ONCALL
...Evidence
......Judicial Notice
8 Cards On This Topic:
  • Mathematical equations and theorems are a proper subject of judicial notice.
  • Request for judicial notice cannot be made in an appellate brief.
  • Materials filed by attorneys on behalf of litigants can be judicially noticed and provide evidence to support an award of attorney’s fees.
  • The existence of a contemporary social movement such as #MeToo is not the proper subject of judicial notice.
  • Matters of which judicial notice is requested may not be offered for the truth of their contents and cannot be subject to interpretation.

  • Matters for which judicial notice is requested must be relevant.
  • Press releases may not be judicially noticed for the truth of their contents.
  • Uncertified records of conviction improperly admitted upon judicial notice where no evidence of their authenticity was introduced.