Subpoenas

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Subpoenas

• Authority of Subpoena (2020.020)
• Issuance (2020.210)
• Service and Timing (2020.220)
• Witness Fee Mileage (2020.230)
• Contents of Subpoena (2020.310)
• Records Only Subpoena (2020.410)

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EXPERTS

• Demands (2034.210-.230)
• Testifying v. Retained Experts
• Exchanges (2034.260-.270)
• Supplemental Experts (2034.280)
• Experts at Trial (2034.300-310)
• Expert Depositions (2034.410-.470)
• Augmentation/Amendment (2034.610)

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LAW MOTION

• Time (CCP 1005(b))
• Service of Opposition and Reply
• (CCP 1005(b)(c))
• Notice of Motion (CCP 1010)
• Service of Papers (CCP 1011)

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Law Motion Papers

• Motion Papers (CRC 3.1112(a)(b))
• Motion Requirements (CRC 3.1112(c))
• Memoranda content (CRC 3.113(b))
• Case citations (CRC 3.1113(c))
• Length of Memoranda (CRC 3.1113(d)(e))
• Pagination (CRC 3.1113(h))
• Other submissions (CRC 3.1113(j)-(n))

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Romancing the Court in Oral Argument

• by James M. Wagstaffe
• Kerr Wagstaffe LLP
• [phone]
• Wagstaffe_at_Kerrwagstaffe.com

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Romancing the CourtroomAn Overview

• Romance Anxiety
• Romance Purposes
• Search For Shared Meaning

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ORAL ARGUMENTBefore the Hearing

• Learn About Your Judge
• Check Your Proof of Service
• Call for Tentative Rulings
• Bring Proposed Order
• Check Subsequent History

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The ABC of Oral Argument

• Audience
• Before
• Content

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Preparing for Oral Argument

• Review all briefs and salient cases
• Prepare Binder of Important Cases
• Prepare Outline for Oral Argument
• Prepare Demonstratives Evidence

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Oral Argument Outlining

• Konig v. State Bar

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Seeing Is Believing
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PowerPoint Hypnosis

• The Readers Dilemma
• Limit Words
• Simple Engaging
• Value of a Blank Screen

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Presenting Your Oral Argument

• Arrive in court early
• Do not waive oral argument
• Put your best foot forward
• Do not rehash the moving papers
• Answer the courts questions
• Know the theme of case

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Delivering Oral Argument

• Speak with conviction
• Keep eye contact with judge
• Stand up (straight)
• Avoid isms
• Be professional

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Getting From No To Yes

• Yes Yes Method
• Logos Ethos Pathos
• Judo as a Trial Technique

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Avoid Turnoffs
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Filler Sounds

• Uh
• Um
• And um
• You know
• Really
• Like
• Okay
• You mean

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Vocal Variety

• Pause
• Volume
• Rate
• Pitch
• Inflection

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Vocal Variety Meaning

• Bill Bell builds bells. The bells Bill Bell
  builds bang and bong on Beele Boulevard. Bill
  builds bells with brass bell balls. Bells bell
  balls build big bells. Bill Bell built brass
  ball-built bells for the Beals bull, Buell. Bill
  Bells bells, brass-ball-built for Beals
  Beele-based bull Buell, biased brass bell
  builders toward Bell brass ball-built bells. Boy!

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After Matter Submitted

• Snatch from jaws of defeat
• Elicit courts basis for decision
• Offer to prepare ruling (if prevail)
• Order a transcript

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Motions for Reconsideration

• Grounds (CCP 1008(a))
• Contents of Motion (CCP 1008(b))
• Punishment (CCP 1008(d))