Legal Opinion
Villarruel v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1973No. Civ. 43055PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FILES, P. J.
This original proceeding was brought in this Court to prohibit the superior court from trying the case entitled People v. Villarruel before a judge who allegedly had been disqualified under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6. The sole issue is the timeliness of the motion for disqualification made by the defendant in that case, who is petitioner here.
On May 2, 1973, defendant was arraigned on an information and pleaded not guilty in department F of the east district of the superior court, where Judge Firth was presiding. Pretrial conference was set for May 16 in the same…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. EscobedoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Sambrano v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Fairfield v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
3Cited by14 opinions
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- LA CTY. DEPT. OF PUB. SOC. SERV. v. Superior Ct.California Court of Appeal · 1977
- In Re Robert P.California Court of Appeal · 1981
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