Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Jul. 13, 2021
Pleading treasure
The law is a haunted house. Haunted by ghosts, by our past.
Civic Center Courthouse
Curtis E.A. Karnow
Judge
San Francisco County Superior Court
Trials, Settlements
Judge Karnow is author of "Litigation in Practice" (2017) and current co-author of Weil & Brown et al., "California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial" (Rutter).
The law is a haunted house. Haunted by ghosts, by our past.
Sometimes, after hours, after a long day in court with the living, with the voluble and the anxious, I open the old wooden door, and wander about the quiet mansion. I am looking for treasure. The floor boards creak. Sometimes I hear sounds from another room, and I investigate. I wave the dust away, see it swirl in the dull light. My fingers run along old words, doctrines, ...
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