Hearsay Rule Litigation Pleadings 
Evidence at Trial
MARCH 22, 2023
Most litigators are generally familiar with the concept of judicial notice. In pretrial litigation , judicial notice requests are used in pleadings to establish some needed fact without an attesting witness. Judicial notice? Of an expert witness' testimony from a prior case? See e.g. , United States v. 201(f); see also Cal.
Evidence at Trial
APRIL 7, 2023
Steven Tyler filed his responsive pleading this week. It's the civil equivalent of pleading "not guilty" to criminal charges. A common exception to the hearsay rule in California (and considered "not hearsay" in federal court) is the party admission. Procedurally, it's a nothing burger. See e.g. , Fuentes v.
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