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Rules of Civil Practice and Appeals

April 12, 2025 2:30 amApril 12, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 3, Title 1, Chapter 5 contains rules of practice and appeals for special civil proceedings in California. Section 1109 provides that the provisions of Part II of the Code are applicable to and constitute the...

Defaults under the Commercial Code

April 11, 2025 2:30 amApril 11, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Commercial Code, in Division 10, Chapter 5, Article 1, deals with defaults generally under personal property leases. Section 10501 states that whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease...

Federal Court Filings by California Attorney General Against the Federal Government

April 10, 2025 1:13 pmApril 10, 2025 1:14 pm

12 lawsuits filed as of 4/7/25 15 amicus briefs filed as of 4/7/25 1 motion to intervene filed as of 4/7/25 California’s Attorney General has been active in litigation against the federal government since President Donald Trump took office. The...

President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program

April 10, 2025 11:35 amApril 10, 2025 12:12 pm

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...

Sen. Wiener Bill to hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for California’s Natural Disasters Killed

April 10, 2025 7:00 amApril 10, 2025 7:02 am

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill in February to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. You read that right – Senator Wiener is blaming the oil and gas industry for natural disasters, or disasters...

Ringside: California’s Refinery Capacity Stretched to the Limit

April 10, 2025 2:57 amApril 10, 2025 2:58 am

According to the California Energy Commission, in 2024 daily oil consumption in California averaged not quite 1.4 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, daily refinery capacity in California is just over 1.6 million barrels per day. There is a 16 percent buffer between how...

Relationship Between Banks and Its Customers

April 10, 2025 2:30 amApril 10, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Commercial Code, Division 4, Chapter 4, there are statutory provisions related to the relationship between a payor bank and its customers. Section 4401 authorizes a bank to charge against the account of a customer an item that...