From the people’s court in the Byron Y. Appleton Honorary Courtroom in Santa Monica.
A $50 lawsuit may seem like a waste of time to some people, but for
SM court business expected to continue uninterrupted
A Santa Monica courtroom will be closed permanently in less than two weeks as part of an effort to offset a more than
Although plaintiffs often show up to small claims court with a stack of papers and expect the judge to take time to read through and make sense of disparate documents,
Laws are designed to protect public health
When a new law that forbids people from sleeping in downtown doorways goes into effect in December, Santa Monica police will be out
Lincoln Car Wash must pay William Mammarella nearly $1,000 for damages it caused to his 1999 Cadillac Seville.
When an attendant at Lincoln Car Wash drove Mammarella’s car
Tougher laws wanted by domestic violence advocates
Leticia Pedilla Vasquez did everything the system told her to do and still she ended up dead.
The 21-year-old woman was
Friends of a Santa Monica man, Carlos Rivera, rented him a Ferrari F355 for his 40th birthday. Unfortunately for him, Rivera ended up with a bill.
The $2,500, two-
Two men held up First Federal Bank on Montana Avenue earlier this week, stealing an undisclosed amount of cash.
There were no injuries, but bank employees and customers were shaken
Story of Samohi student airs tonight on Dateline
It’s been nearly a year since 15-year-old Deanna Maran was fatally stabbed but her family wants to make sure
Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Robert Shutan refused to re-hear the merits of a lawsuit involving an apartment security deposit because the defendant, real estate company Elly
Charges of seditious libel, conspiracy and slander were brought against the Santa Monica Public Library last week by a Venice man, who also treated the court to some unusual testimony.