Civil Litigation,
Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 3, 2022
Trending: courts bifurcating trials to resolve legal issues
Judges have been bifurcating trials sua sponte to dispose of legal issues first, which may encourage settlements as to the remaining claims or reduce the length of jury trials.
Louie H. Castoria
Partner
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP
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San Francisco , CA 94104
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Email: lcastoria@kdvlaw.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Louie is a mediator with CourtCall Online Dispute Resolution, a member of the Mediation Society, a mandatory settlement officer with the San Francisco County Superior Court, and an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University. He won his first U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the judicial landscape on many fronts - including increasing the use of technology and eliminating procedural roadblocks in order to facilitate access to the courts. Suffice it to say, the pandemic forced the judiciary to innovate and adapt. The courts' already limited resources, coupled with a backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic, has compelled California courts to implement new measures to expedite and economize.
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