Litigation
Jan. 29, 2015
Late to start a hearing, judge sanctions himself
U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo, a former Marine lawyer, fines himself $25 for delaying a telephone conference 10 minutes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Ask judges what drives them crazy and many will say attorneys who come late to court. Ask lawyers, some might say the same thing about tardy judges.
It happens, of course. Judges get waylaid by an emergency ex parte or stuck in traffic heading back from a noontime speaking engagement. Usually, they apologize and get to work.
Yet on Monday, a San Diego judge who was 10 minutes late sta...
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