ACBA SCOCA program

On July 13, from 5 to 6 p.m., the Alameda County Bar Association's Appellate Law Section presents a Zoom webinar: A Busy Lawyer’s Guide to the California Supreme Court and the Dos and Don’ts of Petitions for Review

The California Supreme Court can feel like a mystery to even the most experienced trial and appellate attorneys. This CLE will provide a peek into the California Supreme Court, including how it functions, who its justices are, and the kinds of cases it reviews. Panelists Kathleen Radez, Greg Wolff, and David Carrillo—all of whom have a wealth of knowledge about the Court—will provide practical tips on petitions for review that will get the Court’s attention and maximize the chances of getting review granted.

And see U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Addresses Latin American Judges at Justice Department’s Judicial Studies Institute

When an opinion starts off along the lines of: "This appeal is one in a series of appeals concerning an ongoing feud between former spouses .... [Appellant], an attorney representing himself in propria persona, asserts a myriad of arguments" that's a sign to flip to the end to see about sanctions. Here, the 3d concludes: "We decline [respondent's] invitation to impose sanctions on [appellant] on our own motion and note [respondent] could have filed (but did not file) a motion of her own accompanied by a declaration supporting the amount of monetary sanction sought."