Nineteen grand jurors are needed for the 2013-14 panel. So far the Superior Court has received far fewer applications than in past years.
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 inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Council’s $158-Million Hotel Subsidy Overturned
An Orange County Superior Court judge Monday voided the controversial agreement, saying the vote violated the state’s open-meeting law known as the Ralph M. Brown Act.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Orange, Top Stories
Parents Angry About Outcome of Student Abuse Probe
Prosecutors declined to file charges against a teacher for allegedly abusing special education students at Taft Elementary School in Orange.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Inside the Newsroom
Judge Nixes Lawyer’s Subpoena for Voice of OC Photographs
State’s shield law prevents lawyer from obtaining news organization’s unpublished photos from the Anaheim riot scene, judge rules.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Tentative Ruling: Candidate May Not Use ‘Chavez’ on the Ballot
The Anaheim City Council candidate was attempting to use the Latino surname he was born with but hasn’t used in decades.
Posted inFullerton
Lawyer: Audio Tape Puts Police Beating in Different Context
John Barnett, defense lawyer for officer charged with murder, claims his client had “a very positive interaction with another homeless person.”
Posted inFullerton
Judge Rules Against Opponents of Fullerton Development
The proposed Coyote Hills project calls for 760 homes to be built on one of the last undeveloped tracts in North Orange County.
Posted inFullerton
Sources: Fullerton Officers to Be Fired for Thomas Beating
Manual Ramos, Jay Cicinelli and one other received notice from the police department.
Posted inGovernment
Brown Names Three From Orange County to Judicial Posts
The judges will fill slots on the 4th District Court of Appeal and Orange County Superior Court.
Posted inFullerton
Video of Thomas Beating Shown at Preliminary Hearing
The video is key evidence in the case against two Fullerton police officers charged in the beating death of mentally ill transient Kelly Thomas.
