PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Supporting Evidence
.........Stipulations
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Judicial admission may consist of allegation in pleading or atty’s concession or stip to facts. Party in SJ litigation may be bound by admissions of attorney.

Stip for entry of judgment could have supported summary judgment motion with only minimal facts to be added by P’s decl.

SJ not proper when attorney stipulates away client’s entire case, including any defense, without client’s knowledge or consent.

Attorney had no apparent authority to bind client to agreement to arbitrate merely by virtue of his employment.