California Court of Appeal

In a case on remand, defendant's motion to disqualify the trial judge, on grounds that he already deciding a previous conflict of laws issue between the same parties, is denied given the limited nature of prior proceeding and since the trial judge did not "try" the case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/09/2004
• Published 08/09/2004

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Paul Alexander, Robin A. Schaefers, Julia M. Laurin, Menlo Park;  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Raoul D. Kennedy, San Francisco, for Petitioner., Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman, J. Michael Hennigan, Mark Anchor Albert, Michael Swartz, Los Angeles;  Gianelli & Morris, Timothy J. Morris, Los Angeles;  Ernst and Mattison, Raymond E. Mattison;  Law Offices of Robert S. Gerstein and Robert S. Gerstein for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.