Delayed brief almost lands lawyer in jail: after granting 19 extension requests, California Supreme Court loses patience

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The California Supreme Court responded to attorney H. Peter Young's 20th extension request for a court-appointed death penalty case by ordering him to serve five days in jail, though later reduced to community service. This action could have a widespread impact because 110 California death row inmates are currently without representatives and the cases are time intensive while the fee payments are often delayed or reduced. Young was overworked but also lacked the funds to write the opening brief because of not receiving payments from the state.

Justice, Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, State Courts, Courts, Cases, Law, Court-appointed counsel, Court appointed counsel, Young, H. Peter

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'Belli' flop for torts king: despite bankruptcy filing, flamboyant 88-year-old lawyer vows to continue San Francisco practice

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Prominent and flamboyant San Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli filed for bankruptcy in Dec 1995 for his sole proprietorship. The so-called King of Torts blames Dow Corning's own bankruptcy filing, which stopped settlement of $200 million in claims by 800 of his clients, and several other judgments on which he still awaits payment, notably a $1.2 billion one against Imelda Marcos. Mathew Eason of Sacramento law firm Eason & Mercier says he and others forced Belli to file because Belli would not pay money owed them.

United States, Management, Finance, Law firms, San Francisco, California, Bankruptcy, Belli, Melvin M.

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Fee caps an issue that won't go away; California voters reject anti-lawyer initiatives, but proponents continue fight

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California voters in Mar 1996 narrowly rejected three propositions that would have curtailed attorney incomes. Proposition 2 tried to cap contingency fees, Proposition 200 would have instituted no-fault insurance for automobile claims. while Proposition 201 would have cut back on shareholder litigation. Supporters of the propositions took comfort in their narrow margins of defeat.

Attorneys, Lawyers' fees, Public opinion, Contingency fees

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