Tuesday Oct. 23 2018  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

In criminal and civil cases where police officers are involved, often one of the parties would like to gain access to a police officer's personnel file. The procedure for making the request is a Pitchess motion. This allows a criminal defendant or civil litigant to request disclosure of arresting or investigating officer or detective's personnel file in order to discover evidence regarding credibility, prejudice or prior use of excessive force.

Presented by:
David A. Katz, Managing Attorney, Katz & Associates
Nikhil Damle, Associate, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018  12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

As a business owner, you try to do things that set you apart from the competition. Usually, you don't want the competition to know your important business information, and you don't want them to profit from your creative expressions and original works. In this class, learn how to protect the information and work that gives your business an edge.

Class covers:

• Copyrights: what is protected, and how to make sure no one profits from your original works and expressions
• Trade secrets: how to obtain, protect, and enforce
• Non-disclosure agreements and non-competition agreements
• Methods for protecting sensitive information

Presented by:
Dan M. Forman, (https://www.cdflaborlaw.com/attorneys/bio/dan-forman) Office Managing Partner & Chair of CDF's Unfair Competition & Trade Secret Practice Group, Carothers, DiSante & Freudenberger, LLP
John L. Geiger, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-l-geiger-esq-1b182926) General Manager-Standards & Practices, Los Angeles County Internal Services Department

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Thursday, October 24, 2019:  12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

A civil lawsuit starts with the filing and service of a written complaint. The complaint serves many purposes, including the identification of the parties involved in the lawsuit, the plaintiff's reason for filing a lawsuit, and the type of relief that is sought. The defendant must then respond to the complaint by filing an answer or another type of response. The complaint and the defendant's responses are called pleadings, and they set the stage for all that comes afterward in the lawsuit. In this class, learn how to prepare, file, serve and respond to civil case pleadings in California state courts.

Class covers:

• Is filing a lawsuit a good idea?
• Identifying possible legal theories
• Drafting the complaint
• Service of summons and complaint
• Answers and other responsive pleadings

Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.

Presented by Ryan Metheny:
Ryan Metheny is the Managing Librarian, Legal Education at LA Law Library. After graduating from UCLA School of Law, Ryan practiced First Amendment law at a public interest firm in Berkeley. He then transitioned to librarianship to focus on his passions of research and education, and earned a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Washington. When not on the reference desk, Ryan coordinates the educational programming at the law library, the law student internship program, and the Members Program. He also teaches legal research at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Registration fee: FREE
Registration reserves spot
Parking options available during registration

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018   4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

A record expungement allows individuals to dismiss misdemeanor criminal convictions, so they can seek jobs, engage in volunteer activities and pursue other opportunities. Learn to assist community members with the expungement process and get inspired to volunteer at a future clinic.

Class covers:

• Overview of the expungement process from the attorney's perspective
• Overview of the volunteer roles and responsibilities
• The court forms needed to file for an expungement
• How to accurately complete the forms

Earn 1.0 hour general MCLE credit

Presented by:
Rene Peña, Senior Paralegal, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) (http://www.lafla.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.