The question seems like one a first-year law student could answer: What constitutes a stay in court proceedings? But that very question was taken up recently by the California Supreme Court with prominent law firms clamoring for a reversal of a ruling they believe could have a severe impact on case management. The commotion is over a ruling that held that any partial stay of proceedings -- such as for discovery, or a case management conference -- tolls the five-year mandatory period for bringing a case to trial.
August 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The question seems like one that every first-year law student could answer with ease: What constitutes a stay in court proceedings?
But that very question was taken up recently by the California Supreme Court with several prominent law firms clamoring for an answer and, they hope, a reversal of an appellate ruling they believe could have a severe impact on case management.
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