With a Superior Court judge granting a preliminary injunction last week, the DA now must show that a permanent injunction is warranted. Meanwhile, residents and advocates are working to convince the judge otherwise.
Tag: Orange County Superior Court
The Orange County Superior Court is where much of our accountability reporting ends up, in filings and rulings rather than press releases. Cases against cities, open-meeting law, public records fights and the decisions that bind local government.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Lawyers Cite Recent Death Penalty Ruling in Dekraai Defense
The final chapter in an unprecedented hearing on alleged prosecutorial misconduct will focus on a federal court ruling that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Gang Injunction Hearing Will Be Open to Public
Judge reverses previous order regarding a July 29 hearing on a DA complaint regarding a gang in Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Residents, Activists Protest DA’s Request for Gang Injunction
Dozens showed up to the Santa Ana City Council meeting Tuesday to show their displeasure with the Orange County District Attorney’s recent request for a gang injunction against the city’s Townsend Street gang.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Murder Conviction Vacated After DA’s Jailhouse Informant Network Exposed
A Santa Ana man’s conviction for murder and his life sentence becomes the first case overturned following disclosures from an unprecedented hearing on prosecutorial conduct.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Dekraai Might Plead Guilty to Seal Beach Hair Salon Murders
The public defender for Scott Evans Dekraai made a vaguely worded statement in court Friday indicating that a guilty plea could come next week in the county’s largest-ever mass murder case.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Jailhouse Informants Set to Take Stand in Superior Court
An unusual hearing will start today in Orange County Superior Court, with the credibility of leading county prosecutors on the line.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Superior Court Reporters Protest Reduction of Health Benefits
Court reporters say judges, who get a sweetheart deal from taxpayers, have dealt a major blow to their families by slashing their health care coverage. Court management isn’t talking.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative
VOC Asks State Supreme Court to Hear Public Records Case
Voice of OC filed suit after county officials refused to release records regarding officials’ actions leading up to Carlos Bustamante’s arrest on sex crimes. The open-government advocacy group Californians Aware has joined the suit.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Suit by County’s Former EEO Officer Alleges Harassment
Paula Kitchen is the third high-ranking female executive to file suit against the county alleging systematic workplace intimidation.
