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Mr. Ortega, a long-time deputy federal public defender who was appointed Federal Public Defender by the Ninth Circuit in October, 2020, addresses the serious impact of COVID-19 on federal criminal defendants, and his vision and goals for the Federal Public Defender’s Office. Read more

In this interview, Mr. Hanna, who recently returned to private practice at Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher in Los Angeles, discusses his (now former) Office’s accomplishments during his tenure, as well as challenges facing the Central District. Read more

Judge Barch-Kuchta is the newest Magistrate Judge to join the Eastern District in November 2020. Read more

The Judicial Council has released an Invitation to Comment on proposed revisions to CACI civil jury instructions. Read more

The ADR Committee focuses on domestic and international ADR. Read more

Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed, and the court shall retain jurisdiction under Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 to enforce the settlement terms. Read more

Each year in February we celebrate a very meaningful holiday. I know your minds immediately went to Valentine’s Day, but that is not it. Read more

Recent Family Law Cases
[Opinions available at: http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions-slip.htm] Read more

A major piece of copyright legislation, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), was tucked into the omnibus spending and COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress on December 21, 2020. Read more

The January issue of our Law Review will feature the annual summary of New California Employment Laws by Michael S. Kalt and David J. Duchrow, and a look back at The Top Cases of 2020 by Ramit Mizrahi, Andrew H. Friedman, and Anthony J. Oncidi. Read more