There's no point in trying to do that. In a small claims case in California, an appeal is a new trial. Nothing said or done in the original trial...

In theory, a defendant who has pled guilty or no contest can make a motion to withdraw the plea before sentencing. In practice, he'd need a very...

Well, bully for the other states. Wow, with all the thousands of people who file appeals in this state every year, you'd think someone else would...

The way to find out who the appellate justices are before the ruling is to request oral argument. The assigned justices will be present at oral...

See rules 8.268 and 8.204(c)(5) of the California Rules of Court.

The applicable rules are rules 8.862 and 8.866 of the California Rules of Court.

The applicable rule does not state any specific deadline. "On a party's or its own motion or on stipulation, and for good cause, the court may...

No. The denial of a petition for review is already en banc.

The correct vehicle for requesting a modification of the opinion is a petition for rehearing. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.268.)

The fact that a new judge made a different ruling from a former judge doesn't give you any options you wouldn't normally have.