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Six cases on the early-May calendar

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court today announced a six-case early-May calendar. Like all calendars since April 2020 , and for the foreseeable future, May’s arguments will be remote and based in San Francisco. (See but, after the court decided Wilson , and disapproved Bonni on one point ( Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc. ,

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Hard-to-schedule oral argument is on the February calendar

At the Lectern

Superior Court , the case that took inordinate effort to schedule for oral argument, is one of five cases on the Supreme Court’s February calendar, announced today. c).)” The court granted review in June 2020. The court granted review in March 2019. The court granted review in March 2020.

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Three opinions filing Monday

At the Lectern

On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in Stancil v. Superior Court , People v. Nieves , the last three undecided cases from the February calendar. (Briefs here ; oral argument videos here.). The court granted review in March 2020. The court’s website does not list issues for those cases.

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8 Steps to Be the Rockstar Personal Injury Paralegal

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The statute of limitations is a time limit on a particular cause of action. The failure to commence a lawsuit within this time period will likely result in the lawsuit being dismissed by a court. Most personal injury firms have docketing or calendaring software that automates this process.

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Murder resentencing, employment discrimination opinions filing Monday

At the Lectern

Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in People v. The court limited the issues in Lewis to: “(1) May superior courts consider the record of conviction in determining whether a defendant has made a prima facie showing of eligibility for relief under Penal Code section 1170.95? Lewis and Pollock v.

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Update on Arizona Eviction Proceedings – July, 15, 2021

Diane Drain

Arizona Residential Eviction Actions Procedures – effective July 15, 2021. CALENDARING FOR ALL CASES. A court should not schedule more than 25 eviction cases in an hour on the court’s calendar and shall allocate sufficient time for all parties appearing remotely or in person to present their evidence.

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Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

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As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This Goliath has stepped forward and filed multiple actions against us, first at the U.S. Superior Court in October. The Holy Grail?