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Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 25, 2021

2020: motion statistics in an individual calendar court

For 20 years I have been an individual calendar judge in Department 15 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Richard L. Fruin

Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Independent calendar

UC Berkeley Law School

2020: motion statistics in an individual calendar court

COVID-19 closed the civil courts in Los Angeles for three months in 2020 (from mid-March to late June). The civil courts reopened on June 22 but proceedings were limited to case conferences and law and motion hearings -- with counsel appearing remotely over the court's videoconferencing platform. In-court appearances were discouraged, and persons entering the courtroom were required to wear masks and maintain social distance. (Judges and court staff wore masks.) Plexi...

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