Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
January 10, 2007 | The Recorder
Judge Hit for Friendship with LawyerVincent DiFiglia, a retired San Diego Superior Court judge, earneda public admonishment for failing to mention he was buddies with the plaintiff's lawyer in a $94.5 reverse condemenation case.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
June 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
BigLaw Associate Was On the Ballot Twice, Only Needed to Win OnceJust two days after the general election, Mayer Brown associate Mike Gatto was sworn in as the newest member of the Assembly on Thursday.
By Cheryl Miller
1 minute read
April 29, 2010 | The Recorder
Panel Denies Fees for Depo Transcript SuitThe Second District ruled 2-1 that litigation clarifying a court reporter's "reasonable" fee didn't amount to public interest litigation.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
June 08, 2010 | The Recorder
FPPC Drops Harris' Complaint Over Kelly's Facebook OptionsBy Cheryl Miller
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May 21, 2010 | Law.com
Calif. Court Plunges Into Furlough Litigation Brought by State-Employed AttorneysCalifornia's Supreme Court dived into the growing pool of state worker furlough litigation Thursday when it reopened a challenge brought by attorneys employed by the State Compensation Insurance Fund. In March, the 1st District ruled in CASE v. Schwarzenegger that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not have the authority to order 500 SCIF attorneys in 2009 to take two unpaid days each month because state law expressly protects the fund's employees from "staff cutbacks."
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
January 11, 2007 | Law.com
Judge Hit for Friendship With Prevailing Lawyer in $94.5M SuitThe Commission on Judicial Performance has publicly admonished a retired California judge for failing to disclose his chummy relationship with the prevailing plaintiffs attorney in a $94.5 million inverse condemnation suit. Former San Diego County Superior Court Judge Vincent DiFiglia, who retired in 2003, also violated a judicial canon by failing to disclose publicly that he had once worked for the defendant's counsel, the San Diego city attorney's office, the commission wrote.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
June 04, 2010 | The Recorder
Court Computer Glitch Exposed Confidential DataBy Cheryl Miller
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July 13, 2010 | The Recorder
No Choice of Law on Independent Contractor StatusBy Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
August 15, 2006 | The Recorder
Bagel-Judge Bill Is Off the MenuLawmakers have tabled a bill that would have prevented inactive lawyers � like Manhattan Beach bagel shop owner Lynn Diane Olson � from running for the bench.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
July 16, 2007 | Law.com
Minority Caucus: No New Judges PleaseIndignant over the lack of diversity in the governor�s latest judicial appointments, the chairmen of three minority legislative caucuses urged their leadership not to fund any new slots.
By Cheryl Miller
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