Tim announces his new firm, Kowal Law Group, APC, and discusses some legal tech with Jeff before moving on to recent cases, including:
- Collateral orders: Longobardo v. AVCO Corp. confirms that California’s collateral order doctrine is narrower than in other jurisdictions.
- Anti-SLAPP: Park v. Nazari advises outlining the specific allegations you want to strike in the notice of your SLAPP motion.
- Is opposing counsel requiring you to identify Bates numbers in your RFP responses? You don’t have to include them in your verified responses, just a chart along with your production. Pollock v. Superior Court, No. B321229 (D2d1 Jul. 31, 2023)
- Remote trials are now authorized through 2025.
- More tentative opinions? San Diego Bar Assoc. has proposed amending rule 8.256 to expressly allow focus letters and tentative opinions.
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Other items discussed in the episode:
- Longobardo v. AVCO Corp., No. G062374 (Cal. Ct. App. July 11, 2023)
- Doe v. Superior Court (Cal. Supreme Ct. - July 27, 2023)
- *Park v. Nazari*, No. B320483 (D2d5 Jul. 25, 2023) Via Michael Shipley
- HNHPC, Inc. v. Dep't of Cannabis Control (Aug. 2, 2023, G061298)
- *Braugh v. Dow*, No. B311859 (D2d8 Jul. 3, 2023).
- People v. Tapa (Cal. Ct. App. - July 11, 2023) Via Ben Shatz
- Proposed rule to encourage tentatives Via Ben Shatz
- Even the Court of Appeal hates the rule that requires RFP responses to identify Bates numbers. Via Michael Shipley
- 9th Cir.: “don’t conflate an order with a document” Via Ben Shatz
- Videos from this episode will be posted at Tim Kowal’s YouTube channel.
