Foust v. San Jose Construction Co., Inc.
198 Cal.App.4th 181 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 492 times 3 Legal AnalysesAffirming a judgment because the appellant's "showing on appeal [was] insufficient"
In re Marriage of Flaherty
31 Cal.3d 637 (Cal. 1982) Cited 1,184 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that sanctions are justified only if an appeal is prosecuted for an improper motive, such as to harass the respondent or delay an adverse judgment, or indisputably lacks merit
Aguilar v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.
21 Cal.4th 121 (Cal. 1999) Cited 583 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that enjoining a defendant's use of racial epithets at the defendant's workplace was not an unconstitutional prior restraint because it was based "on [his] continuing course of repetitive conduct" that violated employment discrimination law
In re Estate of Fain
75 Cal.App.4th 973 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 513 times 1 Legal AnalysesRejecting challenge to award of surcharge and attorney fees in probate proceeding
Elkins v. Superior Court
41 Cal.4th 1337 (Cal. 2007) Cited 341 timesHolding local family law procedures for abbreviated proceedings based on declarations inconsistent with statute, rules of procedure, and rules of evidence
Nelson v. Anderson
72 Cal.App.4th 111 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 278 times 5 Legal AnalysesFinding that obligations violated by limiting plaintiff's role were owed to the corporation because the decisions "amount[ed] to alleged misfeasance or negligence in managing the corporation's business, causing the business to be a total failure"
Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire District
61 Cal.4th 97 (Cal. 2015) Cited 140 times 8 Legal AnalysesConcluding rule that prevailing defendant may recover attorney fees only if the plaintiff's "action was objectively groundless" articulated in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n 434 U.S. 412, 421-422 applicable to costs
Wagner v. Wagner
162 Cal.App.4th 249 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) Cited 153 timesHolding that challenge to order denying a motion for relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 was forfeited because plaintiff did not provide a transcript of the hearing on the motion
Elena S. v. Kroutik
247 Cal.App.4th 570 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016) Cited 94 timesAffirming domestic violence restraining order where appellant failed to provide transcript of relevant oral proceedings in trial court
In re Marriage of Obrecht
245 Cal.App.4th 1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016) Cited 68 timesHolding that In re Marriage of Smith was "inapposite" for "at least two reasons: the claim here is not defective service, but want of a constitutional basis of jurisdiction, and [the defendant's] general appearance was not made after judgment, but much earlier in the action, at a time when [defendant] could have moved to quash, but instead appeared on the merits"
Rule 8.504 - Form and contents of petition, answer, and reply
Cal. R. 8.504 Cited 21 times(a)In general Except as provided in this rule, a petition for review, answer, and reply must comply with the relevant provisions of rule 8.204. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (b) Contents of a petition (1) The body of the petition must begin with a concise, nonargumentative statement of the issues presented for review, framing them in terms of the facts of the case but without unnecessary detail. (2) The petition must explain how the case presents a ground for review under rule 8.500(b)
Rule 10.960 - Court self-help centers
Cal. R. 10.960 Cited 3 times(a) Scope and application This rule applies to all court-based self-help centers whether the services provided by the center are managed by the court or by an entity other than the court. (b) Purpose and core court function Providing access to justice for self-represented litigants is a priority for California courts. The services provided by court self-help centers facilitate the timely and cost-effective processing of cases involving self-represented litigants and improve the delivery of justice