California Court of Appeal

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6, subdivision (2), the latter provision precludes a peremptory challenge by a late appearing party in a proceeding in which the judge determined a contested fact issue relating to the merits or in a subsequent proceeding that qualifies as a continuation of such a proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2002
• Published 02/08/2002

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Mazzarella, Dunwoody & Caldarelli, Mark C. Mazzarella, Bryan C. Vess and Robert A. Carichoff, San Diego, for Petitioner., Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Los Angeles, and Charles A. Bird, San Diego;  Duckor, Spradling & Metzger, John C. Wynne and Stephen A. Bond, San Diego;  Beamer, Lauth & Steinley and Martin H. Steinley;  and Richard H. Benes, San Diego, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.