technical and complicated. Once she saw the panel draw -- O'Scannlain, Randy White, and Ron Wyte (a Bush appointee sitting by designation from the...
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona (9th Cir. - Nov. 20, 2009)
You know why, inter alia, my second- and first-grade children don't read the Federal Appellate Reporter? No pictures.But that's all changing. Check out page 15399 of the slip opinion by Judge McKeown. Yay! A picture!Sure, it's just a picture of a...
Perry v. Proposition 8 Official Proponents (9th Cir. - Nov. 19, 2009)Nov.
I teach it to my first-year students in civil procedure. But apparently the lesson hasn't filtered down to lawyers for the Liberty Counsel in Lynchburg, Virginia. So Judge McKeown has to spell it out for them.Here's the scoop: You can't intervene in ...
