Elkins Case: Answer To Amicus Curiae Briefs - California Supreme Court Case No. S139073 - Jeffrey...

8/19/2019 Elkins Case: Answer To Amicus Curiae Briefs - California Supreme Court Case No. S139073 - Jeffrey Elkins v. Supe…

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S9073

IN H SUPRM ORT O ALOIA

JERY EKINS

Petitioner,

SUPRIOR OURT O ON OSTA OUNY,

Respden,

ARIL ELINS

Real ar n Inteet.

Deion By Cou fA Dc Diso Oe

Cae No l92

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TBLE O ONTENTS

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Te Loca ue a TSO Do o Voae Eua Poeco

Te Seco a ACFLS efs Ae of Lme Asssace

ecause Te ocus o Lae SOs DeePosos Ta Ae No ee e Cout TsPoceeg6

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I. Th Brief of Souer airia haer o e AmercaAcady o Mationial Lawyr e a. a e Associaion ofrd Family Law Scialss Msstate te Record RegarigJry aver o the lai Make i i ort

ot Sothern Cl Chper of the Amen Ademy o

trimoni Lers, et l ereer AA t p o thei brie d

Assoion o Ceied mily Lw peilists heee ACLS, t

of its bre urtely stte tt eres delrton ed o dent l o

s ehbts nd ter eident untions, t then ontend ht he

tr ou ene eeys request to testi to estbsh te ndtio,

whi s n rte Both ite R 6 1 1 1 in so of ths sttemet

but reew of te tnst pges orms tt eey neer mde

reuest to test to ests the untion o his eiits or r ny oter

reson ot go on o sy without tion to the eod e tri ourt

so dened ereys reqest to sbmt orl dret testimony

brief t 5 ACFS bre t ) hs stteent s so inurte nd eted

by te reor

As ore y dsssed n Re Pry's Retu by Answer, erey

eer requested e dret but insted t l tmes reied etiel on the

roson in Contr Cost Conty Lo Re 13 nd the SO

entere n te Ekins se roding r dret emnton by derto

not ony r se bt in n erler roeedng so hs third-pr

wtnesses Nor di erey ee sk to testi to estblsh te ndton



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ei Rer t wa the til judge wo geed a eey

ake e oony of e ek to ghe o d hen oe ak

nd eali he dio ehit tril eey ped i

nvion ad en onte withdre i delaion o evidene and

rended hi reqe o oeamn ly nd e oin ee

Thee ae of e eod ae ia ey eah eey

wver and la o tandng wo e ded t length n Rel y

Rern y Anwe t gnored n te M ad in e ACS re

eey ond in h eard n a on o th of e deda

ele Jhs (006 38 Cal4 , ied y aii ae ;

nlike eey, e dedant in Jhso aey peeved elow te

llenge e made on aea o te reon reine on he

negatng ofe fdavit o me rden o oo nde enl

Code § 15385 (e Jhs sa at 1 Alog oewt

dft o deiphe he da n e vey rel eoed y the amy

Law So of e Cora Co Coy Ba Aoon (eeae

Seon n te endi o e aear to eai a hoe wo

elying on h e ai ae gnore dion (dedae ig of te deranding o te al reod ee nd alooveroo wo o h were ont n Jhns e aen in eintant me ( ) n Jhs the a wa no ree a e eo5385 earg, h denyin defent e gh o oeaination (at 6, and ( e earng a e n Jhs w goveed y teht lely ontemled e reenaon of live teoy er thanadav ( at 3, 56

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reesd chages i TSOs in heir caes ee oad em

(Sco Ebi 3 Qesos 6. s sppors e ferece a ad

eery reesd e direc, cor wold hae permied

Ge aca sae of he reord regarding eres waier ad

ereys rbg o he cos iion a erey cre a rial e

decs s led decaraon, Rea Pa smis a, whaeer gidance

is Cor may ws o gie regardig e aspecs of e oca Re ad

SO rased y aici crae i heir ris, e jdgen i his aricar

cas sod b afrmed

II The Local Rule an TSO Do ot ioate qua rotection

Amici criae caim a e Loca Re and TSO prosos

rgarding drec eamiaio y decaaio sec o cross ad

redrec cosie an ipeissil driaon of ea roecio becase

[]ee is o legiiae rpose r raig aw iigas diere

om ay oer class of igas AAL brie a 8 On he conrary

as rher dscssed i Respondes e by nswer here are seeral

egiimae poses r reag mi law iigas diere regardig

ria rocdres cdng e eplosin o y aw cases ladig o

lnghy rial deays, he saly g ee o nrerseed iigas i

miy aw, ad he pocies orig seen i mil aw aers

Aog disagreeig wi Respode ad ea Pay o e propre of

e Re ad TSO, amics criae ACFLS agrees a law maers

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reqe derent procedrl reme t cvl ses: y w cses

wll nev successly t to cvl ltgtion old. B er ve ntres

iy lw cses re quite dirent ACLS be t

Amc cre not only overlook these specil chrctestcs

of ly lw cses t so te my longseled dvegences o e

prodres eployed cv cses tt derve om te spec ntre of

iy lw cses o empe, poeres in wc e cot decies

ltme sses on oton wtout tl lke demes d sy

dgment motons whc re coon to cvl cses re unvlble to

ly lw ltgnts Uq to ly w re te les perting

cton d trl of pelimnry se d nterloctoy ppe o te

esultg order o brced sse ll n dvnce of rl or udgmen.

(ly Lw Rles o Co Rles 575 5 180

Regdng tl pocedures speclly y lw cses re ot

sbect to te mdtoy dcl ton d ltete dspute resolton

roedurs of Code o Cl Poed § 1 1 1 0 et seq d e eemp

o t dtory st rck" es pped to cvl ters ogooo

& g Cl Pctce Ge: ly w Rtter, 006 3 33, p

1 3 ily lw cses re eempt o e sewde es o

cort goveng cseow mgemet d procedes rngg genrl

cvl ses to rl se CR 0 or re tee ny spec Cln

les of Cor conceing te procede r ng m lw cses to


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il. Consequenly, he seow ngemn of mily lw ions

odinily is pesibed by lol ou ules nd poliies lhough hese

oen ules of pie nd podue gnel vil ss (

l3.l p 13-1.)

Peps h os impon disinion bewn ily lw nd mos

ivil ses is h he s no igh o uy i in iy w e, n

in uy il s oplely unvlle o iy lw liign As

he disussed in esponden's Reu by Answe, his disinion

dies o e h mily lw ous e ous of equiy h hn

ous of lw he igh o uy l n mos ivi ses nd no in mily

w s nev bn onsde o oniue den of eq poeion

Fu, s disussed in Ps eun by Answe hief

dieen bween mily lw ses nd ivil ses is h pon

soeies iilsubsnive ul dispues eled o popy

usod nd supo issues dedd in moions ild eih bee o

e udgn (C fAlameda v. Me ) 33 ClApp.4h 422,

42 e aae f Bv a Yaa 006) 3 C4 4, 62) I

is sld suh moions my b deide whou ay live esimony

ie o oss (Re�e Spe 4) 3 ClApp.3d 4, 483

484. None of e ii ui pses ny disom wih is e n

non dispus el Py's gumen p. 24 of he nswe bie h i s

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ad to justi distictio ewee w otios o disuted ctual issues

ae ead d ow trals re eard

eal Party suits tt, if te ourt is goig to date lie direct

r ils, eer sot d regardess of te issues ioled te Court

ust also ddress weter te sae adte plies to otos o

iortt sustte ctul disutes eal Paty suits tt t is logial

to aly te sae rule to ot pes o proeedigs, ut tt requrig le

diect i ot \11 udo te deese i tri delys tat te oal ule ad

S proedues e acieed ad wi isted ceate ee greater

ledar oerload ly aw court.

III Te Secto and ALS Briefs Are of Lmed AssistanceBecase Tey ocus on Later TSOs t Derent Provsons Tat Are Not Bere te ot n Tis Proceedg

e acus rief of e Fail Lw Sectio of te Cota Costa

Couy ar Assoctio cadidly elais tt it is sed o a surey o

opiios of uerous dieet ersios o tria scedulig orders tat e

ee etered dieret iddu cases ost o wic ae ay

dditioal rosos tat re ot reset i te oly S t ssue i te

isat attr

As used ts ef rial Scedulig rdr ereaerS") reers to oe of a uer of ritios of rderssued y te couts o te Faily w Diisio o te CotraCosta Couy Suerio Court i 005 d 006, d ot justte esio wc is ude reiew i te istat mtter Siete order s goe troug umeous iteratios d assoeties ee used y soe rial detets d ot

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oers s posse o dent ony those attorneys woae eperee w he spe SO w s te sbe oe insant Wr s a res h srey was desgned oaddress the key sses rsed y al o e ersos o te SOwh ae een zed n the pas 8 onths.

Seon bre at 6

hs e Seton onedes tha t s osse o den wh

srey respodens had epree wth a TSO ited to the

rosos hat apper n e SO at sse n the resent wrt proeeding

e SO a isse here s st nder 3 ages whe what e Seto

deies as a reresenae eple o a reent S s early r ies

as og Seton bre at 3, . 2 and Eht of e aopanyng

Ets

Aong the ew roisons ot prese i he Elks TSO are

reqreents hat artes disose ahet and retta dee ror

to tra; prode a sa o te tesoy e pa eds to e o

aderse winesses ogeher wth opie o deposo transrps and

ehis to e nded n the eanaon; dsose pee

wtnesss ror o tra; spoena wtsses I0 days pror o tral; prode

a sateent o the epeed testony r nonooperang or spoenad

wiesses; and eane ror to tra al eahe or re

doets or ehts Seton re at 3- Eh 4 Tese prosos

were e ost ontroersa aon h srey respondens and egndered

e os negte oents and prntages Moreor, noe o e

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suvey questions ae diected o a S mte o te es pesent in e

Ekns SO so th it s mpossble t coelae ay the sey nswes

w te SO t isse n tis cas

Because te suvey was jus eety codced is easonae

ssu tat mos i o a esondent ad he os een -age SO

n mn we gvg he esposes e suey esodents eactio to

te new nd c moe eacng ovsons saed above

nevaly eeaes a te sey resonses� ese ew povisons

were cetainy an oan a of o e genea negay eessed y

e sey espondens and specic ngative nings sey

aressng povisos no pesen n te S eneed te case at a

ouces ress tha smpy ae not o pot an of le ea assstance

eere wateve conces te Famy Law Section o e Conta Cosa

Cony Ba ssociaon is Cou ay ave w ese new ovsos

ase on that svey Real ems te Co at sc povsios

were ot part o te Elns TS and teee i o n any way ead o e


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jgmet ere 2

smr bu ee cerer mto ests wt regr to te

mcs brie e by e ssocito eie my w Specss.

scussg wt t cs te prcc probes" wt te SO te

LS rees t is coserg only prosios re not present

e SO sse e preset cse sc s scoey ctos uer ew

oc rue eecte o er J 06 ew reuremets to oute

te estmoy prt epecs to ecit cross-emto to ge otce

of te tet to c te opposg pty s erse wtess to scose

pecmet rebutt eiece to ret r eibits o pties

(LS brie t 6- 4. ts bre reecs ews ot o te TSO t issue

ere bu o er muc more buesome prosos er SOs

wc re o bere s out c ow ppe ewy pubse

otr ost out oc Rue 8

oter mto s t e srey o wic te Seco bre s bsew set o to ttoeys Secto bre 7 erere epresses eews oy o ttores ot o epresee tgs e Pettoer ts mter oweer is epresete pty wo s epsze wte cms s te uress o e Loc Re o te SO eee sse o m w tgs wo re ot represete b ttores s

oteor oweer t te mjort o te surey rspoets repotett jges eety o ot erce e es o gie SO gs serepresete ig Secio brie ccompg bt3 Queso 5 g tt is i cor wit wt ppee teprese cse were e tr juge ge Jee e oppou t i toestbs te bsc uo r s ebs espte e c tt e ot oe so s ecrto

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Wat is bee ts ot s Jeeys e not ony to ay te

eventiay naton s exbts n is decaaon bt aso s e

to tey enti and excange tose exbts ete y attacng tem to

is intia decaaon o y tey pong Mayn t a bne tat

contae a of s popose exbts s o ese ndspted cts

so be note at none o te aci cuae seosy attac povsons

coon to te Ens SO an e ne Loca Re 8 ta eqe

oosed ta exbts to be eence n te nta ecaaton an ete

attace to t o staneosy ovied to te ote sde o at eqe

sc exbts to be ncded n an exbi bnde tat s excane beteen

aes and eveed to te cot a spced eod bee ta

o exape te Secton bef expresses a concen tat te cot

ay not ead engty ecaatons an vonos exbts by te stat of

a b oes no copan abo te ues eqng peta entcaton

an excange of a exbts Section bef at 4 5) e concens of

te s td to cases ee te ecaatons a ndeds o

ages ong attacng eas o even oxes o exbts (A bie at

3) Hee eeys ecaato as ny paagaps ong and a

efey coped \t te SO o ave attaced oy 37 exibits o

ts pa te S appeas to vo te eay dentcaton an excange

f exbts an coans ony tat ges and cossones o not

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unry ue on eventa objectos to suc exhbts at te ouse of

ta (CFLS bef at 0)

e genea accepanc of tes exb scosure an excange

ues s not supsg snce s coon pactce r a couts to eqe

te eay excange of ocuens to be use as exbs s ta ee s

pa of te anato settement conence pocess o n conjuncton t

ta ues Fo exape aea Con Loca e 0(5)(G) eqes

pates o s an escbe al ocuens sceues o suaes to be

oee te e of a n a setteen conence stateent to be e

po to te seteent conence an povs a u to copy may

est n a oe pecung te ocets scees o suaes o

beng ae at ra; S Mateo Cunty Loca ue 5 8 (F)() an

accopanyng Appenx 5 eqes pes to excange a st an copes of

ta exbs seven o oe cou ay bee ra

efeys ue ee to cop te SO egang pea

entcaon an excange of popose ta exbts povs e

gouns to a te jugent ee n appeate cou eves te

acton of a oe cot no ts ega easonng ng o ecson tsef

coect n a no be stbe o appea eey becase gven a

ong eason I re Marrage f Fithia ( 77) 7 Ca.Ap.3 37 0

e oe cot no eac te ssue of Jeeys ure o pove

ayn t a escpton an copes of s a exbs n a tey


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e becse eey buy e of s evece ese s

cse B e o oe so e co o ve bee se i

ecg e ocens becse of eeys e scose of em

IV. he Secto a ACLS Brie Spport Real Par Cotentonhat he SO e n he li atter a ot Sbject o aPblication Rle

s ee oe e Seco CFS befs esze

sceg oes ove e s ye f ve egone meos

eos (Seco bief 6 CFS bef 3 ), e Secio

bef fre ses sc oes e soemes ee se by soe

emes o oes (Seo bef 6) e CFS

eos e os cen veso of ese oes (essey e veso

es s Exib 4 o e Seco e s no bee bse s

Co Cos Coy Loc Re 2

sceing oes v ces ve ve so

gey oe e iee vesios of sc oes e bee oy

somemes se oy some cses oy some emes

so Re Py's coeno e SO e in e Eks me oes

o cose e e of xe co e coes e bico

e of Coe of Cv Pocee §575.c) Re Ps Re by se

3033) Pes s eso oe of e mc cre sse e

SO s me s eqe o be bse

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v. onclusio

e jdgent entee in tis ase was no te es o a ta o

iosng a ot e o a seig ode ove a ats ojetions

On e ona ee ha imsel ed te ues egaing iet

eainaton y eaation in te eaie ateoseaaon oeedig

is own benet n e oeedng eang o te jdget Jeey neve

eqeste le iet o obete to it by eaatio Jeeys

exibits mos o whi wee namissibe on tei e wee eed not

js eause e ied to expain tem o atta the to s elaation t

aso ease e le to esabis teir most basi udaons a tia

ogh gven an ootniy to o so nd then witdew eve is

eaation om evie Jees e o tie ovie opes o a

t o o is eits ovies anot ineenent goun supoing

tei elsio

Fo a o ese easos te eaons set t heei an e easons

set in Real as Re b ne e judgent eein so e

ame

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