O’Connor’s California Practice: Civil Pretrial (Thomson Reuters 2018 - 2023).
Quick Review of California Civil Procedure (West Academic Pub. 4th ed. 2023) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).
Remedies: Public and Private (West Academic Pub.7th ed. 2023) (with David J. Jung & Tracy A. Thomas). AMAZON
Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West Academic 6th ed. 2022) (with William R. Slomanson, Rochelle J. Shapell & Stefano G. Muscato) (with Teacher's Manual).
Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West Academic 5th ed. 2015) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher's Manual). AMAZON
Sum and Substance Quick Review on California Civil Procedure (3d ed. 2015) (with Rochelle J. Shapell). AMAZON
Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (West 4th ed. 2011) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher's Manual). AMAZON
Sum and Substance Quick Review on California Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2011) (with Rochelle J. Shapell). AMAZON
Civil Procedure in California: State and Federal (Thomson/West 1989 - 2010) (with Mary Kay Kane).
Remedies: Public and Private (Thomson/West 5th ed.
2009) (with David Jung & Tracy A. Thomas) (with Teacher's Manual).
Cases and Materials on California Civil Procedure (Thomson/West 3d ed.
2008) (with William R. Slomanson & Rochelle J. Shapell) (with Teacher's Manual). AMAZON
Quick Review: California Civil Procedure (Thomson/West 2008) (with Rochelle J. Shapell).
Remedies: Public and Private (West Group 3d ed.
2002) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher's Manual).
Remedies: Public and Private (West Pub. Co. 2d ed. 1996 & Supp.
1999) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher's Manual). AMAZON
Remedies: Public and Private (West Pub. Co.
1990 & Supps. 1992, 1994) (with David Schoenbrod, Angus Macbeth, & David Jung) (with Teacher's Manual).
Journal Articles
A Congratulatory Note for the 30th Anniversary, 30 Hastings Women's L.J. 199 (2019). FULLTEXTSSRN
An Illustration of the Intersection of Social Science and the Law: The Legal Rights of Adolescents to Make Medical Decision, 30 Hastings Women's L.J. 241 (2019) (with Murray Levine, Leah Wallach & Deborah Goldfarb). FULLTEXTSSRN
Should the Power of Presidential Pardon be Revised?, 47 Hastings Const. L.Q. 3 (2019) (with Budd N. Shenkin). FULLTEXTSSRN
Remedies: A Course Fit for Civil Procedure Teachers, 57 St. Louis U. L.J. 585 (2013). FULLTEXTSSRN
Declaratory Relief after Medimmune, 14 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 491 (2010) (with Charles E. Belle). FULLTEXTSSRN
Public School Assignment Methods After Grutter and Gratz: The View from San Francisco, 30 Hastings Const. L.Q. 511 (2003). FULLTEXTSSRN
Reparations for Slavery: A Structure for Discussion and Consideration of U.S. Litigation Alternatives, 22 Windsor Y.B. Access Just. 145 (2003). FULLTEXTSSRN
Thoughts on Teaching Remedies from a Public Law Perspective, 39 Brandeis L.J. 557 (2001). FULLTEXTSSRN
The Chinese American Challenge to Court-Mandated Quotas in San Francisco's Public Schools: Notes From a (Partisan) Participant-Observer, 16 Harv. BlackLetter L.J. 39 (2000). FULLTEXTSSRN
Compensation for Fear of Contracting Asbestos–related Diseases: Critical Reflections on an Important U.S. Supreme Court Opinion and its Relevance for Europe, 1999 Eur. Rev. Private L. 1 (1999) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXTSSRN
Aviation Products Liability for Manufacturing and Design Defects: Two Recent Developments, 14 World Bull. 93 (1998) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT
Compensation for Damage to Parties on the Ground as a Result of Aviation Accidents, 22 Air & Space L. 60 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT
Een Onrechtmatig Bestaan in Nederland: Een Stand Van Zaken, 1997 Aansprakelijheid en Verzekering 38 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT
Professor Rudolf B. Schlesinger: An Affectionate Tribute, 20 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 219 (1997). FULLTEXT
The Reasonable Alternative Design Test: Back to Negligence?, 5 Consumer L.J. 41 (1997) (with Carel J. Stolker). FULLTEXT
AIDS–Phobia, 71 Nederlands Juristenblad 882 (1996) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT
Toestanden in Amerika, 22 Justitiele Verkenninger 61 (1996) (with Carel J. Stolker) (in Dutch). FULLTEXT
The Latter Stages of Enforcement of Equitable Decrees: The Course of Institutional Reform Cases after Dowell, Rufo, and Freeman, 20 Hastings Const. L.Q. 579 (1993). FULLTEXT
The Modification of Equitable Degrees in Institutional Reform Litigation: A Commentary on the Supreme Court's Adoption of the Second Circuit's Flexible Test, 58 Brook. L. Rev. 1239 (1993). FULLTEXT
The Seven Virtues of Judging: Alvin Rubin's Civil Rights Opinions, 52 La. L. Rev. 1499 (1992). FULLTEXT
Recent Trends in Desegregation Law in the Supreme Court of the United States, 8 Nihon Univ. Comp. L. 75 (1991).
A Primer on Tort Liability of Primary Prevention Programs, 8 Prevention in Hum. Services 65 (1990) (with Joanna K. Weinberg) (reprinted inEthical Implications of Primary Prevention 65 (Gloria B. Levin et al. eds., Haworth Press 1990)).
Early Neutral Evaluation: The Second Phase, J. Disp. Resol. 1 (1989). FULLTEXT
Northern District of California Adopts Early Neutral Evaluation to Expedite Dispute Resolution, 72 Judicature 235 (1989). FULLTEXT
Early Neutral Evaluation Works, 2 ADR Report 278 (1988).
Early Neutral Evaluation Works (Part 2), 2 ADR Report 294 (1988).
Early Neutral Evaluation: A Follow-Up Report, 70 Judicature 236 (1987). FULLTEXT
Exceptions to the Clearly Erroneous Test After the Recent Amending of Rule 52(a) for the Review of Findings of Fact Based Upon Documentary Evidence, 10 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 409 (1987) (with Hillary J. Salans). FULLTEXT
The Use of Law for Prevention in the Public Interest, 5 Prevention in Hum. Services 241 (1987) (with Murray Levine & Charles P. Ewing) (reprinted inPrevention: Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach 241 (Leonard A. Jason et al. eds., Haworth Press 1987)).
Whence Knowledge Intent? Whither Knowledge Intent?, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 551 (1987) (with David J. Jung). FULLTEXT
Calculating Fees of Special Masters, 37 Hastings L.J. 141 (1985). FULLTEXT
Preliminary Procedural Protection for the Press from Jurisdiction in Distant Forums After Calder and Keeton, 1984 Ariz. St. L.J. 459 (1984). FULLTEXT
The Authority for the Appointment of Remedial Special Masters in Federal Institutional Reform Litigation: The History Reconsidered, 17 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 753 (1984). FULLTEXT
Report of the President's Commission on Mental Health: The Development of Public Policy, 1 Health Pol'y Q. 179 (1981) (with Murray Levine).
Research on Logical Reasoning: Issues in Assessing the Role and Familiarity of Variables, 6 Investigations Sci. Educ. 57 (1980) (with M.C. Linn).
Using the Freedom of Information Act as a Discovery Device, 36 Bus. Law. 45 (1980). FULLTEXT
Adolescent Reasoning: Influence of Question Format and Type of Variables on Ability to Control Variables, 62 Sci. Educ. 377 (1978) (with M.C. Linn). FULLTEXT
Scientific Reasoning Ability in Adolescence: Theoretical Viewpoints and Educational Implications, 14 J. Res. Sci. Teaching 371 (1977) (with M.C. Linn). FULLTEXT
On White Liberals and Black Power in Negro Education, 76 Am. Hist. Rev. 581 (1971) (with Murray Levine).
Chapters In Books
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore and Browning–Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., in1 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 158 (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008). AMAZON
Honda Motor Company v. Oberg, in2 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 421 (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008). AMAZON
Punitive Damages, in4 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States ___ (David S. Tanenhaus ed. 2008).
Compensating for Psychiatric Damage After Disasters—A Plea for a Multifactor Approach, inRamp en Recht. Beschouwingen over Rampen, Verantwoordelijkheid en Aansprakelijkheid ___ (Erwin R. Muller & Carel J. Stolker eds., Boom Juridische Uitgevers 2001) (with Carel J. Stolker).
Defensive Bureaucracy? Rampen, de Overheid en de Preventieve rol van het Aansprakelijkheidsrecht, inRamp en Recht. Beschouwingen over Rampen, Verantwoordelijkheid en Aansprakelijkheid ___ (Erwin R. Muller & Carel J. Stolker eds., Boom Juridische Uitgevers 2001) (with Carel J. Stolker & C.L. de Bel) (in Dutch).
A Survey of Professional Liability of Accountants and Attorneys in the United States, inTheory and Practice of Expert's Liability: The Liability of Legal and Accounting Experts and Insurance ___ (I. Yamakawa & M. Konda eds., Shin Nippon Hoki Syuppan 1994).
Book Reviews
Book Review, Crim. L. & Crim. Just. Books (2021) (reviewing B. Meyler, Theaters of Pardoning (2019)) (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL
Abusive Behavior, 76 Judicature 209 (1993) (reviewing Jonathan Groner, Hilary's Trial—The Elizabeth Morgan Case: A Child's Ordeal in America's Legal System (1991)). HEINWL
Book Review, 4 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 123 (1988) (reviewing Wayne D. Brazil, Effective Approaches to Settlement: A Handbook for Lawyers and Judges (1988)). HEINWL
Book Review, 3 Const. Comment. 27 (1986) (reviewing David J. Rothman & Sheila M. Rothman, The Willowbrook Wars (1984)) (with Philip P. Frickey). HEIN
Book Review, 34 Hastings L.J. 1325 (1983) (reviewing Michael A. Rebell & Arthur R. Block, Educational Policy Making and the Courts: An Empirical Study of Judicial Activism (1982)). HEINWL
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Revising the Pardon Power: Let the Speaker and Congress Have Voices, The Hill, Jan. 26, 2021 (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL
Lessons From the Measles Outbreak: Protect Your Students or Pay the Price, N.Y.L.J, Mar. 28, 2019 (with Dorit Rubinstein Reiss). LXURL
Let Minors Choose Themselves to Vaccinate Against Measles, Seattle Times, Feb. 18, 2019 (with Dorit Rubenstein Reiss). URL
Reform Presidential Pardon After Ford, Bush, Clinton, Trump Abuses, San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 15, 2019 (with Budd N. Shenkin). URL
The Twilight of Nationwide Injunctions?, S.F. Daily J., Sep. 16, 2019, at 7.
Supreme Court Gives Cautious Endorsement to Catalyst Theory, S.F. Daily J., Dec. 20, 2004, at 7.
Prop. 103 Ruling Isn't a Total Victory, L.A. Times, May 5, 1989, at 7.
Shadows of a California 'Insurance Crisis' Yet to Come, L.A. Times, Nov. 20, 1988, at 5.
Other Publications
Report of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1993).