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

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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