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ACLL News & Events

September 20, 2019


antislapp

2019: The year the California Supreme Court “workshopped” Anti-SLAPP

Presented by the Witkin Legal Institute and the Alameda County Law Library

Tuesday, October 15th

12:00 to 1:00

1 hour participatory MCLE credit

$35 advance registration, $45 day of event

Speaker: John Wierzbicki, Witkin Legal Institute

About the program: In less than six months this year, the California Supreme Court unanimously decided five Anti-SLAPP cases.  And it still had time to hand down significant decisions on local police powers, third-party beneficiaries in contracts, pleading class actions, waiving governmental immunity, tax authority of charter cities, and economic loss damages.  We will discuss each of these and what the justices were so eager to instruct us about Anti-SLAPP.

About the speaker: John Wierzbicki, a California lawyer and Director of the Witkin Legal Institute, will present on the most significant civil cases decided by the California Supreme Court in 2019 as selected by the Institute’s legal editors.

John heads up the legal educational activities of the Witkin Institute, which creates and sponsors legal programs and professional activities throughout California.  He also manages a team of attorneys and other professionals responsible for the writing and producing of Witkin's California Library: Summary of California Law, 11th ed., California Procedure, 5th ed., California Evidence, 5th ed., and California Criminal Law, 4th ed.

John writes on the topics of constitutional law, contracts, civil trials, and taxation.

Before joining the Institute in March 2018, John was editorial director for some of Thomson Reuters' most prestigious U.S. legal publications.  

Online registration HERE

Download a program flyer California Supreme Court_Oct.pdf

The Alameda County Law Library is a multiple activity provider approved by the State Bar of California.


disso

Coming in November

Beginning DissoMaster

Thursday, November 14

3:00 PM to 4:15 PM

Speaker: Art Grater

DissoMaster Child and Spousal Support Calculation Software

  • Converts gross income to guideline net income
  • Calculates guideline child and spousal support
  • Displays alternate settlements meeting user-specified goals
  • DissoMaster Suite includes Executioner and Propertizer
  • Executioner calculates arrearages
  • Propertizer splits community property

DissoMaster is available at the public computers in the Alameda County Law Library.

To prepare for the beginning class, you might review the tutorials at http://dissocase.com/tutorials.html#

About the Speaker: Art Grater co-created DissoMaster and consults on case-related matters.

Online registration HERE

Download a program flyer 2019_11_14_1Dissomaster_flyer.pdf

 


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Alameda County Law Library now accepts passport applications – By Appointment Only

ACLL is pleased to announce that it now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State for Passport Books and Passport Cards.  U.S. citizens planning international travel may make passport application appointments at ACLL Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm and Saturday 9:30 am – 11:30 am.  The Law Library is located at 125 12th St. Oakland, CA 94607.

Appointments may be made online through the Law Library’s website at our passport information page under the “Fee Services” drop-down menu, or by phone at (510) 272-6483.

No walk-in appointments.

We do not accept Passport renewal applications, or offer Passport photography services at this time

For application forms, information on documentation required, fees, and other passport and international travel information, visit the official website for passport information – https://passports.state.gov


Questions? Call the ACLL Reference Desk at 510.208.4832.

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