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volatile
15 Aug 2018 at 10:00pm

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 16, 2018 is:

volatile • \VAH-luh-tul\ • adjective

1 a : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change

b : unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of dispositio...

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San Diego Real Estate Law Attorneys
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Result Oriented Marketing
23 May 2017 at 8:44am
Scott McMillan, La Mesa attorney, founded Result Oriented Marketing to provide resources for smal...

Patent Digtal - European Patent Attorneys in Germa
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6 Jul 2016 at 9:43pm
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Aggravated DUI
2 Jun 2016 at 2:46am
The penalties for Aggravated DUI in Arizona are some of the harshest in the country and are more ...

California Published News

Courts Expanding Language Services for the Public
3 Aug 2018 at 10:00am
Recent report details the increased access to interpreters in civil cases and the additional lang...

Local Courts Impacted by Northern California Wildfires
by Merrill Balassone
31 Jul 2018 at 11:07am
Courts in Shasta, Lake, and Trinity counties have all reopened after wildfires forced their closure.

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal
by Merrill Balassone
30 Jul 2018 at 11:46am
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced...

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Six Appointments to Courts of...
by Merrill Balassone
27 Jul 2018 at 9:00am
If confirmed, appointees would include the first Korean-American justice, and the first Muslim ...

The Sixth District Court of Appeal Appoints a New Court Executive Officer
by Lynne Mayo
18 Jul 2018 at 10:55am
The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District is pleased to announce that Susan S. Mil...

Council to Consider Additional $48 Million for Neediest Trial Courts
13 Jul 2018 at 8:39am
At its July 20 business meeting, the Judicial Council will consider new funding for the state?s ...

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Five Appointments to Courts o...
by Merrill Balassone
29 Jun 2018 at 8:00am
[Updated 6/29/18] Five hearings have been scheduled by the Commission on Judicial Appointments fo...

Chief Justice Releases Statement on Judicial Branch Budget for Fiscal Year 20...
27 Jun 2018 at 10:00am
"The judicial branch budget presented by the Legislature and signed by the Governor represents a ...

Chief Justice Designates Jim Humes Administrative Presiding Justice of First ...
by Merrill Balassone
19 Jun 2018 at 9:00am
Justice Jim Humes has been named Administrative Presiding Justice of the First Appellate District...

Court Interpreters? Conference Brings a Host of Languages to the Judicial Cou...
8 Jun 2018 at 12:48pm
Court interpreters from around the world convened at the Judicial Council June 5 for the start of...

Judicial Council meeting
by Lynne Mayo
24 May 2018 at 8:00am
Judicial Council meeting news release is now posted.

Council to Consider Rule on Public Disclosure of Settlement Agreements Involv...
by Blaine Corren
17 May 2018 at 2:57pm
The Judicial Council at its May 24 business meeting will consider revising a rule of court to cla...

National Legal News

In soybean country, Trump's trade war with China tests patience and nerves
by Don Lee
16 Aug 2018 at 4:00am

Doug Saathoff, whose great-grandfather began farming around Trumbull, Neb., in the late 1800s, pl...

Black women now lead police forces in two of America's whitest cities, Seattl...
by Rick Anderson
16 Aug 2018 at 3:00am

Seattle, like Portland, now has a black female chief of police. Danielle Outlaw, 41, a former Oak...

Beads, bourbon and ... babies in New Orleans?
by Jenny Jarvie
16 Aug 2018 at 3:00am

The family stepped warily onto Bourbon Street and hurried past a burlesque joint, an absinthe bar...

Paul Manafort case goes to the jury in first test of special counsel prosecution
by Chris Megerian, Laura King
15 Aug 2018 at 4:45pm

The case of President Trump?s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, moved to a federal jury la...

Lavish spending. Accusations of a 'witch hunt.' Behind the impeachment of Wes...
by Jaweed Kaleem
15 Aug 2018 at 4:25pm

West Virginia?s House of Delegates made history this week when it voted to impeach every sitting ...

Trump revokes security clearance for former CIA Director Brennan, and has 9 m...
by Eli Stokols , Noah Bierman
15 Aug 2018 at 4:00pm

President Trump on Wednesday announced he was revoking the security clearance of former CIA Direc...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a false claim about black employment. She's issue...
by Jim Puzzanghera
15 Aug 2018 at 12:10pm

President Trump and administration officials frequently overstate the strength of the labor marke...

Is Trump finally ready to turn his sights toward remaking the 9th Circuit Court?
by Sarah D. Wire
15 Aug 2018 at 3:00am

There?s been a noticeable exception to President Trump?s otherwise successful effort to appoint y...

'Like a playbook for concealing the truth': Pennsylvania grand jury details h...
by Matt Pearce
14 Aug 2018 at 7:50pm

The 1,356-page report from Pennsylvania begins with a plea: ?We, the members of this grand jury, ...

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer concedes GOP primary to Kris Kobach, a staunch Trump ...
by Kurtis Lee
14 Aug 2018 at 6:55pm

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has ended his campaign to keep his job, conceding the Republican primary ...

On fuel economy plan, Trump administration ignored its own EPA scientists
by Evan Halper
14 Aug 2018 at 5:10pm

The Trump administration?s plan to roll back aggressive Obama-era fuel economy standards for cars...

Trump calls Omarosa Manigault Newman a dog for her tell-all; feud focuses att...
by Eli Stokols
14 Aug 2018 at 3:45pm

President Trump's feud with former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman escalated Tuesday wi...

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Excerpts of Record Volume 2
3 Sep 2017 at 10:38am

Excerpts of Record Volume 2

Excerpts of Record Volume 1
3 Sep 2017 at 10:37am

Edited and annotated excerpts of record volume 1

Receivership order Darren Chaker
18 Sep 2016 at 10:52am

Ruling against Darren Chaker aka David Hunter
7 Sep 2016 at 12:20pm

Ruling against David Hunter aka Darren Chaker Assault Weapon charge

Darren Chaker habeas petition on Assault Weapon
7 Sep 2016 at 12:20pm

Chaker v. Mateo - Darren Chaker's loss
7 Sep 2016 at 10:21am

La Mesa attorney Scott McMillan defeated Darren Chaker in the landmark decision of Chaker v. Mateo (2012) 209 Cal. App. 4th 1138; 147 Cal. Rptr. 3d 496; 2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 1049; 40 Media L. Rep. 2703

Government Response to Darren Chaker Peeping Tom
7 Sep 2016 at 9:30am

Darren Chaker Peeping Tom Magistrate Recommendatio
7 Sep 2016 at 9:27am

Darren Chaker Peeping Tom Habeas Corpus Petitiion
7 Sep 2016 at 9:25am

Darren Chaker was prosecuted for peeping on a female in a tanning booth.

Darren Chaker Judgment Bankruptcy Fraud
7 Sep 2016 at 9:21am

Darren Chaker was convicted of bankruptcy fraud.

Darren Chaker aka D. David Hunter
7 Sep 2016 at 3:06am

Attempting to curry favor with the court..

091102 Email from Gonzales re Insurance Endorsemen
6 Feb 2012 at 11:08am

091102 Email from Gonzales re Insurance Endorsements

Dondi Properties Corp.
4 Jun 2009 at 6:01pm

The case Dondi Properties Corp. v. Commerce Sav. & Loan Asso., 121 F.R.D. 284 (1988) imposes an affirmative requirement on litigants to "play nice" with one another and timely file papers. Judge Houser expexts compliance with the order.

Erik Anthony Slye's jury waiver request
4 Jun 2009 at 5:28pm

Mr. Slye's request for waiver of his obligation to participate in jury duty, as submitted on January 26, 2009, poignantly demonstrates the poisonous effect that Black-Robed Hooligans and their attorney friends have on the system of justice as whole. Although the officers of the court may take pleasure in breaking from their oaths, their conduct ultimately results in statements such as that posted by Mr. Slye.

Opposition to Motion to Assume Verizon Contracts
1 Jun 2009 at 12:37am

Objection to Declaration of Anthony Plec
1 Jun 2009 at 12:36am

Objection to Declaration of Mike Wood filed May 20
1 Jun 2009 at 12:35am

Objection to Declaration of Ronald Lenington
1 Jun 2009 at 12:34am

Objection to Declaration of Rosemary Foreman
1 Jun 2009 at 12:33am

Declaration of Desmond Donohue
1 Jun 2009 at 12:32am

Objection to Declaration of Desmond Donohue
1 Jun 2009 at 12:31am

Declaration of Teresa Murray
1 Jun 2009 at 12:31am

Ms. Murray completely ignores that Verizon sold off its yellow page division within this declaration, terming it a mere name change.

Declaration of Mike Wood of May 20, 2009
1 Jun 2009 at 12:29am

Declaration of Rosemary Foreman
1 Jun 2009 at 12:29am

Declaration of Ronald Lenington filed May 20, 2009
1 Jun 2009 at 12:26am

Declaration of Mike Wood of May 6, 2009
1 Jun 2009 at 12:25am

Declaration of Anthony Plec
1 Jun 2009 at 12:24am

Norman White's declaration of May 20, 2009
1 Jun 2009 at 12:23am

Objection to Declaration of Norman Whyite
1 Jun 2009 at 12:22am

Norman Whites feebly attempts to justify why Verizon needs traffic partners. Here is the objection to his declaration.

Sample request to appear telephonically
1 Jun 2009 at 12:16am

This requests allows anyone with an interest to appear telephonically at the bankruptcy hearing.

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California Law News

For Federal Tax Purposes, All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized
by Mitchell A. Port
30 Aug 2013 at 6:18am
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled yesterday that s...

Want to Stay in the Loop on #ABAannual? Follow @RecorderTweets
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8 Aug 2013 at 3:56pm

Justice Anthony Kennedy, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Attorney General Er...

CA Supreme Court Entertains Prop 8 Backers' Stay Request
by The Recorder
12 Jul 2013 at 5:10pm

[Cheryl Miller]

In what appears to be a last-gasp effort to save Proposition 8, same-sex marriage...

Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat
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The White House at long last is closing in on a pick to fill the Northern Distric...

Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini
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[Scott Graham]

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DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast
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When the Sixth District Court of Appeal found ?flagrant? prosecutorial misconduct ...

Budget Chair Slams Courts for 'Irresponsible' Spending
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3 Apr 2013 at 6:16pm

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Wednesday?s hearing of the subcommittee overseeing California courts started off ...

Meet Tigar, Hear Him Purr
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Lucasfilm Pregnancy Case Heading Back to Trial Court
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The California Supreme Court may be feeling some pregancy discrimination fatigue....

Is New Funding Formula Key to Governor's Judicial Happiness?
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In the quest to answer Governor Jerry Brown's call to make trial court funding m...

High Court Weighs Domestic Violence Case That Helped Unseat Hallinan
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5 Mar 2013 at 7:37pm

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Ten years ago, the domestic violence murder of Claire Joyce Tempongko helped brin...

Gifts Made By Personal Check
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Your 2012 gifts made with a personal check may be treated as being made in 2013 unless you follow...

Drudge Retort

School Closes as Parents Threaten a 12 Year Old
by Corky
15 Aug 2018 at 8:32pm
An Oklahoma school has been temporarily closed after a group of parents hurled abuse at a transge...

Colorado Baker Back in Court
by LauraMohr
15 Aug 2018 at 7:30pm
The Christian baker whose refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple was upheld by the ...

Man Who Tried to Follow Girl Into Restroom Dies After Father Punches Him
by Corky
15 Aug 2018 at 6:30pm
A Phoenix father is behind bars after he said he punched a man who had tried to get into the bath...

Subaru Recall: Everyone Is Just Handed a Brand New Vehicle
by BruceBanner
15 Aug 2018 at 5:30pm
Subaru has issued a recall for the 2019 Subaru Ascent because some of the vehicles may be missing...

The Economy Won't Save Republicans in the Midterms
by corky
15 Aug 2018 at 4:30pm
If anything, the good economic performance paradoxically will hurt the GOP. Why? Because it's not...

More Establishment Democrats Than Progressive Advancing
by Avigdore
15 Aug 2018 at 3:30pm
The debate over whether progressivism is the way forward for Democrats didn't start this year. It...

Trump Revokes Brennan's Security Clearance
by tonyroma
15 Aug 2018 at 2:30pm
President Donald Trump has revoked former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance, White H...

Senate Committee Russia Probe Stymied by U.S. Treasury
by tonyroma
15 Aug 2018 at 1:31pm
In its investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the Senate Intelligence Commi...

17 Remarkable (and Scary) Things We Saw at Black Hat 2018
by LampLighter
15 Aug 2018 at 12:33pm
From breaking voice authentication and remote-controlling airplanes to hijacking emergency sirens...

Illinois Sues Trump Tower over Chicago River Water Use
by J_Tremain
15 Aug 2018 at 11:33am
Illinois' attorney general is suing Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower for allegedly bre...

Sinclair Could Lose More Than Just Tribune
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15 Aug 2018 at 9:31am
Sinclair Broadcasting's failed effort to buy Tribune Media may soon become more than just a costl...

Conspiracy Theories Are More Rampant Than Ever
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15 Aug 2018 at 7:33am
Americans' beliefs about politics are as inaccurate and bizarre as ever. ... The other week, Dona...

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