U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 29, 2011
Panel: judge shouldn't have sanctioned deputy city attorney
U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Riverside was wrong to sanction a Los Angeles deputy city attorney $60,000 for making an improper argument at trial, a divided 9th Circuit panel held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Riverside was wrong to sanction a Los Angeles deputy city attorney $63,000 for making an improper argument at trial, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Complicating matters, Deputy City Attorney Richard M. Arias admitted fault and apologized - yet Chief Judge Alex Kozinski found the trial record did not support the improper argum...
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