A Declaration Is a Declaration

Hearn Pac. Corp. v. Second Generation Roofing, Inc., No. A142203 (D1d2 May 2, 2016)

As the court tells it, this case “involves a civil procedure game of cat-and-mouse like none we have before encountered.”

Know when to Fold 'Em.

Bucur v. Ahmad, No. D068689 (D3d1 Jan. 26, 2016)

Plaintiffs in this case are on their fifth lawsuit over more or less the same operative facts. The court of appeal upholds dismissal on several theories, and also permits an award of sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure § 128.7.
 

Sometimes Tricky Doesn't Pay

Womack v. Lovell, No. G049587 (D4d3 Jun. 15, 2015)

This seems substantive, but it’s really procedural.