Legal Opinion

James G. v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 26, 2000No. B134859PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WOOD, J.

James G. filed a petition for writ of mandate directing the respondent, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Superior Court) to vacate its order denying his request for the appointment of a specified expert and to order the appointment of the expert. In the unpublished part I of this opinion,1 we conclude Superior Court abused its discretion in denying James G.’s request and grant the petition.

*278The published part II of this opinion addresses: (1) whether Superior Court has standing to defend the validity of its order denying James G.’s request; and (2) the propriety of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Townsend v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Corenevsky v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. People v. HobbsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Municipal Court v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. People v. MuhammadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. Luckey v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014

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