A Los Angeles Superior Court judge went overboard in crafting a stay-away order to an abusive husband by including broad protections for the couple’s three teenage sons without ascertaining their wishes, the Court of Appeal for this district has held, also saying that the two family dogs and three chickens should not have been shielded from prospective harm absent any evidence of mistreatment of them by the respondent.

(Subscription required) Superior Court Judge Ashley M. Price runs a pilot program testing a more intensive model of dependency proceedings, with frequent hearings, real-time service coordination, and an emphasis on reunification.

The errors in Nevada County mark a sharp escalation from just a few months ago, when District Attorney Jesse Wilson told The Bee that a prosecutor in his office had submitted a single brief that contained AI-generated errors, which he said were quickly fixed.

Civilian oversight bodies can subpoena records from law enforcement agencies during whistleblower investigations, according to a recent California appellate court ruling. The decision gives more power to L.A. County’s Civilian Oversight Commission, which has been seeking records from the Sheriff’s Department.