A provision in a plea agreement, that provided that the defendant would waive all evidentiary objections to the admission of the factual basis underlying his charges at any ensuing trial if he is found to be in knowing breach of the terms of the contract, is not enforceable against a former Los Angeles Dodgers player who changed his mind after signing and declined to plead guilty, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held yesterday.

Self-represented litigants in California have free legal resources available to them. The Judicial Council’s Self-Help Guide gets over 7 million visitors each year and is also available in Spanish. Language resources, including instructions on how to request an interpreter, are available in nine other languages. The Self-Help Guide has information and instructional guides for cases dealing with all civil matters, including traffic, housing, family, small claims, and restraining orders. 

A client cannot be held liable for the alleged conduct of its lawyer in attempting to photograph one of the plaintiffs while in the bathroom of her home, the Court of Appeal for this district has held.

(Subscription required) Before presiding over one of Orange County's busiest traffic courtrooms, Commissioner Kira A. Rubin envisioned a future in medicine. But a love of healthcare policy--and a serendipitous law class--set her on a different course.