McGuire joins CALG

Complex Appellate Litigation Group announces: Frank A. McGuire, 26th Clerk of the California Supreme Court and former First District Managing Attorney, joins CALG. Frank will practice in CALG’s Newport Beach office.

Also of interest 4/2 issues an unpub'd decision here that finds the trial court's order granting a new trial was flawed (because it was issued orally, and the written order fails to state any grounds), but the court nonetheless orders a new trial based on juror misconduct.

And The Marble Palace Blog has The Whimsy of the Late Justice John Paul Stevens -- Stevens was known not only for his bowtie at the court but also his cheese sandwich for lunch.