Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, to Hear Oral Argument at Union Mine High School

Media interested in attending the session are asked to email [email protected].

El Dorado-Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie M. Earl announced the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, will hear oral argument at Union Mine High School in El Dorado, on Sept. 24.

Since 2000, the Third Appellate District has held oral argument sessions in 30 high schools and two law schools in 20 counties of its district.

More than 200 students from El Dorado, Union Mine, Ponderosa, and Oakridge High Schools are expected to attend. Oral argument will begin at 10 a.m. and will be heard in Union Mine High School Theater, 6530 Koki Lane, El Dorado. All interested members of the public, attorneys, and judges are welcome to attend. Those who attend will be required to go through security screening, so an early arrival is advisable.

The following two cases will be heard:

• 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.:Hamilton et al. v. Vail Corporation et al.,C095844 & C097604. Appeals from order denying motion to set aside judgment following approval of settlement and denial of motion to intervene.
  
• 10:35 - 11:05 a.m.: People v. Mitchell, C098293. Appeal from judgment of conviction and sentence to prison term of 14 years 8 months on five separate counts, including unlawful transport of an assault weapon, felon in possession of firearm, evasion of a peace officer, assault on a police dog, and resisting a peace officer.
  
• 11:10 - 11:40 a.m.: Discussion/question-and-answer session with students.

As part of this educational experience, justicesof the Third Appellate District will discuss their career paths with the students and conduct a question-and-answer period immediately following oral argument. The justices are not permitted to answer questions about the cases.

The Court of Appeal ordinarily holds oral argument in its courtroom at 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. The Third Appellate District comprises23counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.