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Rama R. Maline · Criminal Defense Attorney
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Rama R. Maline is on California’s State Bar roll, #187923, admitted in 1997; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense. 29 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #187923 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1997 |
| Law school | Southwestern Univ SOL |
| Firm | Office of the Attorney General |
| Location | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People v. Halim | Counsel for the respondent | 14 Cal. App. 5th 632 | California Court of Appeal | 21 August 2017 |
| People v. Cardona | Counsel for the respondent | 246 Cal. App. 4th 608 | California Court of Appeal | 14 April 2016 |
| Dewoyne Potts v. Dalinda Harman | Counsel for the respondent | 588 F. App'x 620 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 December 2014 |
| People v. Murillo | Counsel for the respondent | 231 Cal. App. 4th 448 | California Court of Appeal | 13 November 2014 |
| People v. Elmore | Counsel for the respondent | 59 Cal. 4th 121 | California Supreme Court | 2 June 2014 |
| Kenny Thompson v. Melissa Lea | Counsel for the respondent | 681 F.3d 1093 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 June 2012 |
| People v. Zambia | Counsel for the respondent | 51 Cal. 4th 965 | California Supreme Court | 2 June 2011 |
| People v. Carr | Counsel for the respondent | 190 Cal. App. 4th 475 | California Court of Appeal | 23 November 2010 |
| People v. Hall | Counsel for the respondent | 187 Cal. App. 4th 282 | California Court of Appeal | 9 August 2010 |
| Murdoch v. Castro | Counsel for the respondent | 609 F.3d 983 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2010 |
| Kessee v. Mendoza-Powers | Counsel for the appellant | 574 F.3d 675 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 July 2009 |
| Turner v. Runnels | Counsel for the respondent | 322 F. App'x 525 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 April 2009 |
| Turner v. Runnels | Counsel for the respondent | 322 F. App'x 525 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 April 2009 |
| Murdoch v. Castro | Counsel for the respondent | 546 F.3d 1051 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 October 2008 |
| People v. Felix | Counsel for the respondent | 160 Cal. App. 4th 849 | California Court of Appeal | 4 March 2008 |
| Shabazz v. Brown | Counsel for the respondent | 234 F. App'x 793 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 July 2007 |
| Charles Franklin Murdoch, Jr. v. Roy Castro, Warden Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Attorney General of the State of California | Counsel for the respondent | 489 F.3d 1063 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 June 2007 |
| Carr v. Carey | Counsel for the respondent | 216 F. App'x 715 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 January 2007 |
| Taylor v. Lamarque | Counsel for the respondent | 208 F. App'x 574 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 November 2006 |
| Guzman v. Runnels | Counsel for the respondent | 174 F. App'x 408 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 April 2006 |
| Dabney v. Giurbino | Counsel for the respondent | 158 F. App'x 799 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 December 2005 |
| People v. Harris | Counsel for the respondent | 37 Cal. 4th 310 | California Supreme Court | 29 August 2005 |
| People v. Acosta | Counsel for the respondent | 29 Cal. 4th 105 | California Supreme Court | 11 September 2002 |
| People v. Cole | Counsel for the respondent | 88 Cal. App. 4th 850 | California Court of Appeal | 4 May 2001 |
| People v. Cox | Counsel for the respondent | 23 Cal. 4th 665 | California Supreme Court | 9 August 2000 |
| People v. Jorge M. | Counsel for the respondent | 23 Cal. 4th 866 | California Supreme Court | 31 July 2000 |
| People v. Allen | Counsel for the respondent | 72 Cal. App. 4th 1093 | California Court of Appeal | 9 June 1999 |
| People v. Wood | Counsel for the respondent | 62 Cal. App. 4th 1262 | California Court of Appeal | 6 April 1998 |
| People v. Phillips | Counsel for the respondent | 59 Cal. App. 4th 952 | California Court of Appeal | 3 December 1997 |
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The employer on the official record is Office of the Attorney General.
The law school on the record is Southwestern Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1997 · 29 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense.
29 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seated at Los Angeles.
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