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2005 Archives

January 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Heads up: A Procedural Can of Worms, Saying Sorry without Incurring Liability, Can Telemarketers Call Your Cell Phone?, MCLE Programs for January, Brief Briefing , Got a Gripe? Posting on Web Can Lead to Law Suits, New East County Branch Hours, January 2005 Links, Federal Criminal Records Now Available on PACER, Reference Question of the Month - Comparing Legal Databases


Februrary 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: 2 New Judges Join Superior Court, Federal Sentencing Guidelines Now "Advisory", New Judicial Council Forms, Pending Cases Up on Web, Free Westlaw & Lexis Access, Hein Online Now Available, Is the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Heading for the Chopping Block, To-Dos for your Computer, Outsourcing Legal Work to India, Millionaire Spammer First to be Convicted of Felony Spamming, February 2005 Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month: New Landlord/Tenant Laws?


March 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: SLAPP Lawsuits, New Superior Court Website, More Ex Parte Hearing Times in Family Court, Judge Gill Speaks about Juries for Law Day Event April 29th, March 17th - Free Online Research MCLE Class, noon-2 p.m., Library Closed March 31st - Cesar Chavez Day, Bad News for Turbo Tax?, Correction to Family Law Rules, March Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month - Federal Appendix


April 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Law Day Events at the Law Library, Bar Activities for Law Week, Living Wills - Where's Yours?, Security in the Courthouse, Changes to the Appellate Rules - Priority Mail OK'd, Non-Smoking Beaches Wave of the Future?, April 2005 Legal Links, Reference Question - Trial by Declaration?


May 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Judges in the House, Supreme Court Says Public Access to Briefs Temporarily Discontinued, The Difference Between Blogs and Blawgs, Win $300 for Legal History Paper, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act - What You Need to Know, May 12th - Free MCLE noon-2p.m. "Doing Legal Research on the Internet", Closed for Memorial Day, Black Boxes and Electronic Tracking, May 2005 Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month - Tracking a Cheating Boyfriend


June 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Bankruptcy Law - What Does it Mean to You?, Retiring Director Awarded Prestigious Honor, New "Stand Your Ground" Law in Florida Enacted, June 2005 Legal Links, Family Justice Center Offers Unique Solution for Domestic Violence, State Bar Convention Here September 8th-11th, Reference Question of the Month- An Unregistered Corporation is Suing Me!


July 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Rule Requires Attorneys to Shred Shred Shred, Interim Director of the Law Library Announced, Bad Dog! No No!, CLOSED for 4th of July Holiday , FBI Evidence Manual , Save the Date! November 16th, 2005, 90 Day Eviction Notice Required for Section 8 Tenancies, Booklet on Permanent Residents' Rights Now Available, July 2005 Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month - FOIA Requests


August 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Welcome to the Law Library's New Director!, 2005 Witkin Award Winners Announced , Propositions Qualified for the Nov. 8 Special Election, Stu's Views Cartoon is Back!!, Ay Carumba! Spanish Legal Titles are Here!, "Feed the Need to Read" Book Drive, New Judicial Council Forms, E-Discovery MCLE Program in September, August 2005 Legal Links, "Used Car Bill of rights" To Go into Effect July 1, 2006, Get Your Hotel Tax Refund, Reference Question of the Month: Eviction from a Boat - How Long Do I Get?


September 2005 (revised)- [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Final Copy of SDCPLL's September 2005 Newsletter Resent, Meet 2005 Witkin Award Winner Michael Dessent, The Honorable William J. Howatt, Jr. to Receive an Award at State Bar Meeting, MCLE Program: A Primer on Digital Evidence Discovery, Post Kelo Laws in California, Credit Card Optout - New Rules in Effect Aug. 1st, September 2005 Legal Links, The "Unhappy Hour" - No More After Hours Fraternizing, Greater Online Access with Lexis & Westlaw, Amy Hale is going to the 5th Circuit, Ellie Slade to be the Newsletter Editor, Reference Question of the Month - Phony Realtor?


October 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Jay Jeffcoat 2005 Witkin Award Winner for Practice Category, Witkin Event for Law Library Justice Foundation - November 16, 2005, New Edition of Witkin's Summary of California Law Released This Month, Two New Laws Affecting California Attorneys, SDCPLL New Positions for Joan Allen-Hart & Gail Lawrence, Library Trustee Board Member: Cyndy Day-Wilson Named to State Bar of CA Environmental Executive Committee, October MCLE Program, No More Legalese: Criminal Jury Instructions Translated into Plain Language, Dial 2-1-1 for Information on San Diego County, Reference Question of the Month, October Legal Links


November 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Honoring the Fourth Witkin Award Winner for 2005 - Charles R. Dyer, Esq., Retired Director of SDCPLL, Giving Thanks...For New Copiers and Printers!, New Sexual Harassment Training Law for Supervisors - Effective January 2006, New Bankruptcy Law Materials in the Library, November Legal Links, The Small Claims Ante is Going Up! , Reference Question of the Month


December 2005 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: East County Law Librarian Carolyn Dulude to Retire at End of December, New Copier Service, January MCLE News, Meet Pat Mundy: New North County Branch Librarian, SDCPLL Newsletter Goes Bi-Monthly, Barbara Tarvin Announced as the New East County Branch Librarian, December Holiday Hours & Closures, Free Legal Advice Clinics to End at SDCPLL, December Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month: Researching Non-profits Online

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2004 Archives

January 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: A New Year's Gift for You-FREE MCLE credits!, New Laws for 2004, New Civil Jury Instructions Now Available Online, CCH Health/Human Resources Titles Now Available, Closed Jan. 20th for MLK Day, Legal Links-Jan. 2004, Jan. 2004 Cartoon...New Year's Resolutions, The Helping Handbook for Fire Victims, Legal Affairs Worth a Look, New Books-Jan. 2004 , Reference Questions of the Month-Debt Collection


Februrary 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Amendments to State Rules of Court, Local Rules, Forms, EZLegalFile Now Available on SD Superior Court's Site!, Ouch! Local Writer Bashed North County Bar, Tax Forms Now Available, New Books - Feb. 2004, Closed for Lincoln's Birthday, President's Day, Legal Links - Presidents, Cartoon of the Month - Finding the Perfect Mate..., Way to GO! San Diego Attorneys and Firms Dominate Pro Bono Awards, Grant to Fund Creation of Family Law Video, Reference Question of the Month-Going up in Smoke


March 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Court of Appeal Provides Some Guidance on Scope of Two Year Statute of Limitations, Finding Fugitive Laws, Memorial Fund Set Up For Judge, Friend of North County Branch, Closed for Repairs, New Books - March 2004, Used Law Book Sale!, Closed March 31 for Cesar Chavez Day, San Diego Changes Section 8 Housing Rules, IRS Disaster Forms, Cartoon of the Month - A Happy Marriage..., Reference Question of the Month - Impersonating a Lawyer...


April 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: SDCPLL Named "Distinguished Organization of the Year", Tenants Right to Know Ordinance Adopted, Law Day Celebration May 1st, Used Law Books-CHEAP!! , Get a Half Price Membership or Three Months Free!, Cartoon - "It's a Good Thing...", Do As I Say, Not As I Do..., New Books- April 2004, Release the Hounds! Going After Spammers, Spring Web Links- April 2004, Reference Question of the Month - Finding an Attorney's Stats


May 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: 2nd Annual Witkin Lecture - "Law in Time of War", New Workers Comp. Law Rushed Into Effect, New Rules Help With Unbundled Legal Services, 5th Floor Reopened!, US Courts Library Closed Until July, Cartoon of the Month - "Son of a CEO?", Getting Hosed by Gas Prices? Fight Back!, Innovative Law Library Appeals Class Manual Receives State Award, Legal Links May 2004 - Buying Prescription Drugs Online or Across the Border, New Books - May 2004, Reference Question of the Month - Stealing My Mail!


June 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Top Litigator James J. Brosnahan to Speak On "Law in Time of War", Finally! San Diego Superior Court Case Index Now Online, CLOSED for 4th of July Holiday, Using Camera Phones in the Courthouse, Milberg Weiss Splits Up, New Books - June 2004, Jim Crow Laws Finally Repealed, Legal Links - June 2004, Cartoon of the Month - Techno Budget, US Courts Library Closed Until July, Reference Question of the Month - Protesting


July 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Public Law Library Cuts Hours, Books as of July 1, 2004, Baby Bonding Law Goes Info Effect, Awesome Database Unveiled!, New Books - July 2004, Cartoon of the Month - "Justice", Access to Hard-to-Find Government Agency Decisions Now Available, July Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month - Laughable Lawsuits


August 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Propositions on 3 Strikes, Stem Cell, B&P 17000 Qualify for November Ballot, Support the Law Library - Get Tickets for Witkin Dinner, More Weird Lawsuits and Initiative 1059, New Books - August 2004, Library Closed Sept. 6th - Labor Day, US Courts Library Reopened!, New - Cartoons in Color!, Mining for Secrets in your Word Documents, August Legal Links - Public Record Databases, Reference Question of the Month - Finding Out Who's In Jail, Criminal Records


September 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Come to the Witkin Awards Dinner 2004, Library Closed Sept. 6th - Labor Day, Supreme Court Roundup, Update on Personal Injury Statute of Limitations, September Cartoon, New Rule of Professional Conduct Adopted, New Books - September 2004, September Legal Links, Reference Question of the Month - Citing Internet Sources


October 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: 2004 Witkin Award Dinner A Rousing Success, New Punitive Damages Law Goes into Immediate Effect, Library Closed Oct. 11 - Columbus Day, New Books - October 2004, PACER Price Change, October Legal Links, October Cartoon - "Tax Guru" , Library Closed Dec. 23 - Jan 2nd, Reference Question of the Month - Pocket Motorcycles, Free MCLE Class - Pre-Trial Procedures, Noon - 1:30 p.m., Free MCLE Class - Online Databases, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


November 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Court Rules Allows Electronic Access to High Profile Criminal Cases, San Diego Drinking Ordinance Ruled Invalid, MCLE Deadline Approaching, Native American Law MCLE Seminar, November Legal Links - Elections, November Holidays , Cartoon - "The Deciding Vote?", New Books - Nov. 2004, Reference Question of the Month - Is the 9th Circuit Heading for a Split?


December 2004 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: No More Double Dipping!, Free Online Research MCLE Class, 1-3 p.m., Library Closed Dec. 23 - Jan. 2nd, Changes in the Civil Discovery Law, Bar Results for July 2004 Exam are Available, A Second Free Online Research MCLE Class, 1-3 p.m., Happy Holidays, MCLE Programs for January, December 2004 Legal Links - Shopping for Lawyers, Shortcut from the Reference Desk - How to Create the Section Symbol (?)

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2003 Archives

January 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Laws for 2003, New Changes to the Rules of the Court as of Jan. 1, Closed Jan. 20th for MLK Day, New Arrivals!!, Free Participatory MCLE Credits in January, January Cartoon, Jan. 2003 books - Focus on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Links, Typewriters, Microfilm Readers Needed, Reference Question of the Month - Stupid Awards


February 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison Dissolves, On-Line Law School Graduates First Class, New Laws Amend Codes, Top Verdicts of 2002, Closed for Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Sanctions Alert-Safe Harbor Provision Tightened, February 2003 Cartoon, New Books - Feb.2003, INS and Labor Links, New Classes at the Law Library, Free MCLE Programs a Success!, Reference Question of the Month - Reselling Tickets


March 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Tax Issue, James Brosnahan lecture- Save the Date!, New Tax Laws, Tax Books and Practice Guides, IRS Details Common Tax Scams, Tax Links, March 2003 Cartoon, Free Tax Assistance, Book by Local Attorney, Reference Question of the Month - Questions about New Statute of Limitation (CCP 335.1), Hail to Caesar??


April 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: James Brosnahan Lecture- Save the Date!, TV Interiew Debut - "Law Libraries Are for Everyone", Get on the DO NOT CALL List Now!, April 2003 Cartoon - Pass the Salt and a Pen, Pilot Project - E-Filing in Superior Court, New Phone System, Law Day 2003, Sifting Useful Legal Info from the Web, Military Law, New Books - April 2003, Reference Question of the Month - Finding Free Federal Cases


May 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Witkin Lecture Speaker and Date Have Changed!, Focus on Medical Information, New Medical Malpractice Reporting Law, New Medical Privacy Rule, Spin Doctor??, CLOSED for Memorial Day - May 26th, Lunch with a Famous Lawyer - Chemerinsky Replaces Brosnahan, Medical Databases, Internet Posting is Out of Reach of CA's Long Arm Statute, In Trouble, New Books - May 2003, Law Day 2003, Weird Names of Doctors


June 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Lunch with a Famous Lawyer - Erwin Chemerinsky, Coming in July - MCLE Class in On-line Legal Research!, Judicial Budget Cuts Loom for Civil and Family Courts, CLOSED for 4th of July Holiday, Latham & Watkins Receives 2003 ABA Pro Bono Award, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich Attorney Honored, New Cases, June 2003 - Sad by True..., New Books - June 2003, Libel Suit on the Web have Mixed Results, Focus on Forms, Reference Question of the Month- Keeping Abreast of Nudity Laws


July 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Save the Date!! September 17th is the 2003 Bernard E. Witkin, Esq., Awards Dinner, Filing Fees May Increase Next Year, MCLE Class in On-line Legal Research!, If You or Your Firm Has a Website, Read This, 2002-2003 Supreme Court Opinions On-Line, July 2003 Cartoon, Lunch with Erwin Chemerinsky an Intellectual Feast, New Books - July 2003, Lawyer in Dating Game Loses Job, Nevada Resources, Legal Links - July 2003, Work for the Law Library!, Reference Question of the Month - Caught with our Pants Down!


August 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Got Rats? New Law Increases Landlords' Liability for Poor Living Conditions, RSVP Online for the 2003 Bernard E. Witkin, Esq., Awards Dinner, More MCLE Classes Available this Fall, Staff Changes at the Branches, August Cartoon, Hacking Notification Law Goes into Effect, New Jury Instructions Coming Sept. 1, New Books - August 2003, Legal Links - August 2003, Librarian Action Figure Coming Soon!, Don't Let This Man Do Your Eulogy


September 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Court Fees Go Up - WAY Up, Still Time to Get Witkin Tickets, Free MCLE on Child Care Sept 25th, Law Library Closed on Labor Day, Legal Links - Sept 2003, Transgender Housing, Employment Discrimination Now Prohibited by Law, Sept 2003 Cartoon - Good New and Bad News..., Habeas Codfish, New Books - Sept 2003, Denim Day 2003, Beach Bummer - Unlicensed Keg Gets Confiscated


October 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: 2003 Witkin Dinner a Success!, Time for Membership Renewals, Shiver me Timbers! Subpoenas for Music Pirates!, New ABA Rule - Squealing on Financial Wrongdoing OK'd, Article Discusses Prosecutorial Misconduct in San Diego, Closed for Columbus Day - Oct. 13th, Oct. Cartoon - Party Animal?, A-List Law Firms Announced, Getting Hosed by the Triple Car Tax? Preserve Your Right to a Refund, Legal Links - Oct. 2003, Fines for Overdue Materials, Sign(s) of the Times


November 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Free Legal Services for Victims of Fire, Time for Membership Renewals, Cell Phone Number Portability - You CAN Take it With You!, Court and Law Library Holidays in November, Amendments to Federal Rules Effective Dec. 1, Se Habla Espanol!, Update on the DO NOT CALL List, Legal Links - Emergency Assistance Agencies, New Books - Nov. 2003, The Perfect Person for the Job..., ABC Bookstore, Huh? Court Fee Changes Confuse Some


December 2003 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: Free MCLE credits in January, E-Newsletter Wins Award, Legal Help for Cancer Victims and Survivors, Branch News - North County Gets New Librarian, East County Gets New Staff, Holiday Closings, Massachusetts Court Allows Gay Marriage - Is California Next?, New Books - Dec. 2003, People Who Need to Get a Life, Cartoon of the Month - No Guarantees..., Legal Links - Dec. 2003, Reference Question of the Month - Worst Jobs?

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2002 Archives

September 2002 - [HTML Version]

Topics include: Witkin Dinner, Branch News, Legal Links You Might Not Know About, New Books!, Reference Question of the Month


October 2002 - [HTML Version]

Topics include: Time for Membership Renewals!, Bernard E. Witkin Fundraising Dinner a Success!, 2002 Witkin Donors, AB2648 Defeated Thanks to Our Supporters!, Branch News - October 2002, Focus on the Flow of Information, New Books - October 2002, Reference Question of the Month - Boxing


November 2002 - [HTML Version]

Topics include: Watch out for Civil Procedure Changes!!, New Law Enhances Family Care Leave Act, Time for Membership Renewals!, Cartoon of the Month - New Feature!, Legal Links - Finding Agency Decisions, Hunting for Grants, New Books - Nov. 2002, Reference Question of the Month - Death Penalty


December 2002 - [HTML Version]

Topics Include: New Landlord Law, Free MCLE Credits, Holiday Schedule, December Cartoon, Focus on the Federal Courts, Law Firm Picked as "Best to Work For", New Books - Dec. 2002, Reference Question of the Month - Barking Dogs

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