California Court of Appeal

In the context of parties' power to assert a peremptory challenge to a judge, a ruling under Civil Code section 3295(c) that a plaintiff has demonstrated a substantial probability that he or she will prevail on a claim for punitive damages is not a "determination of contested fact issues relating to the merits" under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6(a)(2).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2008
• Published 05/22/2008

Judges

• FLIER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carpenter & Zuckerman and John C. Carpenter, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Dickstein Shapiro, James Turken, Los Angeles;  Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole and Matthew S. Levinson, Pasadena, for Real Party in Interest Max Webb.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.