Litigation

Celebrating a Significant Victory for Low-Income San Franciscans

Feb 9, 2026 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa Celebrating a Significant Victory for Low-Income San Franciscans
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

Since 2023, BayLegal, along with co-counsel Public Interest Law Project and Western Center on Law and Poverty, have been seeking an order from the San Francisco Superior Court directing the City and County of San Francisco to stop, among other things, violating people’s due process rights and discriminating against them…

Legal Aid Keeps Families Safe

Jan 14, 2026 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa Legal Aid Keeps Families Safe
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

Maya Devi1 came to Bay Area Legal Aid for help just two months after giving birth to premature twins and while still recovering from a C-section. “For years, I had endured abuse from my husband and members of his family, and the violence escalated significantly during my pregnancy and even…

Response to the CA Attorney General’s Amicus Brief in the Court Reporter Case

Hul 21, 2025 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa Response to the CA Attorney General’s Amicus Brief in the Court Reporter Case
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

Last week, Family Violence Appellate Project and Bay Area Legal Aid, represented by Community Legal Aid SoCal, Covington & Burling LLP, and Bay Area Legal Aid, filed a response to the California Attorney General’s amicus brief in our ongoing litigation before the California Supreme Court pertaining to the need to…

BayLegal Wins Significant Consumer Rights Appeal

May 27, 2025 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa BayLegal Wins Significant Consumer Rights Appeal
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

Last week a BayLegal client won a significant appeal of an order denying our client’s motion to vacate a default judgment in a consumer debt collections case. In an opinion in Citibank N.A. v. Baljit K. Bajwa that could have significant implications for “unstacking the deck” against other collections defendants,…

California Supreme Court Accepts Case Brought to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants

Feb 27, 2025 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa California Supreme Court Accepts Case Brought to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

For Immediate Release Thao WeldyFamily Violence Appellate Projecttweldy@fvaplaw.org510-858-7358 Oakland, CA (February 20, 2025) – The California Supreme Court has accepted a case brought to protect the rights of low-income litigants who are being harmed by the statewide court reporter shortage. The Supreme Court only accepts a small percentage of the…

FAQ ng Kakulangan sa Reporter ng Hukuman

Feb 21, 2025 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa Court Reporter Shortage FAQ
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

[Updated February 21, 2025] Read our December 4, 2024 media release Read our February 21, 2025 media release Download a copy of the petition here. What is the current status of the case? On February 19, 2025, the California Supreme Court accepted the case. The Court ordered the Superior Courts of…

Kakulangan ng Tagapagbalita ng Hukuman – coverage ng media

Disyembre 11, 2024 Nakapatay ang mga Komento sa Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage
Pebrero 16 @ 1:07 umaga

Ang pamamahayag na nakatuon o binabanggit ang aming petisyon sa Korte Suprema ng CA na may kaugnayan sa karapatan ng mga sibil na litigants sa isang verbatim na talaan ay kinabibilangan ng: