1 Count 30 Days from The Date of Service of Process Begin counting days the day after service is made. Count Saturdays and Sundays. If the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday, the defendant has until the next court day. 2 Take The Defendant's Default Do this step by filling out and filing multiple forms [...]
California Supreme Court Outlaws Science In DUI Cases Scientific evidence challenging the accuracy of breathalyzers is not admissible, California Supreme Court rules. Scientific evidence cannot be brought into evidence to challenge a borderline conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in California. The state Supreme Court last week rejected Terry Vangelder's attempt to [...]
California laws regarding the possession of marijuana are complex. There is no need to be arrested and your plants confiscated for growing or possessing marijuana in California unless you are not following the guidelines and understanding either the state or local county rules that apply. It may surprise you to know that what will go [...]
GUIDELINES FOR THE SECURITY AND NON-DIVERSION OF MARIJUANA GROWN FOR MEDICAL USE August 2008 In 1996, California voters approved an initiative that exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal liability under state law for the possession and cultivation of marijuana. In 2003, the Legislature enacted additional legislation relating to medical marijuana. One of [...]
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Appealing arbitration decisions, for the most part, are a losers' game. The standard for an appeal of an award is totally different from that of a court case. The term is "vacatur" which means the award can be wrong on the law, completely misapply is and it DOES NOT MATTER. You read that correctly. It [...]
In an article that one reads and wonders is not straight out of the "Onion", a Connecticut divorce case that has lasted ten years continues on, rife with accusations of, you guessed it, parental alienation and financial misconduct. The case has had approximately six or seven hundred motions filed. The quote of the day comes [...]
I have read various articles over the years about how you should never ask a judge if they have read the papers. Thurmon Arnold, one of my favorite bloggers, commented in a post on advice for self-represented litigants the following: Rule #6: Never Assume the Court Has Read the File, and Never Ask Never [...]
