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Devereaux v. Latham & Watkins

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 6, 1995No. B076330PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WOODS (A. M.), P. J.

Robyn R. Devereaux (appellant) appeals the dismissal of her action against Latham & Watkins et al. (collectively, respondent or the firm) for her failure to post security as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 391.3.

The instant appeal is only the latest installment in an acrimonious dispute between the law firm of Latham & Watkins and appellant, a one-time litigation paralegal employed by the firm. In their briefs, each side indulges in unnecessary and inflammatory characterizations of the other which we ignore. For our purposes, the salient facts are as…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rodgers v. Kemper Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1975
  2. Kelly-Zurian v. Wohl Shoe Co.California Court of Appeal · 1994
  3. Schnabel v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Mavroudis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  5. Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. Bravo v. IsmajCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  5. Moran v. Murtaugh Miller Meyer & Nelson, LLPCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007

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