Legal Opinion
Woodman v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 20, 1987No. B029000PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, P. J.
In this proceeding in mandate, we are asked to overrule the decision of this division in Zdonek v. Superior Court (1974) 38 Cal.App.3d 849 [113 Cal.Rptr. 669], which decided when a motion must be made under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 to disqualify a judge for prejudice in a case assigned from a master calendar court to a trial department for all purposes. Our decision, by a divided court, was criticized and its holding rejected by the Fourth District in Augustyn v. Superior Court (1986) 186 Cal.App.3d 1221 [231 Cal.Rptr. 298]. On reflection, we are persuaded that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. EscobedoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Mannington v. Hocking Valley Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1910
- Pac. & Sw. Annual Conference of United Methodist Church v. Superior Court of San Diego Cty.California Court of Appeal · 1978
- Forbes v. Jose S.California Court of Appeal · 1978
- Kaslavage v. West Kern County Water DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. HullCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- People v. Superior Court (Lavi)California Supreme Court · 1993
- Municipal Court v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. Superior Court (Williams)California Court of Appeal · 1992
- Botello v. Shell Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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