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Cheryl Miller

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

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May 11, 2010 | The Recorder

Default Lifted Where GC Kept Suit a Secret

A company kept in the dark about a wage-and-hour class action is entitled to relief, the Fourth District ruled, even if its in-house counsel held a corporate officer title.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 09, 2011 | The Recorder

Bill Would Allow Represented Litigants to Be Deemed Vexatious

Modesto Republican Tom Berryhill says vexatious litigants bring lawyers in temporarily just to get around current restrictions

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2 minute read

November 16, 2006 | The Recorder

Judge Admonished Over Improper Loan

A Butte County judge recorded a $71K loan from his dad as his own contribution to his run for the bench. The Commission on Judicial Performance wags its finger.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 26, 2011 | The Recorder

Judicial Council Offers S.F. Superior $2.6M, Rejects BASF Fee Hike Proposal

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 15, 2007 | The Recorder

O.C. Judge Accused of Fudging Expense Report

The Commission on Judicial Performance says Kelly MacEachern sought lodging reimbursement for training sessions she didn't attend.

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2 minute read

February 16, 2010 | Legaltech News

AOC Trying to Kill Audit of Computer System

Administrative Office of the Courts officials have been lobbying California lawmakers and their staff in an attempt to kill a proposed audit of the judiciary's Court Case Management System. But at least one legislator calls the lobbying effort a possible "red flag."

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 18, 2011 | The Recorder

CAOC Suggests Broad Plan to Raise Trial Court Revenues, Spend Down Reserves

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3 minute read

January 06, 2006 | The Recorder

Governor Shortchanges Courts

The courts say they need $10 billion for facilities, but Gov. Schwarzenegger's bond plan promises only $1.8 billion, spread over a decade.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 18, 2009 | The Recorder

Media Groups See Draft Rule as Too Narrow

Press advocates want the Judicial Council's proposed rules for public access to its spending and budgeting processes to be modeled on the Public Records Act.

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3 minute read

October 03, 2011 | Legaltech News

Calif. Court Computer Contractor Agrees to $16 Million Refund

Deloitte Consulting, the architect of the California judiciary's Court Case Management System, has agreed to credit the Administrative Office of the Courts $16 million for delays in the long-awaited project. Final delivery of the computer network was pushed back 10 months last year because of quality issues detected during testing, the California auditor concluded.

By Cheryl Miller

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