Can a judge be found to have abused his discretion by failing to rule on the basis of a reporter's transcript or other record of the reasons for the trial court's ruling?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. Alden, B249589 (Cal. App. 2014):
admitted, mutually assumed or judicially noticed at the hearing. In such a case, no abuse of discretion can be found except on the basis of speculation." (Lemelle v. Superior Court (1978) 77 Cal.App.3d 148, 156-157.) Here, other than Alden's representations, we have no reporter's transcript or other record of the reasons for the trial court's ruling, and we may reject Alden's contention on that basis alone.
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