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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." The trial court sustained Ms. Chambers' objections and denied the motion.

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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. 2009) wherein the district court judicially noticed several documents when doing its own research in a contract action. This is best illustrated in American Prairie Const. Hoich , 560 F.3d