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Criminal

May 13, 2008

Young Lawyers Play Crafty Hand in Rights Case Settlement

Heading into settlement negotiations with lawyers for the Buena Park police, the young civil rights lawyers from Morrison & Foerster had an ace up their sleeves.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      SANTA ANA - Heading into settlement negotiations with lawyers for the Buena Park police, the young civil rights lawyers from Morrison & Foerster had an ace up their sleeves.
      They knew that only the day before, in a rare move, a state agency had awarded their client $31,700.
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