Case Name: JESUS GARCIA, Appellant, v. GEORGE E. BROWN et al., Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1905-01-24
Citations: 146 Cal. 68
Docket Number: L. A. No. 1289
Parties: JESUS GARCIA, Appellant, v. GEORGE E. BROWN et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 146
Pages: 68–70

Head Matter:
[L. A. No. 1289.
Department One.
January 24, 1905.]
JESUS GARCIA, Appellant, v. GEORGE E. BROWN et al., Respondents.
Appeal—Calendar—Power op Clerk—Absence op Points and Authorities—Erroneous Submission—Cause Stricken prom Calendar.—Where the appellant has not filed his points and authorities, though the time therefor has I long since elapsed, the appeal is subject to be dismissed on motion, and the clerk has no power, without an order of the court, to put the cause upon the calendar for oral argument; and where the appellant appeared for oral argument and submitted the cause without notice to respondent, the court will not pass upon the merits of the appeal, but will set aside the submission and strike the ease from the oral-argument calendar.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County and from an order denying a new trial. J. "W. Mahon, Judge.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
C. Linkenbach, and E. J. Emmons, for Appellant.
J. W. P. Laird, for Respondents.

Opinion:
ANGELLOTTI, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial. The transcript on appeal was filed herein on June 26, 1902. Appellant has not filed his points and authorities, and his time to so do has long since expired. Although there were no points and authorities on file, the appeal was inadvertently placed upon the calendar for oral argument, at the session of the court held at Los Angeles in April, 1904, without any order of the court to that effect, and there then being no appearance of either party, was continued to the October, 1904, session, at which time the appellant appeared, respondent not appearing, and, upon request of appellant, the appeal was submitted, without argument, for decision. It does not appear that respondent has had any notice that the case would come on for argument.
Under these circumstances, the court will not undertake to pass upon the merits of the appeal. Under rule XVII of this court, the clerk is not authorized in. the absence of a special order to that effect, to place a case upon the calendar for oral argument until points and authorities have been filed. Until points and authorities on behalf of the appellant have been served and filed, the respondents have the right to assume that the case will not be on the calendar for argument, and are not called upon to observe whether it. has been placed thereon.
Under rule V of this court, appellant's points and authorities not having been filed, this appeal is subject to be dismissed on motion o£ the respondents, upon notice given to the appellant. It is not in condition to be decided.
The order submitting the cause for decision is vacated, and the case stricken from the oral-argument calendar.
Shaw, J., and Van Dyke, J., concurred.