Karlsen v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HASTINGS, J. *
We issued an alternative writ to address a problem arising from the trial court’s acceptance of a Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 peremptory challenge filed by petitioner after remand from this court directing the trial court to prepare a statement of decision.* 1 We conclude the trial judge erred in accepting the challenge and transferring the matter to a different judge.
FACTS
The underlying action arises out of a commercial transaction between petitioner M. Alfred Karlsen, individually and as a trustee of the M. Alfred Karlsen Professional Corporation Employees’…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Butler v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- Whittington v. McKinneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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