On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in EpicentRx, Inc. v. Superior Court and People v. Choyce. (Briefs here; oral argument videos here and here.)
The EpicentRx case is expected to decide whether a forum selection clause is enforceable when a party’s right under California state law to a jury trial for their civil claims would not apply in the exclusive forum identified by the clause. The court granted review in December 2023. More about the case here.
Choyce is an automatic direct appeal from a December 2008 judgment of death. Counsel was appointed in February 2012. Briefing was completed in October 2019.
These will be the first of eight opinions for cases argued on the early-May calendar. Four of the six remaining opinions should file by August 4. Other argued but undecided cases are the eight on the late-May calendar (most opinions due by August 18) and the seven on the June calendar (most opinions filing by August 28).
Because of post-argument briefing, a number of opinions will likely file outside the usual 90-days-from-argument time period: Taking Offense v. State of California (argued in early May) and Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles (argued in late May), could be decided as late as November 10 (see here); opinions in the death penalty appeals in People v. Bankston (argued in early May), People v. Chhuon and Pan (argued in late May), and People v. Barrera (argued in June) might not file until December 1 (see here); the People v. Cardenas death penalty appeal, argued in late May, could be decided as late as September 15; and the opinion in People v. Superior Court (Guevara), argued in June, might not file until October 9.
The EpicentRx and Choyce opinions can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
