California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brookbank v. Bowen, F067642 (Cal. App. 2014):
determine that permission did not exist. (See Blank v. Coffin (1942) 20 Cal.2d 457, 461; La Jolla Casa de Manana v. Hopkins (1950) 98 Cal.App.2d 339, 346 [trial judge has an inherent right to disregard testimony of any witness].)
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