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Amato violated Riverside County's local rule about filing jointly prepared pretrial statement witness and exhibit lists, and jury instructions the first day of a jury trial or before. As a result, the trial court held that Amato had waived his right to a jury trial, and after hearing his evidence, granted a motion for judgment under CCP 631.8. This decision… Read More
Defendant requested a jury and posted jury fees but withdrew his jury request the first day of trial. Plaintiff then demanded a jury but hadn't posted jury fees. The trial court found plaintiff had waived the right to a jury trial and it denied relief from that waiver. Plaintiff did not immediately seek a writ to challenge the waiver ruling.… Read More
Plaintiff waived/forfeited her right to disqualify the trial judge on the ground she had worked as an attorney for the defendant county within the last four years because plaintiff did not object or request the judge's disqualification in response to the judge's disclosure of her prior employment at the beginning of a hearing on the merits of plaintiff's petition for… Read More
