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S9073
IN H SUPRM ORT O ALOIA
JERY EKINS
Petitioner,
SUPRIOR OURT O ON OSTA OUNY,
Respden,
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TBLE O ONTENTS
Te efs o Soue Caa Cae of eAmeca Acaem of amoa Les, e a ae Assocao of Cee Fa Law Secasssae e eco egag ees ave o eCams He aes Ts Cou 1
Te Loca ue a TSO Do o Voae Eua Poeco
Te Seco a ACFLS efs Ae of Lme Asssace
ecause Te ocus o Lae SOs DeePosos Ta Ae No ee e Cout TsPoceeg6
IV Te Seco a ACFLS efs Suo ea PasCoeo Ta e TSO Fe e Eis Mae asNo Sbec To a Pbcao e 2
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ABL O AHOIIS
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Cu ama e1995 Ca.pph 22................... .5
I e Maag B Yaa(2006 7 Ca. 97 ............ . ......................................................5
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I. Th Brief of Souer airia haer o e AmercaAcady o Mationial Lawyr e a. a e Associaion ofrd Family Law Scialss Msstate te Record RegarigJry aver o the lai Make i i ort
ot Sothern Cl Chper of the Amen Ademy o
trimoni Lers, et l ereer AA t p o thei brie d
Assoion o Ceied mily Lw peilists heee ACLS, t
of its bre urtely stte tt eres delrton ed o dent l o
s ehbts nd ter eident untions, t then ontend ht he
tr ou ene eeys request to testi to estbsh te ndtio,
whi s n rte Both ite R 6 1 1 1 in so of ths sttemet
but reew of te tnst pges orms tt eey neer mde
reuest to test to ests the untion o his eiits or r ny oter
reson ot go on o sy without tion to the eod e tri ourt
so dened ereys reqest to sbmt orl dret testimony
brief t 5 ACFS bre t ) hs stteent s so inurte nd eted
by te reor
As ore y dsssed n Re Pry's Retu by Answer, erey
eer requested e dret but insted t l tmes reied etiel on the
roson in Contr Cost Conty Lo Re 13 nd the SO
entere n te Ekins se roding r dret emnton by derto
not ony r se bt in n erler roeedng so hs third-pr
wtnesses Nor di erey ee sk to testi to estblsh te ndton
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ei Rer t wa the til judge wo geed a eey
ake e oony of e ek to ghe o d hen oe ak
nd eali he dio ehit tril eey ped i
nvion ad en onte withdre i delaion o evidene and
rended hi reqe o oeamn ly nd e oin ee
Thee ae of e eod ae ia ey eah eey
wver and la o tandng wo e ded t length n Rel y
Rern y Anwe t gnored n te M ad in e ACS re
eey ond in h eard n a on o th of e deda
ele Jhs (006 38 Cal4 , ied y aii ae ;
nlike eey, e dedant in Jhso aey peeved elow te
llenge e made on aea o te reon reine on he
negatng ofe fdavit o me rden o oo nde enl
Code § 15385 (e Jhs sa at 1 Alog oewt
dft o deiphe he da n e vey rel eoed y the amy
Law So of e Cora Co Coy Ba Aoon (eeae
Seon n te endi o e aear to eai a hoe wo
elying on h e ai ae gnore dion (dedae ig of te deranding o te al reod ee nd alooveroo wo o h were ont n Jhns e aen in eintant me ( ) n Jhs the a wa no ree a e eo5385 earg, h denyin defent e gh o oeaination (at 6, and ( e earng a e n Jhs w goveed y teht lely ontemled e reenaon of live teoy er thanadav ( at 3, 56
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reesd chages i TSOs in heir caes ee oad em
(Sco Ebi 3 Qesos 6. s sppors e ferece a ad
eery reesd e direc, cor wold hae permied
Ge aca sae of he reord regarding eres waier ad
ereys rbg o he cos iion a erey cre a rial e
decs s led decaraon, Rea Pa smis a, whaeer gidance
is Cor may ws o gie regardig e aspecs of e oca Re ad
SO rased y aici crae i heir ris, e jdgen i his aricar
cas sod b afrmed
II The Local Rule an TSO Do ot ioate qua rotection
Amici criae caim a e Loca Re and TSO prosos
rgarding drec eamiaio y decaaio sec o cross ad
redrec cosie an ipeissil driaon of ea roecio becase
[]ee is o legiiae rpose r raig aw iigas diere
om ay oer class of igas AAL brie a 8 On he conrary
as rher dscssed i Respondes e by nswer here are seeral
egiimae poses r reag mi law iigas diere regardig
ria rocdres cdng e eplosin o y aw cases ladig o
lnghy rial deays, he saly g ee o nrerseed iigas i
miy aw, ad he pocies orig seen i mil aw aers
Aog disagreeig wi Respode ad ea Pay o e propre of
e Re ad TSO, amics criae ACFLS agrees a law maers
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reqe derent procedrl reme t cvl ses: y w cses
wll nev successly t to cvl ltgtion old. B er ve ntres
iy lw cses re quite dirent ACLS be t
Amc cre not only overlook these specil chrctestcs
of ly lw cses t so te my longseled dvegences o e
prodres eployed cv cses tt derve om te spec ntre of
iy lw cses o empe, poeres in wc e cot decies
ltme sses on oton wtout tl lke demes d sy
dgment motons whc re coon to cvl cses re unvlble to
ly lw ltgnts Uq to ly w re te les perting
cton d trl of pelimnry se d nterloctoy ppe o te
esultg order o brced sse ll n dvnce of rl or udgmen.
(ly Lw Rles o Co Rles 575 5 180
Regdng tl pocedures speclly y lw cses re ot
sbect to te mdtoy dcl ton d ltete dspute resolton
roedurs of Code o Cl Poed § 1 1 1 0 et seq d e eemp
o t dtory st rck" es pped to cvl ters ogooo
& g Cl Pctce Ge: ly w Rtter, 006 3 33, p
1 3 ily lw cses re eempt o e sewde es o
cort goveng cseow mgemet d procedes rngg genrl
cvl ses to rl se CR 0 or re tee ny spec Cln
les of Cor conceing te procede r ng m lw cses to
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il. Consequenly, he seow ngemn of mily lw ions
odinily is pesibed by lol ou ules nd poliies lhough hese
oen ules of pie nd podue gnel vil ss (
l3.l p 13-1.)
Peps h os impon disinion bewn ily lw nd mos
ivil ses is h he s no igh o uy i in iy w e, n
in uy il s oplely unvlle o iy lw liign As
he disussed in esponden's Reu by Answe, his disinion
dies o e h mily lw ous e ous of equiy h hn
ous of lw he igh o uy l n mos ivi ses nd no in mily
w s nev bn onsde o oniue den of eq poeion
Fu, s disussed in Ps eun by Answe hief
dieen bween mily lw ses nd ivil ses is h pon
soeies iilsubsnive ul dispues eled o popy
usod nd supo issues dedd in moions ild eih bee o
e udgn (C fAlameda v. Me ) 33 ClApp.4h 422,
42 e aae f Bv a Yaa 006) 3 C4 4, 62) I
is sld suh moions my b deide whou ay live esimony
ie o oss (Re�e Spe 4) 3 ClApp.3d 4, 483
484. None of e ii ui pses ny disom wih is e n
non dispus el Py's gumen p. 24 of he nswe bie h i s
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ad to justi distictio ewee w otios o disuted ctual issues
ae ead d ow trals re eard
eal Party suits tt, if te ourt is goig to date lie direct
r ils, eer sot d regardess of te issues ioled te Court
ust also ddress weter te sae adte plies to otos o
iortt sustte ctul disutes eal Paty suits tt t is logial
to aly te sae rule to ot pes o proeedigs, ut tt requrig le
diect i ot \11 udo te deese i tri delys tat te oal ule ad
S proedues e acieed ad wi isted ceate ee greater
ledar oerload ly aw court.
III Te Secto and ALS Briefs Are of Lmed AssistanceBecase Tey ocus on Later TSOs t Derent Provsons Tat Are Not Bere te ot n Tis Proceedg
e acus rief of e Fail Lw Sectio of te Cota Costa
Couy ar Assoctio cadidly elais tt it is sed o a surey o
opiios of uerous dieet ersios o tria scedulig orders tat e
ee etered dieret iddu cases ost o wic ae ay
dditioal rosos tat re ot reset i te oly S t ssue i te
isat attr
As used ts ef rial Scedulig rdr ereaerS") reers to oe of a uer of ritios of rderssued y te couts o te Faily w Diisio o te CotraCosta Couy Suerio Court i 005 d 006, d ot justte esio wc is ude reiew i te istat mtter Siete order s goe troug umeous iteratios d assoeties ee used y soe rial detets d ot
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oers s posse o dent ony those attorneys woae eperee w he spe SO w s te sbe oe insant Wr s a res h srey was desgned oaddress the key sses rsed y al o e ersos o te SOwh ae een zed n the pas 8 onths.
Seon bre at 6
hs e Seton onedes tha t s osse o den wh
srey respodens had epree wth a TSO ited to the
rosos hat apper n e SO at sse n the resent wrt proeeding
e SO a isse here s st nder 3 ages whe what e Seto
deies as a reresenae eple o a reent S s early r ies
as og Seton bre at 3, . 2 and Eht of e aopanyng
Ets
Aong the ew roisons ot prese i he Elks TSO are
reqreents hat artes disose ahet and retta dee ror
to tra; prode a sa o te tesoy e pa eds to e o
aderse winesses ogeher wth opie o deposo transrps and
ehis to e nded n the eanaon; dsose pee
wtnesss ror o tra; spoena wtsses I0 days pror o tral; prode
a sateent o the epeed testony r nonooperang or spoenad
wiesses; and eane ror to tra al eahe or re
doets or ehts Seton re at 3- Eh 4 Tese prosos
were e ost ontroersa aon h srey respondens and egndered
e os negte oents and prntages Moreor, noe o e
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suvey questions ae diected o a S mte o te es pesent in e
Ekns SO so th it s mpossble t coelae ay the sey nswes
w te SO t isse n tis cas
Because te suvey was jus eety codced is easonae
ssu tat mos i o a esondent ad he os een -age SO
n mn we gvg he esposes e suey esodents eactio to
te new nd c moe eacng ovsons saed above
nevaly eeaes a te sey resonses� ese ew povisons
were cetainy an oan a of o e genea negay eessed y
e sey espondens and specic ngative nings sey
aressng povisos no pesen n te S eneed te case at a
ouces ress tha smpy ae not o pot an of le ea assstance
eere wateve conces te Famy Law Section o e Conta Cosa
Cony Ba ssociaon is Cou ay ave w ese new ovsos
ase on that svey Real ems te Co at sc povsios
were ot part o te Elns TS and teee i o n any way ead o e
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jgmet ere 2
smr bu ee cerer mto ests wt regr to te
mcs brie e by e ssocito eie my w Specss.
scussg wt t cs te prcc probes" wt te SO te
LS rees t is coserg only prosios re not present
e SO sse e preset cse sc s scoey ctos uer ew
oc rue eecte o er J 06 ew reuremets to oute
te estmoy prt epecs to ecit cross-emto to ge otce
of te tet to c te opposg pty s erse wtess to scose
pecmet rebutt eiece to ret r eibits o pties
(LS brie t 6- 4. ts bre reecs ews ot o te TSO t issue
ere bu o er muc more buesome prosos er SOs
wc re o bere s out c ow ppe ewy pubse
otr ost out oc Rue 8
oter mto s t e srey o wic te Seco bre s bsew set o to ttoeys Secto bre 7 erere epresses eews oy o ttores ot o epresee tgs e Pettoer ts mter oweer is epresete pty wo s epsze wte cms s te uress o e Loc Re o te SO eee sse o m w tgs wo re ot represete b ttores s
oteor oweer t te mjort o te surey rspoets repotett jges eety o ot erce e es o gie SO gs serepresete ig Secio brie ccompg bt3 Queso 5 g tt is i cor wit wt ppee teprese cse were e tr juge ge Jee e oppou t i toestbs te bsc uo r s ebs espte e c tt e ot oe so s ecrto
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Wat is bee ts ot s Jeeys e not ony to ay te
eventiay naton s exbts n is decaaon bt aso s e
to tey enti and excange tose exbts ete y attacng tem to
is intia decaaon o y tey pong Mayn t a bne tat
contae a of s popose exbts s o ese ndspted cts
so be note at none o te aci cuae seosy attac povsons
coon to te Ens SO an e ne Loca Re 8 ta eqe
oosed ta exbts to be eence n te nta ecaaton an ete
attace to t o staneosy ovied to te ote sde o at eqe
sc exbts to be ncded n an exbi bnde tat s excane beteen
aes and eveed to te cot a spced eod bee ta
o exape te Secton bef expresses a concen tat te cot
ay not ead engty ecaatons an vonos exbts by te stat of
a b oes no copan abo te ues eqng peta entcaton
an excange of a exbts Section bef at 4 5) e concens of
te s td to cases ee te ecaatons a ndeds o
ages ong attacng eas o even oxes o exbts (A bie at
3) Hee eeys ecaato as ny paagaps ong and a
efey coped \t te SO o ave attaced oy 37 exibits o
ts pa te S appeas to vo te eay dentcaton an excange
f exbts an coans ony tat ges and cossones o not
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unry ue on eventa objectos to suc exhbts at te ouse of
ta (CFLS bef at 0)
e genea accepanc of tes exb scosure an excange
ues s not supsg snce s coon pactce r a couts to eqe
te eay excange of ocuens to be use as exbs s ta ee s
pa of te anato settement conence pocess o n conjuncton t
ta ues Fo exape aea Con Loca e 0(5)(G) eqes
pates o s an escbe al ocuens sceues o suaes to be
oee te e of a n a setteen conence stateent to be e
po to te seteent conence an povs a u to copy may
est n a oe pecung te ocets scees o suaes o
beng ae at ra; S Mateo Cunty Loca ue 5 8 (F)() an
accopanyng Appenx 5 eqes pes to excange a st an copes of
ta exbs seven o oe cou ay bee ra
efeys ue ee to cop te SO egang pea
entcaon an excange of popose ta exbts povs e
gouns to a te jugent ee n appeate cou eves te
acton of a oe cot no ts ega easonng ng o ecson tsef
coect n a no be stbe o appea eey becase gven a
ong eason I re Marrage f Fithia ( 77) 7 Ca.Ap.3 37 0
e oe cot no eac te ssue of Jeeys ure o pove
ayn t a escpton an copes of s a exbs n a tey
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e becse eey buy e of s evece ese s
cse B e o oe so e co o ve bee se i
ecg e ocens becse of eeys e scose of em
IV. he Secto a ACLS Brie Spport Real Par Cotentonhat he SO e n he li atter a ot Sbject o aPblication Rle
s ee oe e Seco CFS befs esze
sceg oes ove e s ye f ve egone meos
eos (Seco bief 6 CFS bef 3 ), e Secio
bef fre ses sc oes e soemes ee se by soe
emes o oes (Seo bef 6) e CFS
eos e os cen veso of ese oes (essey e veso
es s Exib 4 o e Seco e s no bee bse s
Co Cos Coy Loc Re 2
sceing oes v ces ve ve so
gey oe e iee vesios of sc oes e bee oy
somemes se oy some cses oy some emes
so Re Py's coeno e SO e in e Eks me oes
o cose e e of xe co e coes e bico
e of Coe of Cv Pocee §575.c) Re Ps Re by se
3033) Pes s eso oe of e mc cre sse e
SO s me s eqe o be bse
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v. onclusio
e jdgent entee in tis ase was no te es o a ta o
iosng a ot e o a seig ode ove a ats ojetions
On e ona ee ha imsel ed te ues egaing iet
eainaton y eaation in te eaie ateoseaaon oeedig
is own benet n e oeedng eang o te jdget Jeey neve
eqeste le iet o obete to it by eaatio Jeeys
exibits mos o whi wee namissibe on tei e wee eed not
js eause e ied to expain tem o atta the to s elaation t
aso ease e le to esabis teir most basi udaons a tia
ogh gven an ootniy to o so nd then witdew eve is
eaation om evie Jees e o tie ovie opes o a
t o o is eits ovies anot ineenent goun supoing
tei elsio
Fo a o ese easos te eaons set t heei an e easons
set in Real as Re b ne e judgent eein so e
ame
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