People v. Ledesma
39 Cal.4th 641 (Cal. 2006) Cited 1,279 timesFinding nothing improper about the prosecutor questioning defense witnesses about the defendant’s motive to plead guilty to rebut defendant’s claim that he pled guilty to accept responsibility
Woodbury Knoll, LLC v. Shipman & Goodwin, LLP
305 Conn. 750 (Conn. 2012) Cited 44 timesReferring to Connecticut rules of practice
Solin v. O'Melveny Myers
89 Cal.App.4th 451 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 52 timesConcluding various ad hoc measures would not preserve defendant's right to present a defense under the circumstances of that case
Rutgard v. Haynes
185 F.R.D. 596 (S.D. Cal. 1999) Cited 29 timesHolding plaintiff waived attorney-client privilege between himself and subsequently retained attorney by putting "in issue" reasonableness of attorney's actions in recommending settlement.
Transamerica Title Ins. Co. v. Superior Court
188 Cal.App.3d 1047 (Cal. Ct. App. 1987) Cited 38 timesLimiting waiver under California law to single email and any follow-up emails
Schlumberger Ltd. v. Superior Court
115 Cal.App.3d 386 (Cal. Ct. App. 1981) Cited 34 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that where plaintiff alleged malpractice by its former attorneys in connection with their representation in a bankruptcy matter, plaintiff was not required under § 958 to disclose any communications with its subsequent attorneys and noting that "[p]rivileged communications do not become discoverable because they are related to issues raised in the litigation."
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 36,298 times 145 Legal AnalysesHolding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney