Friday, July 27, 2007
Hey!
I am packing now, feeling exhausted. Yet, I also feel satisfied.
I have an early morning flight. I don't know why I push myself like this. I am just too afraid to waste time, maybe.
The result will be out in Nov. I know many of us will pass.
Reading blogs is always a good way to motivate myself. I start to feel " god, I shall do something," when I notice many people actually started to prepare bar exam far before the barbri class. I was kind of lazy in the beginning but I think I studied hard after the barbri's simulated exam.
Anyway, here, I have to say " thank you" again. Without you guys' great blogs and feedbacks, cutie definitely won't have the mood to write this little thing now. All my words are sincere, at least before I become a real lawyer.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
tokyo is waiting for me
then you can eat all the delicious foods
buy cute things
see the transformers
lost in translation...
just one more day
to da list
1. Corp/A/P
2. Civil Pro
3. CP/W/T
4. Con Law
5. K/remedies
6. Criminal Law/Pro
7. PR
MBE
For the afternoon one, I decided to take sakei's advice. I skipped 4 long questions. Then after I finished all other questions, I came back to those skipped questions.
Suddenly. I found one question I skipped already had been answered. I felt all lights went off.......... GOD! WHAT THE F**K ( I did curse) only 5 min left...
I checked that question and decided to save as much as I can. NEVER GIVE UP.
Then I found actually I did answer that one, so "luckily" there should not be 30 or 40 questions completely wrong... I know I definitely missed two questions ( cause I know the answer I picked did not seem reasonable) but who knows... if I did not answerright, I believe most of people don't know either... I know my level ... but it's just a feeling of imperfection... which bothers me
anyway... no time for weepie weepie .... better be very ready for tomorrow's essays and PT.... being a loser and thinking about the past shit is just not my style.
I know I deserve to pass. I have strong faith.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
hilary... like or hate?
i cannot read
i decide to relax
i am thinking what those attorney applicants do tomorrow
will they study or watch Harry Potter
lidsay has some trouble today
i think i am a lucky girl
at least i don't need to worry my dad loves me for $
1st day
Essays: I did as much as I want. However, I did feel the time is plenty. I tried to finish all 3 questions.
PTA: this is the best PT I did . Happy Happy.
Anyway, I will try to review some MBE questions. ( not doing, just reviewing q I did wrong)
enjoy an awesome performance.
Monday, July 23, 2007
CA Evidence
Impeach:
Felony:moral turpitude: readiness to do evil
misdemeanor: civil no, criminal, yes
bad acts: civil, no initiation, no extrinsic E; criminal, can initiate, can intro extrinsic E
A/C
Corp
Termination
scope: death/substantially bodily harm
P/P
only civil
Spousal: any kind of proceedings, not just criminal
prior inconsistent statements: even not made under oath in a prior proceeding
prior consistent statement: must be made before the inconsistent statement
prior identification: made when memory is fresh, confirmed the condition in court
Vicarious Admission: no rule, use respondeat superior
Studying till last minute!
But most of you, just like me, are insecure about what's going on tomorrow.
Lawyers, never promising results, always promise best efforts and being a confident one. So Let's keep working on it till the last minute. We will prepare till the last minute cause this is our attitude, especially toward the career we picked up. This will always be the way we handle our cases.
All right! Time to get a cheese burger and garlic fries. I love you all, very much. Let's hug!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
almost there: to do list
be cool
be confident
study,enjoy, study, enjoy
1. CA Evidence Charts by Barbri & Go through Barbri Evidence essay outline ( 4 hour)
2. PT in class note ( 2 hour)
3. Go through crime elements (2 hour)
4. A/P inclass note ( 1 hour)
5. Civil Pro major topics and essays ( 3 hours)
6. Criminal Pro: flow charts/DJ/death penalty ( 3 hours)
7. Packing, go to Oakland
Saturday, July 21, 2007
to do list
- Con Law ( finished)
- K/Sales/Remedies(finished)
- T/Remedies(finished)
- Real Property/Remedies
- Evidence ( CA)
- Criminal Law/Criminal Pro
- Professional Responsibility(finished)
- CP/Wills/Trusts (finished)
- Civil Pro
- Corp/A/P
- PT in-class note
Friday, July 20, 2007
post its
it's getting messy
all the little things and little charts i need to review before the bar exam
I shall collect them all together in a giant post-it
10 subject list:
- con law
- CP: essay formats, famous cases, education, creditor
- W: interested witness
- T: trustee's duty
- CA evidence: proposition 8
- Con Law
- K/Sales/Remedies
- T/Remedies
- Real Property/Remedies
- Evidence
- Criminal Law/Criminal Pro
- Professional Responsibility
- Civil pro
- CP/Wills/Trusts
- Corp/A/P
Thursday, July 19, 2007
kick bar exam's butt
remember, if you don't kick bar exam's arse
it will kick your arse.
have a good study break!
i know my blog is messy but
it's messy
but please don't make it messier
i don't need extra money and I don't wanna curse people now
respect my land
thank you...
Civil Pro ... so many little things to remember
Integration every little piece of shit...
R12
R19
R23
con law 6 Interstate Commerce (pg 16-19)
con law 5: privileges and immunities clauses
prohibits discrimination by a state against non residents
corp/aliens are not protected---> use equal protection/due process
only fundamental right protected
substaintial justification exception
mutually enforce with commerce clause(CMR pg 15)
14th Amendment-orivileges on National Citizenship ( Corp is not protected)
Con law 4: Fed Sys. Relative Fed v. State Powers
conflicts: state law invalid
preemption: fed law may expressly/impliedly occupy the entire field, thus precluding any state or local regulation even if the state or local regulation is nonconflicting.
Factors considered:
1. comprehensiveness of fed scheme
2. creation of agency to administer the law
full faith and credit clause: (1) court has PJ and SMJ(2)on the merits(3) final
conlaw 3: executive power
appointment powers: congress itself may not appoint members of a body with in administrative or enforcement powers.
removel powers
by president
by congress: only through impeachment
Pardon power by present ( cannot be limited by congress)
all federal offenses: yes
impeachment/civil comtempt: no
Veto(disapprove)
- the act may still become law if the veto is overridden by 2/3s vote of each house.
- pocket veto:A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking, and is a process of indirect rejection. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his or her desk within ten days (not including Sundays) while the United States Congress is in session. If the President does not sign the bill within the required time period, the bill becomes law by default.
- power over external affairs
Power over External Affairs
- war: can act militarily in actual hostilities
- treaty: 2/3 consent of senate
- executive agreement: signed by Bush and the head of a foreign country, no consent from senate is required; federal law>EA>state law
- impeachment: 1/2 House vote to invoke the charges;2/3 Senate vote to convict and remove from office
Con Law 2: legislative power
necessary and proper power
taxing power
spending power: congress may spend for the common defense and general welfare. spending may be for any public purpose.
commerce power: congress has exlusive powerto regulate all foreign and interstate commerce.
C: channels
S:substaintial effect: the court will uphold the regulation if it is of economic or commercial activity and the court can conceive of a reational basis on which congress could conclude that the acitivity in aggregate substaintially affets interstate commerce.
I:instrumentalities/ persons/things
war and related powers: the consitution gives congress power to declare war, raise and support armies, and provide for and maintain a navy.
investigation power:implied.
property power
no federal police power: but semi police power over DC, federal lands, military bases, indian reservations
bankrupcy power: non-exclusive
postal power: exclusive
legislative veto of executive actions : try to avoid bicameralism or presentment; invalid
Con Law1: Judicial Power
Article 3
Juducial Review
Federal Courts
Article3
Article1
Jurisdiction of the supreme court
original jurisdiction
appellate Jurisdiction: SC has power in all cases to which federal power extends, subject to congressional exceptions and regulation
Writ of Certiorari
cases from state courts re:(1) constituionality(2) violation of federal law
all cases from federal courts of Appeals
appeal-must hear: decesions by 3-judge federal district court panels that grant or deny injunction relief
Consitutional and Self-Imposed limitations on exercise of Fed. Jurisdiction-"strict scrutiy"
Q: does this case judiciable by SC?
A: depends on whether there is "a case or controversy" and other elements
- a real controversy must exist at all stages of review. If the matter has already been resolved,the case will be dismissed as moot.
- exception: capable of repetition, but evading review are not moot.ex. abortion
- class action: representative may continue to pursue even her claim has become moot if claims of other class members are still viable.
- injury: directly/personally harmed by the unlawful gov action which affects her right under con or fed law
- causation
- redressibility: the decision favor Pp must be capable of eliminating the grievance
- Pp in Zone of Interests: have standing to enforce a fed statute
- Standing for others: a claimant has standing in her own right can assert the rights for a 3rd person if
- (1) it's difficult for the 3rd party to assert her own right or
- (2) special relationship between the claimant and the 3rd party
- standing of orgnization:
- (1)injury to members and members can sue on their own
- (2) injury is related to the org purpose
- (3) idv. participation is not required
taxpayer standing: no standing to challenge gov expenditures( cause too remote)
exception: attacking taxing and spending measures on 1st amendment expenture clause
no standing to challenge fed gov grants of surplus property to religious group
adequate and independant state grounds
SC will not exercise jurisdiction if the state court judgement is based on adequate(fully dispositive of the case) and independent(not based on federal case interpretations of identical federal provisions) state law grounds
Abstention
political questions
- constituionally committed to another branch of gov
- inherently incapable of judicial resolution ex. president's conduct of foreign policy
- non political Q: legislative apportionment, arbitrary exclusion of a congressional delegate/production of presidential papers and communications
- prohibiting fed courts from hearing a private party's or foreign gov's claims against a state gov.
- SC: sovereign immunity bars suits against a state gov in state court, even on federal claims
- Congress can remove the immunity as to actions created under 14th Amendment.
Con Law Essays
- Damage: causation/foreseeable/redressiblity
- Special Standing Issues
- Ripeness
- Muteness
- Organization standing
- 11th amendment
Q2.Government Act
Federal
State
Private
Q3. Fundamental Right: Amendment 1-Amendment 10
Q4. Discrimination
suspicious groups
quasi0-suspicious groups
Q5 Ia there a Taking?
physical
regulatory
Q6. Procedure Due Process: 5th
Q7. Substantiation Due Process: 5th
Q8. Equal Protection: 14th
Q9: Conclusion
Revisit: Contract essay checklist
1. Governing Law ( tangible goods?)
- common law
- UCC Article 2---> are both parties merchants? merchant's special rules
2. Is there a valid K?
Mutual Assent
Offer: promise/undertaking; definite; communicate
- merchant's firm offer
- revocation
Acceptance
- mail box rule
- common law: mirror image
- UCC : Q: Offerree's different terms are part of K?
- between merchants: yes, unless: substantially change/ specific wording/?
- not between merchants: no ( offer control)
Consideration(bargain for exchange)
- estoppel: detrimental reliance
3. Does the K have a condition? What kind of condition?
- precedent condition/ concurrent condition/? condition
- waive
4. Any defenses?
- Mistake: patent
- Insane/Incapability
- Minority
- Statute of Frauds ( MY LEGS)
- Exception: Partial Performance
- Memo: between merchants, per oral communication's conclusion, 10 days
- Impossibility: objective
- Impracticability: subjective
5. Interpretation:
- Parole Evidence Rule:Oral communication prior or @ the written K is prohibited to be used to explain K if the written K is final and integrated.
- exception: mistake
- Is there a 3rd party beneficiary?
6. Have the obligations been performed? If not, was there a major or minor breach?
- anticipatory repudiation: prior the due day/ unequivocal
- bilateral
- rescind
- withhold
- ignore and urge for perform
- major breach: substantial bargain-for-exchange
- minor breach
7. Remedies ( check remedies outline)
legal:
- Compensatory
- foreseeable/causation/unavoidable
- put Pp as had K never been breached
- Consequential: incidental
- nominal
- punitive: non, unless tortious
- quasi K
- replevin: UCC special rule
- ejction
- Valid K
- Condition fulfilled
- Indequate Legal Remedy: special goods
- Mutual
- Feasibility
- Defenses: unclean hand
When I noticed the time
it was already 1:38.
Bye, Torts. I did you. I am sure I can handle you well. I am no less competent than any other applicant. I am confident.
Redbull is for sure powerful. Why did lazy aussi create such kind of thing... ( well, "lazy" is a good life attitude, so don't pick on me, aussi! )
I am going to play with cats for 5 mins then hit the bed.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
SFPD; Candy Soft Candy Hard
S: seclusion(invasion)
F:false light
P:appropriation of photos
D: public disclosure
Negligence Per Se ( conclusive presumption for duty and breach)
Candy Soft Candy Hard
Criminal penalty of the statute
Clear Standard
Protected Class
Harm the statute prevent
red bull is very powerful
I feel I am the energizer bunny.
Just got my last barbri essay. Obviously, they are trying to be sweet. one comment is interesting " too much time on small issues." I did notice that problem actually. I have to tell myself " it's not the time to show off especially you are not a fast WRITER." I wish my hands could transform to keyboards during the bar exam.
All right. Don't feel hungry yet. The Thai lunch actually was a lot. Hope the redbull won't keep me on whole night.
2002 Feb Essays Memo
- Jury Trial: 7th amendment
- not incorporate with 14th Amd.
- Erie: substantial or procedural?
- Remove: from State Court to Federal Court by Defendant
- diversity case: diversity of citizenship+75K
- Remand: P's motion to request the case staying in state court
- Judgment as a Matter of Law (CA: Direct Verdict)
- effect: take the case away from jury
- reasonable minds cannot disagree
- timing: for D, at end of P's evidence or at end of all evidence; for P, at end of all evidence
- Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (CA: JNOV)
- Fed:only the party move for direct verdict can move for JNOV
- CA: doesn't have the same restriction
- "final judgment" can appeal
Q2 K/Remedies ( Pasta maker had a K with grower to get tomato, grower repudiated)
- requirements K
- quantity: good faith
- lack of consideration
- parole evidence rule
- anticipatory repudiation
- replevy ( UCC rules)
- fraud
- misrepresentation
- unconscionability
- specific performance: Cha Cha Is My Favorite Dance
- Preliminary Injunction
- Mitigate
Federal securities regulations
Duty of Care: Officer
Duty of Care: BOD
Q4 Trusts/PR ( wife=lawyer=trust drafter=trustee)
- Trust: San Diego Taco Is President Bush's Preference
- Undue Influence
- Fraud/Misrepresentation
- Trustee's Duty: Fiduciary Duty
- Self-Dealing
- Conflicts of Interest
- Property
- Prudent Investor
- Beneficiary's Remedy @ trustee's breach
- ratify
- surcharge
- PR
- Duty of Loyalty
- Duty of Competence
- Duty of Fairness
Q5 Con Law
- standing
- personal standing: causatoin/redressibility
- organization
- due process (5th amendment: life, liberty, property)
- procedural due process
- what kinf of right
- the importance of the right
- the effect of providing procedure protection
- balance: gov. burden/ climant benefit
- substantive due process
- equal protection
- 5th Amendment taking clause
- is there a taking
Q6 Evidence
- Judicial Notice
- notorious: common knowledge
- manifest: easily ratified by accessable authority
- instruction to jury
- civil: conclusive
- criminal:
- fed: not conclusive
- CA: conclusive
- form: personal knowledge
- public policy exclusion
- settlement offer
- remedial mesaures
- insurance info
- document
- writer's personal knowledge
- authentication: can be done by witness's testismony
- best evidence rule: if trying to prove the contect of a document, the
original copy must be provided, if the it's not available, an explanation must
be given.- expert testimony---> plz check
- qualification
- certainty about her opinion
- have a factual base
2002 July Essays memo
Q1 Community Property/Wills
- Community Property ends: physical separation with no intent to reunion
- omitted child
- Attested Wills
- Holographic Wills
- Codicils: republish
- Incorporation by reference
- then existing document, clearly identified in the will
- Can an invalid will be incorporated by reference be a
codicil into a valid will?- Wills substitute: Life insurance proceeds
Q2 Real Property ( sorry! your land has my easement)
- easement
- appurtenant: dominant/ servient
- duration
- termination
- failure to record
- mortgage setting on the land with easement
- when debtor default
- notice
- race
- race-notice: taking without notice/record first
- actual
- constructive: from recording
- inquiry: physical inspection of the land
- if with notice, not BFP, not protected by the statute
- Deed of Trust
- Foreclosure/appraise/deficiency
- general warranty deeds
- covenant of encumbrances
Q3 PR ( friend's son using drugs and lawyer asked him to accept prosecutor's offer even son insists he is innocent... what the hell?)
- making sure who is the client
- specialization: taking cases in a unfamiliar practicing area
- duty of confidentiality
- duty of loyalty
- potential: might occur @ some point during representaion
- reasonably believe she can effectively represent
- informed consent from client ( in CA, the consent must be in writing)
- the consnet must be reasonable
- actual: actually exist
- receiving fee from 3rd person without client's consent
- duty of competence
- duty of communication
- Using other lawyer's service without client's consent
- Sharing fee with other lawyer without client's consent
- sharing fee with other lawyers ( client's written consent is required)
- RPC: proportional to labor
- CA: doesn't need to be proportional, but cannot increase the overall
charge- desicion making
- by lawyer
- by client
- duty owed to the court and 3rd person
- duty of candor to the court: asking client to enter guilty plea while knowing it's not false
Q4 K (Polly wanted to win a free vocation trip but ends up with nothing)
- consideration
- estoppel: Pp foreseeably and reasonably detrimentally reliend on the agreement
careful! what can you claim under estoppel?
- remedies: items you can claim: foreseeability
- some items conflict with each other, if you are allowed one, you should not be allowed another
- Defense: old shit
- impossiblity
- impraticability
Q5 Torts (patient using drugs with " remote" risks and she did become blind)
- product liability ( lack of proper warning)
- strict liability---> plz check
- unreasonable dangerous products which can make safer by adequate warning
- foreseeable user
- foreseeable risk
- no defense:contributory negligence/comparative negligence
- defense: assumption of risk ( required Pp has knowledge)
- intentional( contributory negligence/comparative no defense)
- negligence
- misrepresantion
- express warranty(disclaimer)
- implied warranty of mechantability
- negligence
- malpractice: for professional: reasonably prudent one in the similar area
- causation
- actual: but for
- legal: foreseeability---> remote risk
- supervening
- assupmtion of risk
- mitigate: reasonable standard
Q6 CP(another sad couple)
- putitive spouse ( QMP)
- one spouse's earning in her own personal account
- transmutaton ( before and after 1985)
- creditor right:what is "necessary"
- prior marriage child support
- family lawyer real property lien
Bonjour
Just woke up. 8 hours sleep :P
I wish I can sleep less but I feel blessed that I can sleep and let me brain recharged. :D
Essays really consume a lot of brain power.
Anyway. do you feel powerful today? :D hope you do.
This will be my last "only-essay" day. VERY NICE.
I am getting addicted to essays. They are games. They are fun.
General Deeds
SEC Quickly Eats @ WAwa
- Present: breach @ delivery
- Covenant of Seisin
- Covenant of Right to Convey
- Covenant of Encumbrances
- Future
- Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment
- Covenant of Warranty
- Covenant of Future Assurance
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
2001 July Essays memo
Q1 Civil Pro
- SMJ
- FQ
- Diversity of Citizenship
- nature person: domicile : physical and mental
- citizenship of corporate: state where incorporated/ PPB
- aggregate the claim: joint tortfeasors
- venue
- all the Dd reside
- cause of action
- one of the Dd reside
- motion for change of venue
- personal jurisdiction
- final judgment rule
- interlucotory appeal
Q2 Real Property ( Artist went to London and sublease his place)
- sublease
- assign
- privity of K
- privity of estate: share common interest
- real covenant
- equitable servitude
- quiet enjoyment
- constructive eviction
Q3 Evidence(What objections can be raised?)
- Assume facts not in evidence ( =Argumentive?)
- lack of relevance
- lack of personal knowledge
- speculation
- questions call for a narrative
- hearsay
- present sense impression
- excited utterance
- opinion
Q4 Con Law(female priest)
Q5 Torts/PR(lawyer files frivolous suits for the client to help him getting custody)
- malicious prosecution
- use criminal procedure ( civil also, in many states)
- no probable cause to believe
- results favor for Dd
- causation
- damages
- abuse of process
- use process for a u purpose
- defamation
Q6 Wills/Trusts
- holographic
- Anti-lapse
- death before the will
- death after the will
- omitted child
- trust
after reading a lot of model asnwers
1. trust yourself.
2. people will shit everywherer. this is also the way they write answers... so don't worry
3. a good outline is definitely important, especially if you are a writer.
4. be smart ( they do like smart analysis)
5. guess bravely, it's better than blank
All right. My dad told me " always think people have good intention." You can trust me cause I say so.
High 5.
treat
i decide to study hard today ( no choice = =) and have Thai food for lunch and my favorite Thai ice tea. Yum yum. Hope I won't consume too much rice. a round firm& tight ass is the key to success ( means you're very disciplined and you do yoga)
:)
Conclusion: I want to finish 2001-2003 CA bar essays memo today.
evil desire
I want to reach my hand into the package.
I want to put those chips in my mouth.
God! show me some mercy.
Monday, July 16, 2007
ask a gay man
2004 July Essays Memo
- murder: killing/malicious aforethoughts
- 1st degree murder: premeditation/delibration
- 2nd degree: murder other than 1st degree/IM/VM
- felony murder: common law/ modern law---> inherently dangerous
- co-felon's death
- involuntary manslaughter: criminal negligence
- voluntary manslaughter: passion/provoked/short period of time/no time to cool off
- conspiracy: double intents/overt act
- extortion ( black mail): obtaining property by means of threats
- assessory after facts:adds to escape knowingly she is a felon
Q2. Constitutional Law ( No begging)
- Stadning: causation/redressibility
- State Actoin
- 1st Amendment right: free speech
- vaugeness: don't know what is prohibited
- overbroadth: substaintially prohibited protected speech
- contect-based: presumptively illegal
- contect-neutral
- time/place/manner
public forum/designated public forum:
- content neutral
- narrowly tailored
- alternative forum available
private forum: contant neutral/legitimate gov intrest
Q3. Wills/Trusts
- choice of law
- attested will elements
- interested witness
- intestate distribution
- trust element
- Is truetee necessary?
- Is beneficiary ascertable?
- If the trust fails, cy pres?
- pretermitted child, exception
- adopted child
Q4. Evidence
- logical relevance: more/less probable
- legal relevance: probative/prejudicial
- personal knowledge
- hearsay
- statement: laughing?
- state of mind
- admission by the other party
- statement against interest
- judicial notice
- notorious: common knowledge
- manifest: easily ratified from authority
- criminal case: Fed and CA difference
- best evidence rule
- leading question @ cross exam
- assumed facts in the question
- juror's independent research
- Former government lawyer
- Solication
- in hospital
- use runner/compensation to the runner
- Duty of Fairness to 3rd Party
- Contact with people represented by counsel
Q6. Torts/Remedies
- wrongful death: medical bills/lost wages/sex/consortium
- lost wage: present value/inflation
- negligence
- eggshell-skull
- remedy analysis: certain/forseeability/unavoidable
Class Action
Authority : R23
Numerous class &
common questions in law or in fact &
the representive's claim is typical to the class &
the class is reasonably represented &
Either one of the following 3:
- Risk of inconsistant decisions
- Injunction or declaratory relief appropriate
- Common questions predominate and a class action is a suprior method
CA: class is ascertable & common interest
court rely on R23
- risk
- superior method
- predominates
- common questions
I alsmot remember everything in Fed part but fail in the CA part... well... :P
my counter
guess we are all freaking out and try to find a lifesaver from the internet...
pals...
I am as scared as you are.
I am as tired as you are.
I am as depressed as you are.
Let's pass the bar hand in hand. No more tears. No more weepie weepie. We are just too cute and creative to take the bar exam again.
sorry, mom
mom was talking about things....
.on
.. and on
... and on...
5 mins later...
moi " mom, what's your point?"
mom " -------- ( silence)"
moi " mom, I didn't mean it. I mean. ... ( actually I did mean it)"
mom " I don't know you're so busy."
moi " --------- ( silence)"
I will call her later and tell her I love her.
2004 Feb essay memo
- 4th amd: serizure
- arrest? ( police's gun pointing down/ defedent handcuffed) warran generally not required
- other detain? stop and frisk
- 4th amd: search
state action privacy no warrant warrantless search
- search incident to lawful arrest
- plan view ( I dount this one, but 2 model answers mentioned plan view)
- 5th amd: Miranda Warning
- custodial: not free to leave
- interrogation: questions might invoke answer
- physical action: testimonial? ( Defendent looked a garbage can around and police found the shortgun inside)
- shall the evidence found from the violation of Miranda Warning be excluded?
- Taking Defendent voice without crossexam and witness
- prior marriage debt
- Q-CP: divorce
- when did the CP end?
- putative spouse
- mistress's personal account
- what can the creditor reach into?
- Who is the client?
- Duty of loyalty: IC between former clients and current clients
- Duty of confidentiality
- Competency: skill, knowledge, thoroughtness, preparation
- receiving payment from 3rd person
- fee: PRC:reasonable, CA: unconscionable
- Duty of Fairness to 3rd Party
- covenants: intent/touch&concern
- assigment: privity in land
- interaction between covenat violations:
- if landlord violates covenats, can tenant stop to pay rent? ( independency of covenants?)
- waiver
- can Landloard sue assignor for rent?
- orginization standing: members harm/harm related to purpose/ ind participation unncessary
- supreme clause: Fed preemption
- commerce clause
- negative application of commerce clause
- PJ: general long arm statute My Parents Foreseeably Forgot Read Child Story.
- SMJ: FQ & diviersity
- Complusory Joinder: can't enter a complete judgement/ defendent can't defense itself
- indispensible 3rd party: what shall the court do if an indispensible party will destroy diversity?
- Conterclaim: D->P if from same T/O, lost the claim if D didnot counterclaim
- supplemental jusrisrication
- FQ: same nexus of facts
- diversity of J: same T/O ( for PP to DD, can overcome amount but not diversity)
Just Woke Up
If the studying is very powerful and effective. Then my brain got really tired after 10 hours study. ( hit 2 essays "perfectly" yesterday, even thought the model answer is not that model... hop hop hop)
Anyway, focus on the major topics. For the little things- make up rules. I really can't get distracted.
MBE and PT.
Feel very powerful now. Hope you 2. Roar. I am going to get a super big cheese burger and fries and milk shake and then a whole day study.
:D
:) Pinkie Power
Suddenly I found I am much stronger than I thought.
Miss you still but let me move on bravely.
Junior Pinkie
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Guten Tag!
I was feeling ugly and fat, shopping in the TJ. I felt someone kept looking at me.
Austrian guy: "hello! are you studying in Academy of Art?"
a "cute" blondie guy with an interesting accent
Moi: "nope"
Austrian guy: " where are you studying? are you Japaneses? "
Moi: " I am not a student. Where are you from?"
Austrian guy: " Austria."
Moi: " Guten Tag."
Austrian guy: " your german is really good."
Moi: ( Hello! I just said Guten Tag.... )
Anyway, even I am fat and ugly. There is still someone who is willing to talk to me........ and tells me my german is really good.
Awesome.
Back to study... I am a stranger to those 2 cats already. they dirty evil kitties....
Let's Chat
For me, these 2 months are kind of tough, mentally. Although I used to stay up whole night to study a case I like in law school but this "barbri" or "bar exam" way of preparation is just not my way.
I found 2 ways to motivate myself:
1. think every MBE or essay is a game. a puzzle.
2. for PT, think you want to be the best associate in your firm.
Anyway, i love you all. Every one provides blogs and everyone gives me feedback. Without you, bar exam thing is just many many blue days.
You...You light up my life....
criminal pro
4th ( for states, incorporation with 14th Amd)
search and seizure
- Arrest: no warrant is required
- Other detain
- stop & frisk
- car: neutral purpose related to automobiles and mobility
- to get a warrant
Search
- state action
- right of privacy
- valid warrant or good faith belief
- warrantless search
- incident to a lawful arrest
- stop and frisk:patdown
- consent
- plan view: lawful on the land
- automobile
- hot pursue
5th
no-self incrimination
Miranda Warning
- custodial interrogation
- testimonial (express/implied)
- spontaneous
- evidence from violation of Miranda warning ( no court decision yet re: fruit of poisoned tree)
- inevitable
6th
- right to jury trial
- speedy trial
- post-charge right to counsel
8th Cruel Punishment
bail
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Element of Crime
Act
Mental Status
Inchoate
Solicitation
Conspiracy
Attempted
Body
Murder
common law
1st /2nd
voluntary manslaughter
involuntary manslaughter
Battery
offensive touching
intent
Assault
apprehension of offensive touching
intent
False Imprisonment
Kidnap
Property
Larceny
Taking
Property of Others
Causation
embezzlement
Taking
Property of Others
Possessary
Intent
rubbery
Taking
Assault
Intention
exortation ( Blackmail)
Habitability
Burglary
Breaking
Entry
Dwelling of Others
At night
With intent to commit felony inside
Arson
malice
burning
dwelling
another
Sex
Rape
karnal knowledge
woman
Intent
Judicial
Perjury
PR- Court & 3rd Party
Duty of Candor to Court
Duty of Fairness to Counter Party:
Concept: Let's have a fair game!
1. Duty to Turn-In Real Evidence ( Note: Duty Conflicts with Duty of Confidentiality)
2. Duty to not forge evidence
3. Duty to not contact other party's employees without other party's consent
4. Duty to not use criminal charge threatening other people
RereVisit of PR-client
There is fiduciary duty between a lawyer and her client.
The major duties include:
1. Duty of Care(competent): knowledge, preparation, thoroughness, skill
2. Duty of Loyalty
- Conflicts of Interest with Lawyer herself
- Conflicts of Interest with Lawyer's Former Government Employer
- Conflicts of Interest with Client's Employers ( note: corp&directors)
- Conflicts of Interest with Past Clients : informed and written consents from both parties
- Conflicts of Interest with Other Clients
- Imputed Conflicts ( CA silent): if one can't , all firm members can't, unless--->ethic wall
- Consent ( If a reasonable lawyer will not suggest consent--->unconsentable)
- lawyer reasonably believe can represent each client competently/diligently
- representation not prohibited by law
- if it's one client against the other in the same case: not allowed
- informed/written consent by each client
- not prevents by duty of confidentiality
1. Duty of Confidentiality
- A/C privilege:
- @ court
- belongs to client
- neverend(CA: end when estate distributed and excutor discharged)
- CEC: discretionary--->avoid death or seriously bodily harm
- RPC: info related to representation
- Cal RPC: no rules. oath
2. Duty of Communication: keep client informed
3. Duty of Fair Hourly Rate/Contingent Fee
- RPC: fee must be reasonable
- Cal RPC: must not be unconscionable
- written requirement
- Contingent fee: %, from judgement award
RPC Cal RPC
CA: GQ Is Dame Cool.
no guarantee/warranty no "quick cash" no impersonation without disclosure no dramatization without disclosure no no contingent fee offer without disclosure of the possibility litigation fee if the client loses the caseCA: presumed to be false/misleading (rebuttable)
client in hospital client suffering mental/physical stress mailings without labeling"advertising materials" testimonial&endorsement without informing clients it's not a promise
5. Duty to not solicit ate clients improperly
seeking fee-paying work ( freebie is ok) by personal contact/telephone contact/ real-time electronic contact is not allowed, unless from personal/family/prior professional connects or from other lawyers .
Exception: Targeted Direct-Mail Solicitation ( person known to face face a specific legal problem) ---> Label as "advertising material" NO HARASSMENT
7. Avoid Other people pay for your clients (Exception: written consent, no interference of independent judgement & confidentiality ) 2004 Feb Q3
- PRC: not allowed(exception: advance court costs/litigation expenses; indigent)
- CA: no "buying" , but with written IOU, lawyers can lend money to clients for any purpose
i will
また今日も 誰かが
泣いたり 笑ったりしている
君からのメッセージを
何度でも 讀み返しては
何故だろう 淚が 止まらなくなる
きっと誰よりも分かりあえる 君がいてくれるなら
どんな瞬間も 乘り越えてみせるよ
だから抱きしめていてね ずっと 離さないで
言葉にできないこの思いを 歌い續けていたいから
忘れないでね どんな時も ずっと and I will be with you
遠いけど いつでも
すぐそばに 感じてる
優しさに すべてを
任せたい夜もある
きっと誰よりも分かりあえる 君は安らぎと共に
喜びをくれるよね 今も これからも
その存在が 心 滿たしてくれる
言葉にできないこの思いを 歌いつづけていたいから
見つめていてね いつの日にも ずっと and I will be with you
何かを失って每日を 叫び續けようとも
嵐が過ぎ去ったあとは いつも虹は浮かぶ
言葉にできないこの思いを 歌い續けていたいから
忘れないでね どんな時も ずっと and I will be with you
言葉にできないこの思いを 歌い續けていたいから
忘れないでね どんな時も ずっと and I will be with you
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Remedies:
1. Compensatory Damages
2. Loss of Consortium
He wrote me a mail.
how are you?
I just wanted to write and say hello and check in to
see how your studies are going? Just another week or
so, then pinkie is free. I know pinkie has been
studying very diligently.
I read the other day that first year associates make
something like $150,000, and 4th years can make
$250,000. Unbelievable. Senior Pinkie should have
stayed in law.
Nothing too exciting in LA. I am still waiting to hear
back from Yahoo! about a job, and might be moving from
Redondo Beach to Hollywood next month to house sit
when my friend moves to Dubai.
Other than that, nothing going on other than senior
pinkie found a few rogue grey hairs on his head.
good luck
****
Commerical language
I have another random question -- is there a difference between the words 'substantial,' 'significant,' and 'important' in the con law tests? For example, CMR says that time, place, and manner restrictions must serve a 'significant' gov interest, while restrictions on commercial speech must serve a 'substantial' gov interest. They all sound intermediate scrutinyish to me.
All the speech regulations can be catogarized to content-base or content neutral.
Content base: presumptively unconstitutional ( ex. attorney commerical can not be per se illegal)
Content neutrual: intermediate scrutiny
Thus, even for speech regulations, same standard here. In CMR, for commercial speech, the regulations shall:
1. serve substaintial government interest
2. directly advance the interest
3. narrowly-tailored ( adding "narrow-tailored" won't kill you in 1st amendment right)
Conclustion: obviously it's an intermediate scrutiny, thus substaintial = important
Friday, July 13, 2007
I am inspired
That's the real genius. Smart people can simplify all the complicated shit. I really hate to read long shit. I want my answer Short but Powerful.
Anyway, for PT, I don't think I have time to pee after 85 mins. That means I cannot drink a lot of water. I will extend my reading and outline time to 95 even 100 (if very necessary). Obviously, I am not good at writing long shit, so I have to make sure my short shit organized and hit the spots.
I have to get a lot of energy bars, like 10. I shall bring my Yoga Mat.
a PT a day
I am hungry ( again, yes).
I just want to play with my dolls and tell them how much I love them.
Friday night...who is waiting for me?
NO ONE
NO BODY
GOOD IDEA?
all right... time to take off...
awesome lunch
anyway i just found it's friday the 13th...
giggling...
wish me luck re: my PT practice! ROARING
Evidence MBE
Evidence is always a difficult one for me. I am happy with it. I do agree these sets of questions are much easier.
Questions I got wrong:
Q7: A/C privileges between co-parties
Q24
Q28
Q30( I got it correctly originally:P, I thought too much)
Q31: rehabilitation
About Q24: I was thinking either B or D... can anyone analyze item (B) for me...
About Q28 I still think " because I might have a little negligent" is kinda admission
Can anyone explain?
About Q30: I still think either B or D works... cause USPS thing is much more powerful...
Anyway, Barbri is right, when questions are too easy... you start to feel UNEASY...
p.s. admission doesn't need to be unequivocal.
schedule
2.Real Property MBE
3. Torts MBE ( which everyone scores higher than 80%)
4. PT
5. July 2006 Exam
6. Feb 2005 Exam ( :P 2 more questions need to view)
How's the PMBR thing, everyone?
Is it powerful?
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Real Property : Revisit
1. Present Land Interest
- Fee Simple Absolute
- Fee Simple Determinable
- Life Tenant ( waste)
- Grantor: POR, RE
- Third Party: vested remainder/ contingent remainder/ ???
- RAP
- Joint Tenant ( with survivorship)
- T-Tip
- Mortgage: Title Theory/Lien Theory
- Tenet in common
- Rent
- Tax
- Necessary Repair
- Types of leasehold
- tenancy for years
- periodical tenancy
- Landlord's obligations
- Covenant of Hability
- Actual evaction
- Implied evaction
- Constructive evaction
- Tenant's obligations
- Rent
- Maintainace
- Assignment
- Assignor: privity of K
- Assignee: privity of estate
- sublet
- Easement
- appurtenant: dorminant/servient
- necessity
- duration: permanent
- termination
- License
- Real Covenant
- Benefit
- intent
- touch and concern: burden the land
- vertical privity
- Burden
- intent
- toucn and concern
- notice
- horizontal privity
- vertical privity
- Equitable Servitude
6. Land Sale
- Benefit
- intent
- touch and concern
- Burden
- intent
- notice
- touch and concern
- Land Sale Contract ( S/F): Marketable Title
- Deeds ( general warranty deeds)
- Merger: K vs. Deeds: deeds control/K merge into deeds
- General Warranty Deeds
- Covenant of Seisin: title/possession
- Covenant of Right to Conveyance: right to transfer
- Covenant of Encumbrances: no physical or title encumbrance
- Covenants of Titles
- Covenant of Quiet Enjoymant: won't be disturbed by 3rd party's legal title
- Covenant of Warraty: defense/no superior title from 3rd person
- Covenant of Future Assurance: reasonably method to protect grantee from future attacks
- Wild Deeds
- Delivery
- Condition
- Escrow
- Relate Back
- Acceptance
- BFP: notice( AIR), race, race-notice
- theory:title/lien
- priority
- notice
- race
- notice-race
9. Nuisance: Public/ Private
10. Taking( Eminent Domain): 5th Amendment
Trusts: Revisit
Both of them seem running out of time. The answers are pretty short.
7 element:
Delivery
Trustee
Intent
Trust Property(Res)
Beneficiary( Charitable Trust)
Purpose
Types of trusts:
Mandatory
Spendthrift:prohibiting both voluntary and involuntary alienation of B's right to future payment
- exception:surplus(consider reasonable expenses of B)
- exception:necessaries
- exception:spouse support, children support
- exception:government debt(ex.IRS)
- exception:child/spousal support/alimony
Honorary
Secret(Semi-Secret)
Revocable
Totten
Charitable
Modification and Termination of Trusts:
Claflin Doctrine. the
Changed Circumstances
Trust Administration and Trustees Duties:
Self-Dealing
Conflict of Interest
Duty Relating to care of Trust Property
The Prudent Investor Rule
Too tired...Escape
K MBE
Mine is 26/34. I am improving. I can see that. Although I am not 88% or 92%. I am happ with 7 or 8 wrong in each subjects. I am not greedy.
I have to learn to accept my limitation and improve my weakness.
I might be a turtle but I am a powerful one. I don't need to be number 1. I just want to pass it.
I am happy for any " I got higher score message" feedback and share me with your secrets of your powerful MBE.
Lunch break. More work to do later. Love you all.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
I skipped 1/2 of my last barbri class
I never got a chance to say hi to the cute guy. Obviously he likes his burrito more than cuties. Also, he is not that cute actually. He is not that tall. He is a little bit too thin. Anyway, it's his lost.
2 questions:
1. self-defense& defense for others vs. duress?
difference?
2. except self-defense, can "imperfect self defense doctrine" be applied in all other justification defenses?
***********************************
Also, one thought, if a trustee violates fiduciary duty ... Is there an embezzlement?
trustee: legal title---> so obviously he has title ( otherwise, there is no delivery and the trust fails)
beneficiary: equitable title
all right! work hard!
Di Da Di Da Di! Clocks Nextdoor Are Ringing
Self-Defense ( Imperfect Self Defense Doctrine; minor jurisdiction: retreat)
Defense of Others
Defense of Dwelling ( general rule: no deadly force/exception: avoid felony inside)
Defense of Other Properties ( No deadly force allowed)
Crime Prevention ( deadly force: only when felony risking human life)
Necessity(Natural force; Deadly force never allowed)
Effectuate Arrest(Police/Private)
Resisting Arrest (deadly force: only when don't know arrester is police and arrest is improper)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Crime & Torts
"Don't Try to Be Cute"
but...but...I am just cute... what should I do?
I can try to not be creative.
I can try to not be smart.
I can try to be a sheep.
BUTs (i.e. many but)... I don't know how to be "not cute."
anyway... helpful class... Cutie Survey: 8 out of 10 cuties
1. CP outline: good
2. Professional Responsibility: messy
3. Wills/Trusts outline: good
I am Getting the feeling. ( Roar )
He is right. My most serious problem is my outline doesn't match my answer structure. I am actually working on it. And yes, time management. Final Schedule: Working on it.
p.s. 1.5 more pounds
to do list
2. elements : Criminal law
3. elements: Torts
4. lecture
Smile. Don't be a bitch.
Monday, July 9, 2007
“I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all.”
Marie Antoinette
General Rule: either spouse may act alone
Exception: furnishing/clothing of the dwelling/CP household. The non consenting party spouse may void such a transfer in its entirety at any time during or after marriage and need not return the transferee's purchase price.
---> presumption can be overcome by demonstrating that she did not in any way consent to, or participate in, the transfer .
--->must return purchase money
Exception: CP earnings of the non debtor spouse are not liable for the debtor's premarital obligation only as long as those earnings are held in a deposit account in which the debtor has no right of withdrawal.
Exception de exception: necessaries.
some thoughts to motivate myself
Sunday, July 8, 2007
persistence
Today, I do feel much better. I outlined a lot of essays. I don't even count how many I did. I am kind of getting the feelings. I think yesterday was a major freak-out. I don't know why. I remind myself that there are 6K ( 7K?8k?) people who are also suffering now but they don't complain. "Why should I? Am I weaker?"
The Arc de Triomphe pic is my wallpaper now. Recently, I think about Paris a lot. I took the photo in April. (Paris is just beautiful.) I think I really really need a blue sky holiday. Of course after the bar exam.
Tomorrow is the simulated exam. I am not ready but I will just do it. No one is ready.
freaking out
yes, I am freaking out.
I cannot concentrate tonight at all. I am tired, both physically and mentally.
I lost motivation. The studying is god damn dry. I have to say it's very stupid. However, if i don't pass it, I will not be qualified to name bar exam a game for idiots. I am not hungry ( bad sign). I am not sleepy but feel exhausted.
I hope your studying is powerful and with high yield.
Good night, my fellows. Let's see whether tomorrow will be another day.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Who cares?
Who cares about me?
I am suffering.
Even these two ... they... they don't care about me at all...
they are very cold
A very depressing day...
bad weather
inefficient studying...
diarrhea... a lot a lot a lot a lot a lot
i was too sad that I even forgot that corp. should not be considered as "person" under Privilege and Immunities Clause
everything is just .... WONDERawFUL
Friday, July 6, 2007
Miranda Question
I have a question for you people.
The cops drag a guy to the station and make him confess, in violation of his Miranda rights. From the confession, the cops obtain a search warrant. With the warrant they find a murder weapon.
Now, his confession is excluded, b/c of the exclusionary rule. But the gun is *in*, because 1) there is a valid warrant and 2) the fruits doctrine don't apply to evidence obtained from Miranda violations.
Is that right??? Please explain.
Posted by biff at 5:57 PM 20 comments
Thursday, July 5, 2007
PT turn-in
I got passed one item-analysis.
I was totally running out of the time. when I wrote the curfew, I didn't know I can just say " same as point4" "same as point 5" Also, I still don't know whether I should read files first or library first.
As a writer, I need to be more efficient, more organized.
Discipline, Smile, and eyeliner+lip gloss.
Let me see how to make my Bday more miserable:
Mix Subjects Q101-200 9:00-12:00
PT 2:00-5:00
Trusts 6:00-9:00
B day girl
Loretta said she and Paul want to have dinner with me.
I told her" I have a class." ( Trusts class)
She screamed " no one has class on Friday night."
Obviously she thought I tried to fraud her.
I don't like this kind of Birthday.
I am just a sensitive, good-hearted, sweet, short, chubby, funny and high tech (even I am a writer, not a typer) cutie. I shall be happy happy with friends and family members, play with pets, and maybe DUI. Yet, everything is "choice." Legal career is my choice and I have to be responsible to it. Duty of Diligent.
Hold my hand... hold my hand... let's pray.... let's hug...