Thursday, January 9, 2020:  12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Oral depositions are a powerful tool used to collect valuable information from either parties or witnesses in a civil lawsuit. Depositions obtain testimony under oath outside of court in order to establish facts, gauge witness credibility, and help resolve the lawsuit. This class will focus on California state court rules and procedures for noticing a deposition, taking and preserving testimony, and helpful strategies for incorporating the information obtained into use at trial or settlement.

Class covers:

• Requirements and service of notice; travel limits
• Using a deposition subpoena to obtain discovery from a non-party
• Responding to a notice of deposition
• Conducting a deposition; objections; compelling attendance
• Use of deposition testimony

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: $20
Non-refundable, payment 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   6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Learn about options for dealing with your debts, including bankruptcy, if you are a person of low income. Then talk to a volunteer attorney for free!

The session begins with an informational seminar, followed by a one-on-one counseling session with a volunteer attorney to discuss your financial issues.

Presented by:
Public Counsel (http://www.publiccounsel.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Thursday, January 23, 2020:  12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

A motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication allows a party to obtain judgment in their favor for an entire case or part of a case. These motions are based entirely on written submissions and avoid the time, expense, and uncertainty of a trial. Learn how to determine whether a summary judgment motion might be appropriate in your case, how to bring one before a California state court, and how to respond when one is brought against you.

Class covers:

• When summary judgment and summary adjudication are appropriate
• Timing and notice requirements
• Requirements for submitting evidence
• How to respond to this type of motion

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: $20
Non-refundable, payment 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   6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Meet the author, Eileen Truax, and join the discussion of Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream as the LALL book discussion group continues to explore themes that are important to Angelenos. Dreamers showcases the personal histories of several Dreamers living in Los Angeles under the constant threat of deportation and denied access to educational opportunities, housing, licenses and career paths that many take for granted. The book also gives a glimpse of places Dreamers go for support, including the Food Closet at UCLA and El Hormiguero in the San Fernando Valley. The author also profiles activists and politicians sympathetic to the cause including Governor Jerry Brown, state representative Gil Cedillo and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin.

About the author:

• Journalist specializing in migration and politics
• Regular contributor to Al Dia News and the Spanish language versions of the New York Times, Newsweek, and Vice.
• Frequent speaker at colleges and universities about the Dreamer movement and immigration
• Author of We Built the Wall: How the U.S. Keeps Out Asylum Seekers from Mexico, Central America & Beyond (Verso, 2018)

Presented by:
Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)