Legal


Here, you will find a collection of recorded oral arguments by attorney Justin Sarno in his capacity as a certified appellate specialist in California.

All arguments were presented in the California Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and state appellate courts (2nd and 4th Districts) throughout the State of California. Below you will find an embedded Soundcloud playlist of all arguments, followed by a descriptive list of each argument along with the pertinent legal issues, venue, date, and specific Justices hearing the appeal.

1. Jacobson v. Palmdale School District, et al.

Where: Second Appellate District, Division 4 – Los Angeles, CA.
Date: 2/15/13
Case No.: B239582
Question Presented: Was an Anti-Slapp special motion to strike (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code sec. 425.16) denied in error, with respect to allegations that a school district superintendent “slandered” a public employee when he made an official publication to constituents of the district with respect to the discontinuation of field trip programs?
Justices: Willhite, Epstein, and Suzukawa.

2. Robert White, et al. v. City of Santa Ana, et al.

Where: Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 – Santa Ana, CA.
Date: 5/23/12
Case No.: G045757
Question Presented: Was an Anti-Slapp special motion to strike (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code sec. 425.16) properly granted in favor of the City of Santa Ana, dismissing a class action complaint alleging that the City of Santa Ana had failed to provide adequate warning notices to the public in compliance with Vehicle Code section 21455.5?
Justices: O’Leary, Bedsworth, and Fybel.

3. Kreitenberg v. Los Alamitos Unified School District, et al.

Where: Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 – Santa Ana, CA.
Date: 3/21/12
Case No.: G043933
Question Presented: Do parents have standing to bring a civil lawsuit for monetary damages after transferring their son to a private school, due to allegations that their son was subjected to religious discrimination as a result of being cut from a public high school baseball team?
Justices: Rylaarsdam, O’Leary, and Aronson.

4. Heidary v. Antelope Valley Community College District, et al.

Where: Second Appellate District, Division 7 – Los Angeles, CA.
Date: 10/28/10
Case No.: B221905
Question Presented: Whether it is proper to (a) enter a dismissal without prejudice, following the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend, or (b) institute a stay of proceedings — in a situation in which a litigant has filed a civil FEHA lawsuit prior to exhausting an internal administrative grievance procedure before the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”)?
Justices: Perluss, P.J., Woods, and Zelon.

5. Lindsay v. Kiernan

Where: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – Pasadena, CA
Date: 4/7/10
Case No.: 09-55652
Question Presented: Whether summary judgment was properly entered, dismissing a Fourth Amendment claim brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, in favor of a police officer who deployed a taser on individual who was intoxicated and resisting officers’ commands at a gas station. Was the use of the taser under the circumstances tantamount to a use of deadly force?
Judges: Pregerson, Beezer, and Thompson.

6. McDonald v. Antelope Valley Community College District, et al.

Where: California Supreme Court – San Francisco, CA
Date: 9/3/08
Case No.: S153964, opinion published at 45 Cal.4th 88.
Question Presented: When an employee voluntarily pursues an internal administrative remedy prior to filing a complaint under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, sec. 12900, et seq.) (FEHA), is the statute of limitations on her FEHA claim subject to equitable tolling?
Justices: Werdegar, George, Kennard, Baxter, Chin, Moreno, and Corrigan.