Appellate Practice
May 13, 2008
What a Relief?
The appellate courts disagree on just how fatal the lack of a timely opposition is in regard to summary judgment.
Alana H. Rotter
Partner
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
5900 Wilshire Blvd 12th FL
Los Angeles , CA 90036
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Email: arotter@gmsr.com
Alana handles civil appeals and writ petitions, including on probate and anti-SLAPP issue. She is certified as an appellate specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
By Alana H. Rotter
This article appears on Page 7
As any litigator quickly learns, the summary judgment statute imposes many procedural requirements. Courts have cautioned that the statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 437c, is "unforgiving" and that "there is little flexibility" in its requirements. Brantley v. Pisaro, 42 Cal.App.4th 1591, 1607 (1996). Failure to comply with these requirements i...
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