When Ralph Waldo Emerson remarked dismissively that "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," he wasn't thinking of motions for summary judgment or adjudication. On the contrary - inconsistency in your evidence can doom your attempt to create a triable issue of fact.
That was the holding in Alvis v. County of Ventura, (Oct. 20, 2009, B212337). In that case, an expert's declaration, submitted in opposition to a motion for summary adjudication, contradicted h...
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