Sentences with phrase «state superior court»

The state superior court found that the Directors acted in good faith in reaching their decision.

Samberg conducted a mini-survey of the online availability of state superior court filings, looking at both commercial services such as CourtLink and CourtExpress and at courts» own websites.

Last week's decision by Judge Ernest A. Goldsmith of state superior court in San Francisco offers a second look at some of the arguments being made against A.B. 32, the state climate - change law passed in Sacramento in 2006.

California's teacher tenure laws were deemed unconstitutional by a state superior court judge because they violate the right to an equal education.

The measure echoes many of the controversial and polarizing issues that are part of the Vergara v. California court ruling of 2014, when a state superior court judge throw out California's teacher employment laws, ruling them unconstitutional in helping keep subpar teachers working in poor schools.

This opinion mirrors the crafty and limited decision the state superior court judge issued in the Vergara case.

The pitch for greater judicial involvement comes as a state superior court judge must decide whether Connecticut's integration efforts have been adequate, or if more needs to be done to reduce the racial and ethnic isolation that persists among the schools in the Hartford region.

In a decision that stunned many observers, Judge Harry Hammer of the state superior court in Hartford sided squarely against the plaintiffs challenging the racial isolation of students in that city and its suburbs.

Earlier this month, Nutmeg State lawmakers confirmed Roraback's nomination as a state superior court judge, according to the Register Citizen newspaper.

Not exact matches

Sole proprietorships do not need to register with the state, but if you use a trade name different from your own name, you will have to spend $ 25 to register the trade name in the superior court.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

They leave intact the huge advantage the state holds in any freedom of information dispute, since it can use its superior resources to delay requests in the courts for months or years.

Two months after a superior - court judge struck down the state's school - funding formula, the Rhode Island Senate has voted to appeal the decision.

A superior court judge said in a sharply worded ruling in September that the state's funding formula leaves poor, black, and Latino children locked in underfunded schools and taught by unqualified teachers.

Lawmakers put the $ 11 million back into the public school budget, meaning they will have to draw the funds from somewhere else in the $ 21 billion budget to pay for the voucher program, which was temporarily halted by a superior court judge in February, but that decision was reversed by the state Supreme Court a few weekscourt judge in February, but that decision was reversed by the state Supreme Court a few weeksCourt a few weeks ago.

The state's tenure and dismissal rules are also in play before a superior court judge in a lawsuit that has attracted widespread attention.

The only problem is that the state's teacher association, school administrators and the League of Women Voters have challenged the new state law allowing charters — a suit that won a partial victory from a superior court judge last week.

A Wake County superior court judge ruled Friday that a state law ending teacher tenure is unconstitutional, arguing the state can not take away the due process rights of teachers.

A North Carolina superior court judge will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether the state is providing every student with the opportunity for an adequate education.

Last week a California superior court judge ruled that California's state's teacher tenure law was illegal.

(i) A judge of a superior court may order the return of the deposit prior to the expiration of two years upon evidence satisfactory to the judge that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit or order the Secretary of State to retain the deposit for a sufficient period beyond the two years specified in subdivision (g) to resolve outstanding claims against the deposit account.

Any superior court of this state shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin the violation of any provision of this title.

SAN FRANCISCO (CN)-- Online game developer Digital Chocolate claims rival Zynga Game Network has been producing the Facebook game «Mafia Wars» in violation of trademark, and has «falsely claimed to the public, the United States Patent Office and the courts that it «coined» the Mafia Wars mark and owns superior rights to the mark.»

The state Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the superior court, holding that the plaintiff's expert's affidavit, combined with the documents that were available to the hearing justice, raised a material issue of fact as to whether Arden Engineering was responsible for Limoges's inCourt vacated the judgment of the superior court, holding that the plaintiff's expert's affidavit, combined with the documents that were available to the hearing justice, raised a material issue of fact as to whether Arden Engineering was responsible for Limoges's incourt, holding that the plaintiff's expert's affidavit, combined with the documents that were available to the hearing justice, raised a material issue of fact as to whether Arden Engineering was responsible for Limoges's injury.

Quite simply, the court drew a bright - line rule, stating that when an employer makes such an admission, only claims under respondeat superior are appropriate.

In Upjohn Co. v. United States, 6 the United States Supreme Court held that a company's attorney — client privilege extends to company counsel's communications with employees in certain prescribed circumstances.7 Rather than providing a simple objective test, the Upjohn court instead established five factors to guide courts in determining whether the company's privilege should extend to counsel's communications with its employees: (1) whether the communications were made by employees at the direction of superior officers of the company for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (2) whether the communications contained information necessary for counsel to render legal advice, which was not otherwise available from «control group» management; (3) whether the matters communicated were within the scope of the employee's corporate duties; (4) whether the employee knew that the communications were for the purpose of the company obtaining legal advice; and (5) whether the communications were ordered to be kept confidential by the employee's superiors, including that the communications were considered confidential at the time and kept confidential subsequent to the interview.8 When these elements are established, courts generally consider communications between company counsel and an employee to be within the scope of the company's attorney — client privilCourt held that a company's attorney — client privilege extends to company counsel's communications with employees in certain prescribed circumstances.7 Rather than providing a simple objective test, the Upjohn court instead established five factors to guide courts in determining whether the company's privilege should extend to counsel's communications with its employees: (1) whether the communications were made by employees at the direction of superior officers of the company for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (2) whether the communications contained information necessary for counsel to render legal advice, which was not otherwise available from «control group» management; (3) whether the matters communicated were within the scope of the employee's corporate duties; (4) whether the employee knew that the communications were for the purpose of the company obtaining legal advice; and (5) whether the communications were ordered to be kept confidential by the employee's superiors, including that the communications were considered confidential at the time and kept confidential subsequent to the interview.8 When these elements are established, courts generally consider communications between company counsel and an employee to be within the scope of the company's attorney — client privilcourt instead established five factors to guide courts in determining whether the company's privilege should extend to counsel's communications with its employees: (1) whether the communications were made by employees at the direction of superior officers of the company for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (2) whether the communications contained information necessary for counsel to render legal advice, which was not otherwise available from «control group» management; (3) whether the matters communicated were within the scope of the employee's corporate duties; (4) whether the employee knew that the communications were for the purpose of the company obtaining legal advice; and (5) whether the communications were ordered to be kept confidential by the employee's superiors, including that the communications were considered confidential at the time and kept confidential subsequent to the interview.8 When these elements are established, courts generally consider communications between company counsel and an employee to be within the scope of the company's attorney — client privilege.9

However, in general, they will look to cases considered by the same court and superior courts, before examining cases in other jurisdictions - this applies between different states, as well as between different countries.

The decision states that while court hearing fees are permissible in principle, those that present «undue hardship» to litigants, such that they are discouraged from accessing the court system, violate core jurisdictional principles within the Constitution: «The historic task of the superior courts is to resolve disputes between individuals and decide questions of private and public law.

For example, in Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Decker, the court stated that a communication can be privileged if «the subject matter upon which the attorney's advice is sought by the corporation and dealt with in the communication is the performance by the employee of the duties of his employment» and «the employee makes the communication at the direction of his superiors in the corporation.»

Rosenberg and a group of colleagues spent three years developing the ADR program, with the backing of the county's superior court bench and with early assistance from the State Bar's Office of Legal Services.

There are other courts in the state that encourage ADR 11 superior courts in Los Angeles County, 15 in San Diego County, and the Contra Costa County Superior Court.

The superior court judges met four times a year for a week at a time in four different locations around the state.

Before trial, the driver argued that evidence of his blood alcohol content (BAC) should be suppressed because his lack of privacy to freely communicate with his attorney resulted in a violation of his rule based right to counsel under CrR 3.1 of the criminal rules for superior court in Washington State.

Two examples are HB 100, which made superior and district court elections partisan again, and HB 239, which reduced the state Court of Appeals from 15 judges tcourt elections partisan again, and HB 239, which reduced the state Court of Appeals from 15 judges tCourt of Appeals from 15 judges to 12.

Mr. Painter is known in the Los Angeles legal community for his superior courtroom advocacy skills and is admitted to practice before all federal and state courts within California.

McAllister v. Secretary of State for Work & Pensions2003 SLT 1195 Inner House; Statutory Appeal; Proper approach to be taken by superior court where appeal conceded by respondent.

Superior court clearance and disposition rates: superior court dispositions kept up with filing rates and superior courts kept up with state - mandated disposition schedules.

In this example, the magistrate is referring somewhat wryly to the substantial increase in magistrates courts» jurisdictions as a result of moves in several states and territories to cut costs and reduce pressure on the superior courts.

I'm going to explain and show for the next one they issue me, but I just wondered on the side if these «impose [d] monetary sanctions» were regulated because I called the number at the bottom of the superior court notice and the lady who answered seemed like she didn't know what the cost for such an «offense» was, but stated that if I sent $ 100 check to them, that would do it, which seemed arbitrary and suspicious; i.e., the whole first not knowing and then coming up with a round figure.

The way the idea of state action will impact such litigation is, I expect — though perhaps I just hope — will be to justify a distinction between barriers to access to superior courts created by the government itself — whether by its legislative, its executive, or its judicial branch — and those agreed to by the parties themselves.

Even fancy Manhattan firms with hundreds of lawyers seldom have more than a handful of cases pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which is known for its august history, superior judicial craftsmanship and special expertise in commercial and securities case.

State laws establish several steps a spouse must complete before a California superior court may grant an annulment.

Specializing in Washington state, we also have cooperation with the superior courts in a number of other states as well.

The court stated that in order for the Brokerage to be liable under a theory of respondeat superior, the jury would need to find that the Salesperson was acting within the scope of her duties for the Brokerage.

The Court stated» «reason to know» means that the actor has knowledge of facts from which a reasonable man of ordinary intelligence or one of the superior intelligence of the actor in question would either infer the existence of the fact in question or would regard its existence as so highly probable that his conduct would be predicated upon the assumption that the fact did exist.»