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California's Secondary Evidence Rule: Helpful, Yes. But Not an End Run.

Evidence at Trial

I've written about the rule and application of the business records exception here and here , and made a video explaining it here. Crown had not shown she received the account agreement [with the arbitration provision] and failed to object." Chambers' objections and denied the motion. Chambers failed to do so).

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Judicial Notice: Four Must-Know Rules

Evidence at Trial

Must-Know Rule #3: Beware of Trojan Horse Hearsay Similar to relevance, judicial notice is not an exception to the hearsay rule. First, when taking judicial notice of adjudicative facts, the judge is required to give the parties notice and an opportunity to object to the taking of judicial notice. Hoich , 560 F.3d