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Trial court’s judgment in favor of defendant-Mobilehome Park that it could remove a mobilehome owned by plaintiffs’ deceased parents at plaintiffs’ expense is affirmed as the plaintiffs forfeited their statutory right under the Mobilehome Residency Law to sell their parents’ mobilehouse at the Park. Read Simandle v. Vista de Santa Barbara, No. B209735 [PDF] Read Simandle v. Vista de Santa Barbara, No. B209735 [HTML] Filed November 4, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge Yegan...

A Georgia teen was arrested recently for accidentally making a “pocket dial” (or “butt dial”) to 911 during an alleged drug deal. Daniel Moore, 18, was arrested at the Waffle House, where he works, reports the Daily Mail. So, how does a butt dial or pocket dial work? Pretty simple. Leave your cell phone in the back pocket of your pants, and when you sit down, your butt might accidentally dial (and call) a few digits....

The Arkansas Supreme Court has an ethical problem, and it started with an email to a trial judge. Judge Wendell Griffen had ordered the state to stop an execution, and the state supreme court emailed him to respond to charges that he could not be impartial. The email was sent at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, and the response was due at 9 a.m. Monday. When Griffen didn’t respond in time, the Arkansas Supreme Court removed him from all capital cases....

You can’t please everyone, but you sure can tick ’em all off. On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown finally addressed that stack of anti-gun legislation that has been sitting on his desk. And in true middle-of-the-road fashion, he signed some, while sending others to the round file. What are the new gun laws that have some calling for recall efforts? Read on to find out. AB 711: The biggest bill that Gov....

A Florida woman wearing a “Catholic Warrior” t-shirt was arrested after police say she vandalized a Satanic Temple holiday display in the lobby of the Florida Capitol. Susan Hemeryck told Florida Department of Law Capitol Police officers she had “to take down the Satanic display” before attempting to remove the display Tuesday, reports the Tallahassee Democrat. After officers instructed the 54-year-old woman to put the display back she allegedly began to rip the display apart....

An accused drunken Zamboni driver’s not-so-smooth moves at a kids’ hockey game may land him behind bars, thanks to Minnesota’s DWI law. Joel Keith Bruss, 34, of Apple Valley, Minn., worked part-time as a Zamboni driver, smoothing the surface of an indoor ice rink. But at a pee-wee hockey match Monday night, Bruss’ alleged drunken Zamboni driving gave spectators chills. Bruss couldn’t drive in a straight line and kept bumping into the rink’s walls, witnesses told Minneapolis’ WCCO-TV....

There should really be 2 certificates given at commencement to commemorate the J.D. experience. Your law school diploma. And the bill. For those contemplating the J.D. leap or those who are taking it, law school loan debt is often an inevitable reality. And while you probably can’t avoid it completely, you can definitely take measures to manage and minimize it. And the penny saved in law school, will be one less yanked from your wallet when you leave....

California Supreme Court Chief Justice denounced cuts to the state judiciary budget as “a blow against justice” earlier this year, but a recent report suggests that that state should have made deeper cuts to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the central court bureaucracy that is frequently criticized for bad ideas and irresponsible spending. The California court system lost $350 million through state budget cuts in the 2011-2012 fiscal year....

This came out of nowhere: The New York State Bar is considering adopting the Uniform Bar Exam (with a small twist). If it does, New York will be the largest state, by far, to do so, and it’ll mean big things for the future of the UBE. It’ll also mean big things for law grads and lawyers who want more job portability, as the UBE would cover 15 states if adopted in New York....

As the Supreme Court opens its doors to hear arguments in the new session, one of the first cases they will hear deals with campaign contributions, and may set the stage for further expansion of First Amendment freedom of expression. The High Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, and SCOTUS will prepare to consider whether political contribution limits are just too much for the Constitution to bear....

Chad Johnson pleaded not guilty to headbutting his wife Evelyn Lozada, reports TMZ. The former wide receiver formerly known as Chad Ochocinco faced misdemeanor battery charges related to the domestic dispute and could go to jail for up to a year if found guilty. Johnson and Evelyn Lozada allegedly got into it after Lozada discovered a receipt for a box of condoms that were apparently not used with her. Some say marriage is more trouble than it’s worth, and that may be the case with Chad Johnson....

Should there be policies at the FAA for “bring your kids to work” days? The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation. The reason for the probe – a child was overheard in an air traffic control tower directing air traffic at John F. Kennedy Airport. Gasp! A supervised child in an air traffic control tower? What could be worse? Well, a plane crash for one. But there were no safety incidents nor any plane crash under this child’s watch....

Bowman v. Wyatt, B207468, concerned a plaintiff’s suit against a city for sustaining serious injuries when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck owned and operated by a defendant. The court affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiff as to jury’s finding of liability with respect to the defendant-driver. However, as to the jury’s finding of vicarious liability with respect to the city, the court reversed and remanded in holding that the trial court erred by misinstructing the jury about the factors relevant to determining whether the defendant was an employee or an independent contractor, allowing the jury to find that the work in which the defendant was engaged involved a peculiar risk of harm, and instructing the jury that the city was the motor carrier as a matter of law....

Entrepreneurship is all the rage these days. The idea of working for yourself, of building something, of creating new jobs. It’s very appealing. It’s also good for the legal industry. After all, even the risk takers of the world need legal representation. That’s why it’s refreshing to see another law school training its students to respond to that demand for attorneys who can assist entrepreneurs. This month, the Santa Clara University School of Law announced that it’s launching the new Entrepreneur’s Law Clinic, which will begin serving clients this summer....

There is no minimum age for becoming a federal judge, but should there be? After all, good “judgment” is a quality of experience, right? And who wants a judge young enough to be your child? President Trump does, at least in nominating a 35-year-old to be a federal judge. If confirmed, Allison Jones Rushing will be the youngest federal judge in more than 15 years. Too Young? Some people are not OK with it....

Remember when we were kids, and our parents withheld our allowance or another privilege to compel certain behavior? Or if you have kids now, and you turn off their cell phone to get across the message that you expect compliance with certain rules? Well, say hello to some parental persuasion from Hewlett-Packard. Starting now, the rule is: be diverse or lose 10 percent of your fees. According to Kim Rivera, chief legal officer and general counsel for HP, the company has implemented a “diversity holdback” mandate....

Former NBA player Isaiah Rider was arrested in Arizona on a parole violation this week. Rider was placed on probation after he attempted to escape from police who pulled him over for erratic driving in 2010. The former NBA star has a troubled past. He played for various NBA teams between 1993 and 2001, including the Timberwolves, Blazers, Hawks, Lakers and Nuggets. He was known for his dunking abilities: he won an All-star dunk contest....

Yes, 1L’s, 2L’s, and distracted 3L’s it’s mid-January, pushing February. And though you are still wearing a muffler or scarf to class, sporting umbrellas and gloves to internships, and planning your schedule around rain, snow, sleet, and hail…did you know that summer is just around the corner? Well, at least logistically speaking. While you may still be bundled up for weeks, time doesn’t seem to stand still for making plans for the summer....

The New York Times called Richard Luthmann “an eccentric, bow-tie-wearing lawyer,” but that didn’t tell half the story. Luthmann was not wearing a bow tie last week because he was in jail, facing multiple charges that paint a very different picture of the Staten Island practitioner. He is looking at more than four years in prison for fraud and other crimes. But that’s not even the other half of the story....

Two Minnesota parents were arrested for shaving the mother’s 12-year-old daughter’s head and making her wear a diaper in public, WCCO-TV reports. And to think that Mother’s Day 2012 is coming up on Sunday. Broten and Landrum were each charged with malicious punishment of a child. So what kind of sentence could these parents-of-the-year be facing? Try up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine. In Minnesota, malicious punishment of a child is charged as a gross misdemeanor....