Legal Opinion

People v. Whitus

Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California

Decided August 1, 2012No. M0447682APublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CRANDALL, Acting P. J.

I. Introduction and Summary

This appeal involves a $750 sanction issued by the trial court under Code of Civil Procedure section 177.5 against appellant Darryl Genis (Appellant), for failure to appear at several misdemeanor trial readiness conferences. He contends that sanctions against him are unwarranted because another attorney appeared on his behalf at these conferences, because there was no valid court order requiring him to appear at any of the conferences, and because the trial court is prejudiced against him.

Since Appellant neglected to lodge key…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  3. Gee v. American Realty & Construction Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Jonathan Vo v. Las Virgenes Municipal Water DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  5. Kim v. Westmoore Partners, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2011

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. Landers, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  2. People v. LandersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. People v. LandersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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