What is the impact of a trial court's de novo ruling?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Saavedra v. City of Oakland, A142088 (Cal. App. 2016):

We review the trial court's legal rulings de novo and its factual findings for substantial evidence. (Ghirardo v. Antonioli (1994) 8 Cal.4th 791, 800.)

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