Secret Sex Tapes Come to Light
Panel attorneys should review curent and past sex cases from Santa Clara County to determine if a habeas petition might be appropriate. It has recently been discovered that SART exams have been videotaped, but the videotapes, sometimes exculpatory, were not disclosed to the defense.

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State to Issue IOU's to Panel Attorneys
The State Controller announced it will issue warrants (IOU's) starting Juy 2, 2009. The AOC has recently learned that claims that were sent from the projects to the AOC on or after June 22 (not June 29 as originally reported) are being paid with IOU's. The Controller's Office has informed the AOC that claims transmitted through June 19 will be paid by check or by direct deposit.

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SDAP Seminar Material Available Online
Material from the 2009 SDAP Spring Seminar is now available.

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Dependency Briefs to be Served on the Minor
Dependency briefs and writ petitions must be served on the minor's attorney or, if none, the guardian-ad-litem which is often the CASA worker. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 8.412(e).)