California Court of Appeal

In cases in which misdemeanor defendants in El Dorado County were required by the trial court to be present at a readiness and settlement conference, a petition for writ of mandate or prohibition is granted, where: 1) the case was not moot because the petition presented an issue that was likely to recur while evading review; and 2) a blanket court policy requiring that all misdemeanor defendants personally appear at a readiness and settlement conference is inconsistent with applicable case law and the statutory scheme.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2012
• Published 05/16/2012

Judges

• Hull

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Ralphs, Julie A. Hokans