BRIEFLY : NEW TRIAL UNLIKELY IN '95 LANDSLIDE SUIT.VENTURA - Three months after losing their $24 million suit against a nearby ranch, victims of the 1995 La Conchita landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, were back in court Monday to ask a judge for a new trial. Property owners whose homes were damaged by the landslide asked Superior Court Judge Henry Walsh to take another look at evidence in the civil suit, which ended in January after Walsh ruled La Conchita Ranch Co. was not to blame for the March 4, 1995 disaster. ``I think the interest of justice in this case needs to be squared against the court's decision in this matter,'' said Tim Cohalen, an attorney representing La Conchita property owners. Cohalen said expert witnesses confused the judge during the seven-week trial and urged him to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re testimony from residents. ``The trial was the time and the place to produce evidence,'' said Walsh, who was the subject of protests outside a recent ceremony to honor Ventura County jurists The following lists are of prominent jurists, including judges, listed in alphabetical order by jurisdiction. See also list of lawyers. Antiquity
Those residents claim the ranch above the tiny seaside community excessively irrigated crops, causing the slide. Although Walsh did not immediately release a written ruling, he said he was not inclined to grant the request. - Daily News Some post offices open late Thursday VENTURA - The U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. will be keeping various offices open until midnight Thursday to meet the April 15 deadline to mail state and federal income tax returns. Local locations in Ventura County to be open late include: Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - 2551 N. Galena galena (gəlē`nə) or lead glance, lustrous, blue-gray mineral crystallizing usually in cubes, sometimes in octahedrons. It is the most important ore and the principal source of lead. Ave. Oxnard - 1961 North C St. For more information, call (800) ASK-USPS. - Daily News Longtime lawman named to new post VENTURA - A veteran investigator with the District Attorney's Office was named deputy chief investigator, the unit's second highest position, officials said Tuesday. Richard C. Haas, a former Ventura police officer and a district attorney's investigator since 1980, will oversee investigations in major crimes, gang, sexual assault and other units of the district attorney's Bureau of Investigation. Haas also will help shape policy and administer the 56-member unit. He previously served as senior investigator in charge of the Major Crimes Unit. Senior Investigator David Stone
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