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9th Circuit: Final L.A. Dist. Court Vacancy Filled by O'Connell
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Lucky us. Across this fine nation, there are 84 vacancies in federal courts, 68 in U.S. District Courts, and 16 on U.S. Courts of Appeal, according to the fine...
Details on 9th Circuit's New Appellate Mentoring Program
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
New to the Ninth Circuit? New to appellate work in general? The Appellate Mentoring Program is a new service offered by the Ninth Circuit that pairs volunteer...
False Arrest Case Returns to 9th Over Statutory Interpret... Zzz
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Thirteen years ago, Erris Edgerly was standing alone in a playground located in a housing project in San Francisco. It turns out, intentionally or not, that he...
CA's Central Valley Drainage Problem Gets No Help from 9th Cir.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In the 1960s, some brilliant individual decided that, with all of the Central Valley desert being, well, deserted, it would be a desirable idea to drench the...
No JMOL, Immunity for Cop Who Emptied a Clip in Unarmed Suspect
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Karen Eklund crossed the Bay Bridge at over 100 miles per hour. She then took to the surface streets of San Francisco at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour,...
Why is Judge Richard Cebull Retiring?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull is retiring next month in the wake of the fallout from a racist joke he emailed from an official government account. (Brief...
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