BRIEFLY JUDGES, ATTORNEYS TO SETTLE IN FORCE.Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court judges and nearly 300 San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. attorneys will join forces for 10 days to resolve hundreds of civil lawsuits, a court official said Friday. The aim is to reduce crowded court calendars and cut costs for all litigants, Allan Parachini said. Beginning Monday, the Valley Associated Settlement Team will assign members of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association to be settlement attorneys. VAST was created to expedite cases flooding the Van Nuys branch of Los Angeles Superior Court after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. and the state's then-new ``three strikes, you're out'' law. - City News Service Council names plaza for Bernardi The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Friday to give another honor to former City Councilman Ernani Bernardi Ernani Bernardi (October 29, 1911-January 4, 2006) was a politician in Los Angeles, California. He represented District 7 on the Los Angeles City Council from 1961 to 1993, a district that covered the east San Fernando Valley. for his more than 30 years of service to the city. The council voted to name the plaza in the Van Nuys Civic Center after Bernardi, who was a councilman for the area from 1961 to 1993. ``He was Mr. San Fernando Valley for years,'' Councilman Tom Labonge said. ``It's only fitting we do something like this in the heart of the Valley for him.'' - Daily News 2nd nurse enters not-guilty plea BURBANK - A second nurse has pleaded not guilty after being charged with involuntary manslaughter The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally. Most unintentional killings are not murder but involuntary manslaughter. The absence of the element of intent is the key distinguishing factor between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. in the death of an elderly patient at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Burbank, California, USA. The hospital has 455 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. It's adress is: 501 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91505. . Registered nurse Kelly Miyasato, 31, of Redondo Beach entered her plea Friday, a day after another registered nurse, Amy Brunner, 25, of Alhambra also plead not guilty to the charges. Both are expected back in court Nov. 20, said Vesna Maras Maraş: see Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. of the District Attorney's Office. - Daily News Trespasser told to get counseling A man who pleaded no contest Friday to trespassing at the Brentwood compound of Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver will undergo psychological counseling, a city attorney official said. Richard Sathianathan, 32, also received credit for 50 days in county jail after pleading guilty to tampering with one of Schwarzenegger's vehicles, said Frank Mateljan of the City Attorney's Office. According to Mateljan, in addition to being ordered into counseling, Sathianathan was sentenced to three years' probation and told to stay away from Schwarzenegger and his wife and their property, as well as the governor's mansion. - City News Service Pedestrian death 4th such fatality GLENDALE - An 82-year-old man died Wednesday after he was hit by a car while trying to cross San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , the fourth pedestrian fatality of the year in the city, police officials said. Police said he was not in a marked crosswalk. The victim, believed to be a resident of Los Angeles, was struck by a 1995 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Varuzhan Kizirian, 34, of Burbank. The fatality occurred at San Fernando Road near Garfield Avenue about 7:50 p.m., police said. The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of family, was transported to Glendale Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the car was released at the scene. - Daily News |
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