Category: Discovery

What is a Tort?   EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT Imagine you get hurt because a federal employee did something wrong, but you…

 Salinas v. Cruz; The 2nd Court of Appeals of California Reverses Restraining Order Because Cross-Examination Was Barred The Court of Appeal for this district yesterday reversed a domestic violence restraining…

Police BodyCam Footage Release – California Freedom of Information The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar state laws give the public the right to obtain records from certain…

What Happens If Charges Are Dropped Before Trial? If you are charged with a crime in California, you will face legal action from the state. However, not all hope is…

Defeating Extortion and Abuse of Process in All Their Ugly Disguises   Handling Extortion – Both the criminal and civil “Pay me or I’m going to the police…” “Pay me…

Judge Thomas McConville  – Vindictive Beta Male Malicious Use (LEARN HOW) of the Vexatious (LEARN WHAT) litigant law by Judge Thomas McConville, This is acutually a DARK WELL KNOWN TACTIC THESE…

What is Exculpatory Evidence? – Definition, Examples & Importance Exculpatory evidence is any evidence in a criminal trial that supports the idea that the defendant is not guilty. In this…

City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Ted Smith) Releasing Private Text/Phone Records of Government  Employees City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Ted Smith) Opinion Summary Petitioner requested disclosure…

Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who…

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent #TheyLied Malicious Prosecution / Abuse of Process / Emotional Distress Claim Can Go Forward From Skinner…