Legal Opinion
Seykora v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 29, 1991No. B055058PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, Acting P. J.
—Elizabeth Seykora, a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender, challenges an order of the respondent court imposing sanctions against her in the amount of $250, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 177.5.1
*1078Facts and Procedural History
On December 12, 1990, Seykora was the public defender’s calendar deputy assigned to Department 118, the courtroom presided over by Judge Reginald A. Dunn.2 Approximately 10:10 a.m., as the morning calendar was being called, Seykora informed the court that she “had to be in another court and had to leave.” Judge Dunn asked her to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bauguess v. PaineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Arthur v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Lavine v. Hospital of the Good SamaritanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Mowrer v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- People v. TabbCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rao v. CampoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- In re WoodhamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- People v. MuhammadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
- People v. Landers, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- People v. HundalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
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