Supreme Court of California

The standard oral argument waiver notice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, has a real potential to interfere with a party's proper exercise of the right to present oral argument on appeal. Because the waiver notice in fact deterred defense counsel from requesting oral argument, the judgment is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2004
• Published 02/05/2004

Judges

• GEORGE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Dan Mrotek, under appointment by the Supreme Court, San Luis Obispo, for Defendant and Appellant., Elliot L. Bien, Novato;  Michael M. Berger, Los Angeles;  Jay Allen Eisen, Sacramento;  Robert S. Gerstein;  Rex S. Heinke, Los Angeles;  Wendy C. Lascher, Ventura;  Gerald Z. Marer, San Jose;  Reed Smith Crosby Heafey, James C. Martin and Benjamin G. Shatz, Los Angeles, for The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Scott C. Taylor, Steven T. Oetting, Gary W. Brozio and Matthew Mulford, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.