Judge Orders Sanctions, New Election in Measure R Case
Berkeley Daily Planet - October 2, 2007
In what would appear to be the most stinging rebuke possible to the conduct of the Alameda County Registrar of Voters Office in the November 2004 Berkeley Measure R Medical Marijuana initiative election, a California Superior Court judge has ordered that a new Measure R election be held in November of next year, and that Measure R proponents be reimbursed for litigation and recount costs." . . .

Lynwood defies order to hold recall vote
Los Angeles Times - July 3, 2007
. . . Fredric Woocher, an election law attorney representing the backers of the recall, said the council's reaction was not unprecedented. Four years ago, Lynwood officials also resisted a recall, in a case against ex-Mayor Paul Richards, who subsequently was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for corruption. "They're trotting out the same exact thing," Woocher said. "Back then they also tried to get access to the signatures." . . .

Just what does 'No' mean? - Sides differ on interpretation of election results
Monterey County Herald - June 7, 2007
. . . Attorney Fred Woocher, who has represented LandWatch Monterey County, called the analysis "ridiculous" because he argued that the referendum precluded GPU4 from being enacted in the first place. Since the voters rejected GPU4 through the referendum, it is void. The repeal, he said, is meaningless. . . .

Judge Rules on Tally Dispute - Alameda County Cited over Access to Vote Material
San Jose Mercury News - Apr 19, 2007
. . . Matt Zimmerman, an electronic-voting expert at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, applauded the ruling as "an absolute, best-case scenario." "There's certainly no motivation here for elections officials to want to voluntarily turn this over because any indication that anything went wrong implicates their administration and their selection of the machines in the first place," Zimmerman said. "We haven't had a good ruling like this to tell elections officials to follow the law." . . .

Judges defeat Villaraigosa's LAUSD bid
Los Angeles Times - Apr 17, 2007
. . . "This opinion is now strong enough," Woocher said. Including the trial court judge, "we've now had four judges look at this and all of them agree. I would certainly hope that the mayor can now move in a new direction toward a true partnership." . . .

L.A. Schools in a Legal Mess with Insurer
The Los Angeles Times - Apr 10, 2006
. . . Strumwasser said the lawsuit has placed L.A. Unified in a precarious position as it continues with its building project. ''You think you have a policy protecting you, but maybe you don't," he said. "Do you assume you have coverage and then go bare if it turns out you don't? Or, do you go out and buy another policy that may be double coverage?''. . .

Citizen Redress Thrown For A Loop
San Bernardino County Sun - Apr 3, 2006
. . . ''Things are being thrown off the ballot left and right,'' said Bryce Gee, an attorney working for the Monterey slow-growth group. His group hopes the 9th Circuit will decide this week to hear an appeal of the decision by the lower court judge that shot down the Monterey County petitions. . .

General Plan Initiative Supporters Ask Appeals Court To Revive June Election
The Carmel Pine Cone - Mar 31, 2006
. . . “We are appealing the district court’s order,” said Bryce Gee, attorney for Strumwasser & Woocher, the law firm representing initiative supporters. “But because the appeal process takes awhile, we are asking for an injunction to put the initiative on the ballot pending the appeal. . . "

Court Strikes Down Ballot Initiative Challenge
The Orange County Register - Mar 7, 2006
. . . Fred Woocher, representing Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Redevelopment, said the petitions contained more than enough selections from the documents to inform voters. Watson's ruling, which echoes a tentative ruling issued Friday, said the full text isn't needed. . .

Ex-Union Chief Sues Witnesses
The Los Angeles Times - Mar 3, 2006
. . . Fred Woocher, an attorney for Conde and Newbery, denied the allegations on behalf of his clients Thursday. "The factual allegations are a ludicrous fantasy that are a radical departure from the truth," Woocher said. He also predicted that the lawsuit would not be pursued to trial. "The lawsuit is absolutely frivolous as a matter of law," Woocher said. . .

Connell Gives Up Donor Funds
The Los Angeles Times - Jan 13, 2006
. . . Fred Woocher, an attorney for Connell, said she reopened her city committee to pay the state, but he said some of the other politicians may be able to argue that they have closed their committees and therefore do not have any money to give up. . .

Before Supreme Court, Alito Had Winning Record
The New York Times - Nov 20, 2005
. . . "This guy Sam Alito, who I'd never heard of, stepped in just before the argument," said the lawyer on the other side, Fredric D. Woocher. "He did a wonderful job, even though he lost . . . "

Deal May Be Near to Settle Downtown Hotel Dispute and Avoid Election Costs
The Los Angeles Times - Oct 15, 2005
. . . Bonaventure executive Peter Zen has protested the City Council's vote last month to provide $16 million in loans and up to $274 million in subsidies to the developers of the 55-story hotel to be built next to the Convention Center . . . Fred Woocher, an attorney for Zen, confirmed that talks were held with the city, but he declined to elaborate . . .

Barstow Group to Petition for Casino Initiative
The San Bernardino Sun - Jul 1, 2005
. . . The petition-drive launch follows strong comments by Santa Monica attorney Frederic Woocher, counsel for the committee, who said Interim City Attorney Yvette Abich breached confidential discussions by issuing a public statement about legal issues in the initiative . . .

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