Under California law, admissions in response to Requests for Admission (“RFA”) are binding on the admitting party at trial. [CCP §2033.410.] But, are denials of RFAs also admissible at trial? In Gonsalves v. Li, California’s appellate court for the first time said no.
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When can you appear by telephone via court call and is it a good idea?
Effective January 1st, the Rules of Court were amended. Rule 3.670 makes it clear that the Legislature has adopted a policy favoring telephonic appearances and encourages all courts to uniformly permit them.
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