Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations

2004 Resolutions — Final Actions

Note 10/17/04: The data contained on this page has now been verified.

Number	Title	Final Action
01-01-04	Insurance: Discrimination by Insurance Companies Based on Sexual Orientation	Approved (AP)
01-02-04	Insurance: Discrimination by Insurers Between Civil Marriage and Domestic Partnership	Approved as Amended (AA)
01-03-04	Small Employer Health Insurance: Coverage for Domestic Partners	Withdrawn (W)
01-04-04	Group Health Insurance: Continuation Coverage for Domestic Partners	Approved (AP)
02-01-04	"Kiddie Pool": Prohibition on Use At Child Day Care Facilities	Withdrawn (W)
02-02-04	Private Solar & Wind Energy Producers: Mandatory Payment	Approved (AP)
02-03-04	Landlord-Tenant: Removal of 48-Hour Notice Requirement	Disapproved (D)
02-04-04	Business Goodwill: Method for Valuing Goodwill	Withdrawn (W)
02-05-04	Landlord and Tenant: Waiver of Claim to Security Deposit	Approved (AP)
03-01-04	Habeas Corpus: Conform Rules of Court to Penal Code	Approved (AP)
03-02-04	Drug Treatment Program: Eligibility Of Person Arrested for DUI	Approved (AP)
03-03-04	Deferred Entry of Judgment: Arrest for Driving under the Influence	Approved (AP)
03-04-04	Misdemeanor Diversion: Statewide Application	Approved (AP)
03-05-04	Juror Disqualification: Opposition to Death Penalty	Approved (AP)
03-06-04	Motor Vehicles: Prohibition of Audible Alarms	Withdrawn (W)
03-07-04	Death Penalty: Moratorium	Approved (AP)
03-08-04	Drugs: Elimination of Disparate Treatment	Approved (AP)
03-09-04	Firearm Restrictions: Military Personnel Exemptions	Disapproved (D)
03-10-04	Topless Sunbathing at State Beaches	Approved (AP)
03-11-04	Death Penalty: Mental Retardation Hearing	Action Unnecessary (AU)
03-12-04	Law Enforcement Officer Personnel Records: Procedure for Obtaining Complaints	Approved (AP)
03-13-04	Parole Consideration for Minors	Approved (AP)
03-14-04	Motor Vehicles: Use of Cellular Telephones	Disapproved (D)
03-15-04	Tattooing and Body Piercing: Prohibition on Tattooing or Piercing Minors	Disapproved (D)
04-01-04	Preparation for Trial: Motion To Compel Trial Documents After Objection	Approved as Amended (AA)
04-02-04	Requests for Admissions: Service of Supplemental Requests	Approved (AP)
04-03-04	Discovery: Designation of Persons Most Knowledgeable	Approved (AP)
04-04-04	Expert Witnesses: Scope Of Information To Be Produced	Disapproved (D)
04-05-04	Civil Procedure: Subpoenas for Documents in Foreign Actrions	Approved (AP)
04-06-04	Discovery of Consumer and Employee Records: Notice to Consumers and Employees	Withdrawn (W)
04-07-04	Employee Records: Elimination of Notice Requirements at Trial	Disapproved (D)
04-08-04	Consumer Records: Elimination of Notice Requirements at Trial	Disapproved (D)
04-09-04	Discovery: Sanctions for Failure to Respond to Interrogatories	Approved as Amended (AA)
04-10-04	Discovery: Sanctions for Failure to Respond to Inspection Demand	Approved (AP)
04-11-04	Discovery: Sanctions for Failure to Respond to Requests for Admissions	Disapproved (D)
04-12-04	Evidentiary Privileges: Expand Spousal Privilege for Domestic Partners	Approved (AP)
04-13-04	Evidentiary Privileges: Expand Marital Communication Privilege for Domestic Partners	Approved (AP)
05-01-04	Talent Agency Licensing: Attorney Exemption	Disapproved (D)
05-02-04	Unemployment Insurance: Pro Rata Payment for Availability	Approved (AP)
05-03-04	Administrative Procedures Act: Dispositive Motions in Administrative Hearings	Withdrawn (W)
05-04-04	Administrative Hearings: Issue and Claim Preclusion	Withdrawn (W)
05-05-04	Talent Agency Bond: Increase	Approved (AP)
06-01-04	Collaborative Family Law	Disapproved (D)
06-02-04	Marriage: Authority of Administrative Law Judges to Solemnize Marriages	Approved (AP)
06-03-04	Attorney's fees: Treat attorney's fees of child's attorney as "additional child support"	Approved as Amended (AA)
06-04-04	Actions for Elder Abuse: Attorney Fees for Prevailing Defendant	Disapproved (D)
06-05-04	Family Law: Expansion of Equity Powers	Disapproved (D)
06-06-04	Civil Rights: Marriage Equality	Approved as Amended (AA)
06-07-04	Marriage: Civil Union Defined	Approved (AP)
07-01-04	Corporations: Telephonic Shareholder Meetings	Approved as Amended (AA)
07-02-04	Consumer Sales: Service of Process on Designated Agent	Approved (AP)
07-03-04	Financial Privacy: Capture of Electronic Signatures	Withdrawn (W)
07-04-04	Securities: Requirement of Customer Signature on Investment Objectives	Approved (AP)
07-05-04	Consumer Contracts: Prohibition of Pre-dispute Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts	Approved (AP)
07-06-04	Corporate Shares: Rights of Shareholders on Redemption	Approved (AP)
07-07-04	Corporations: Notice of Actions Taken Without Meeting of Shareholders	Disapproved (D)
07-08-04	Commercial Code: Repeal of Conflicting Statute: Cashing Check Under Protest	Withdrawn (W)
07-09-04	Commercial Real Property: Annual Reappraisal Requirement	Disapproved (D)
08-01-04	Real Property: Lis Pendens Recording and Expungement	Approved as Amended (AA)
08-02-04	Levy Upon Deposit Account: Particular Branch or Office Not Required	Approved (AP)
08-03-04	Lis Pendens: Notice of Withdrawal by Attorney	Approved (AP)
08-04-04	Punitive Damages: Service of Statement	Approved (AP)
08-05-04	Sanctions: Not Applicable to Advocacy Before the Court	Approved (AP)
08-06-04	Attachment: Ancillary Remedies for Fiduciary Embezzlement	Withdrawn (W)
08-07-04	Administrative Proceedings: Award of Fees	Approved (AP)
08-08-04	Judicial Review of Administrative Proceedings: Limitation on Attorneys' Fees	Approved (AP)
08-09-04	Subpoenas: Service On Persons Living In Gated Communities	Approved (AP)
08-10-04	Motion for Good Faith Settlement: Right to Sever Contractual Indemnity	Disapproved (D)
08-11-04	Substituted Service: Residents of Gated Communities	Withdrawn (W)
08-12-04	Substituted Service: Residents of Gated Communities	Approved (AP)
08-13-04	Memorandum of Costs: Attorneys Fees	Approved (AP)
08-14-04	Small Claims Jurisdiction: To Include Mechanic's Lien	Disapproved (D)
08-15-04	Service of Summons by Publication: Mandatory Use of Judicial Council Forms	Withdrawn (W)
08-16-04	Completion of Service: Service by Overnight Delivery	Withdrawn (W)
08-17-04	Pleading: Petition to Compel Arbitration in Lieu of Responsive Pleading	Approved (AP)
09-01-04	Temporary Trustees: Rights and Duties	Approved (AP)
09-02-04	Probate: Turnover of Assets by Conservator or Guardian to County Treasurer	Approved (AP)
09-03-04	"Beneficiary Deeds: Recording, Definitions"	Withdrawn (W)
09-04-04	Property of a Settlor: Discovery	Approved (AP)
09-05-04	Conservatees: Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment	Disapproved (D)
10-01-04	CDCBA Procedure: Inclusion on Spreadsheet Showing Association Positions	Approved (AP)
10-02-04	Attorney Fees: Attorney Liens	Withdrawn (W)
10-03-04	Attorney Revelation of Confidential Information to Protect Client	Withdrawn (W)
10-04-04	Non-lawyers Exempt from Required Registration as Legal Document Preparers: Identification	Approved (AP)
11-01-04	US Constitutional Violations: Investigation of Bush Administration	Approved as Amended (AA)
11-02-04	FEHA: Tolling of Time to File Claim or Action by Minors	Approved (AP)
11-03-04	School District Policies: Rentals for Religious Services	Approved (AP)
11-04-04	Committee of Bar Examiners: Composition	Withdrawn (W)
11-05-04	Unfair Competition: Limitation on Standing	Withdrawn (W)
11-06-04	Election Law: Eligibility of Minors to Vote in Primary Elections	Disapproved (D)
11-08-04	Election Law: Change in Ballot Designations	Withdrawn (W)
11-09-04	Notary Public Commissions: Examinations	Approved (AP)
11-10-04	Scope of Constitutional Rights as Not Applicable to Corporations or Other Business Entities	Disapproved (D)
11-11-04	Establishing Restrictions on Christmas Promotions and Creation of Christmas Police	Disapproved (D)
11-12-04	State Bar Resolution: Support of the Judiciary in the State Court Funding Crisis	Approved (AP)
11-13-04	Prosecution of Action By Private Person On Behalf Of General Public	Disapproved (D)
11-14-04	Unfair Competition: Prosecution of Action by Private Person	Disapproved (D)
12-01-04	Amicus Curiae Applications in Court of Appeal: Contents of Application	Approved as Amended (AA)
12-02-04	Appellate Rules: Timely Filing of Appellate Brief Sent by Mail or Common Carrier	Withdrawn (W)
12-03-04	Notice of Appeal in Criminal Matters: Certificate of Probable Cause	Approved (AP)
12-04-04	Criminal Appeal: Form of the Notice	Approved (AP)
12-05-04	Peremptory Judicial Challenges: Right Preserved Where Challenge for Cause Asserted	Approved as Amended (AA)
ELF-01-04	Violations of the Law: Proposal for Investigation of Bush Administration for Violating Convention Against Torture, International Treaties, and Federal Statutes	Approved (AP)

2004 Resolutions

2004 Resolutions — Final Actions

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