A footnote to a published appellate opinion taught U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison H. Goddard a lesson she used in private practice and on the bench: Never let anything slip through the cracks.
The episode began when she argued a case before the 4th District Court of Appeal. The question at hand was whether a request by Linens ‘n Things for customers’ personal identification was proper under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act... (continued)