Metropolitan News-Enterprise

January 23, 2019

The Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday—acting in response to the state Supreme Court’s July 5 decision invalidating the San Diego Superior Court’s policy of not providing court reporters to indigent litigants—remanded a case for a new trial because there was no transcript of proceedings leading to the granting of a nonsuit.

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2019/dogan012319.htm

CEBBLOG

January 23, 2019

Julie Brook, Esq.

A motion to compel must consist of at least four documents. Here’s a handy checklist to be sure that you’ve got all your motion papers set to go.

https://blog.ceb.com/2019/01/23/4-key-documents-in-a-motion-to-compel/#more-22147

San Francisco Attorney Magazine

Winter 2018

By Daniel W. Hager

Records retention presents important issues of ethics (protecting client property and maintaining confidentiality and loyalty), risk management (avoiding ethical violations and claims), and expense (controlling the cost of maintaining records).

http://www.sfbar.org/forms/sfam/q42018/q4-2018_ahern.pdf

Napa Valley Register

January 22, 2019

The August 2014 earthquake damaged the masonry 1879 building so badly that the county jammed giant steel beams against the exterior as reinforcement. On Jan. 7, the repaired courthouse finally reopened with no beams in sight and without fanfare.

https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-county-celebrates-rebirth-of-quake-damaged-courthouse/article_ea388af3-a06a-5bcf-850a-123fb48984f7.html

ABA Journal News

January 23, 2019

For the third time, the federal judiciary has pushed back the date it expects funds for federal court operations to run out.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/once-again-judiciary-pushes-back-date-when-funds-will-run-out-says-this-is-final-extension

The Fresno Bee

January 22, 2019

The court reporters and other support staff at the Fresno County Superior Court have agreed to a labor contract with the court, ending a strike that began last week. The Service Employees International Union Local 521, which represents more than 200 court employees, announced the resolution Tuesday afternoon. Details were not immediately available.

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article224935300.html

National Constitution Center

Streamed live on Apr 30, 2018

Adam Winkler, author of We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights, and Kent Greenfield, author of Corporations Are People Too, discuss the Citizens United ruling, corporate rights, and the history of corporations in America.

https://youtu.be/ByHFV3wCjqA?t=1

Live online Jan 23 1:00 pm 

Following the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the amount of cases involving spoliation sanctions has plummeted. Today, cases involving discovery sanctions are only one third as common as they were during their peak in 2011 and 2012.

Are we seeing the end of sanctions? And if so, what effects is this having on the legal practice?

Join Logikcull and eDiscovery experts Craig Ball and Mira Edelman as we explore these topics, including a review of extensive new research on eDiscovery sanctions post-2015, key case laws, and emerging corporate discovery trends.

https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/16183/346236?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92Tn6pHweRB2RgABGEDlijAr6QnXn8lKGcaebX9XJAZKFZlPEzLlA69VcLu6MV-LQMMjFbIxYPkBUQmasSNKS1gjZR7Q&_hsmi=68835264

Legal Talk Network

Planet Lex

January 16, 2019

Many people complain when a jury summons arrives, but when they actually serve on a case they become quite invested in the process. But how can a group of lay people handle making such difficult and consequential decisions? In this episode of Planet Lex, host Jim Speta talks to Professor Shari Diamond about her research on jury process, including her finding that our trust in the jury system is not misplaced. Even in challenging and complex cases, juries typically work very hard to ensure a just outcome.

Shari Diamond is one of the foremost empirical researchers on jury process and legal decision-making, including the use of science by the courts.

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/planet-lex-northwestern-pritzker-school-law-podcast/2019/01/jury-process-how-juries-bring-legitimacy-to-legal-proceedings/

ABA Journal News

January 17, 2019

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/possible-30b-tab-for-california-wildfires-spurs-utility-to-elevate-gc-prepare-bankruptcy-filing