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Feb 02, 2015 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 23, 2014 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 23, 2013 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 03, 2012 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Oct 27, 2011 Timothy T. Coates
Argument preview: Of secrecy and sandwiches (Oct. 27, 2011) SCOTUSblog
GMSR in the United States Supreme Court for the sixth time in six years

After having two cases before the Court during the October 2010 term, Los Angeles County v. Humphries (2010) 562 U.S. 29, 131 S.Ct. 447 and Stern v. Marshall (2011) 564 U.S. 462; 131 S.Ct. 2594, GMSR will return to the high court during the 2011

Feb 23, 2011 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 23, 2010 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Feb 02, 2009 Timothy T. Coates
Federal Civil Rights Act, California Governmental Tort Liability Practice (CEB)
Nov 11, 2008 Timothy T. Coates
GMSR partner Timothy Coates argues in United States Supreme Court

On November 5, 2008, GMSR partner Timothy Coates presented oral argument in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of former Los Angeles District Attorney and California Attorney General John Van de Kamp, and former Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Curt Livesay.  The case, Van

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