The Court of Appeal for this district has held that a woman who sued the City of West Hollywood before it turned down her claim or it was denied by operation of law, then dismissed her action without prejudice when it became clear that she had not acted in compliance with statute, could not cure the defect by refiling the lawsuit after the requisite waiting period expired.

A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”

Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin.

(Subscription required) The controversial rule, General Order 6.4(c), automatically blocks the deportation of undocumented immigrants pending appeal of removal orders. The full court approved the rule nearly 25 years ago—but an immigration case involving a Peruvian family brought the practice into the headlines this year.