Cert on Homeless Encampments and En Banc on SLAPPs

The California Appellate Law Podcast

The Supreme Court has granted cert on whether prosecuting a homeless sidewalk-camper is cruel and unusual punishment. And the 9th Circuit has granted en banc review whether anti-SLAPP denials are appealable.

Also: You are doing MSJ separate statements wrong (maybe). There are two schools of thought, and the Court of Appeal in a partially published opinion came down hard against the school that includes in the separate statement all narrative and background facts.

Tim and Jeff discuss.

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Other items discussed in the episode:

• Videos from this episode will be posted at Tim Kowal’s YouTube channel.
• SB 662, to create electronic recordings of court proceedings, fails.
• In San Fran homelessness case in 9th Cir., two stark opinions about waiver Coal. On Homelessness v. City of San Francisco, No. 23-15087 (9th Cir. 2024)
• Beltran v. Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., No. G062736 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 5, 2023)
• Justice Baker is not a big fan of Costco Gylfie v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (D2d5 Dec. 27, 2023 No. B320694 [nonpub. opn.]