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  • Nuisance Suit Based on DWP Cutting Off Power Reinstated

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    April 10, 2026

    The Court of Appeal for this district has reinstated a cause of action for nuisance against the City of Los Angeles for cutting the power line to a building in southeast Los Angeles, despite bills for electrical services being paid up-to-date, allegedly causing the property to become unrentable and depriving the owner of the benefits of a five-year lease that had been expected to soon go into effect with the operator of a cannabis business.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Commissioner Wendy Shapero

    Daily Journal
    April 10, 2026

    (Subscription required) When her husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Wendy Shapero stepped deeper into the work, finding structure and purpose in a demanding courtroom.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Esther Kim

    Daily Journal
    April 9, 2026

    (Subscription required) In long-cause family disputes, Kim pushes litigants past broad goals to workable orders, aiming to deliver lasting resolutions for families. 

  • New Sacramento County Courthouse to open by end of April

    CBS News
    April 9, 2026

    Sacramento's new courthouse is located on G Street and is set to fully transition to court operations by the end of the month.