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Civil Litigation,
Civil Rights

Apr. 11, 2018

Profanity marks first day of civil trial over courthouse fistfight

Attorneys in a civil rights trial over a courthouse fistfight gave profanity-laced opening statements Tuesday as they quoted their clients’ versions of the 2016 altercation.

SANTA ANA -- Attorneys in a civil rights trial over a courthouse fistfight gave profanity-laced opening statements Tuesday as they quoted their clients' versions of the 2016 altercation.

"I may have some of this profanity out of order. It's hard to keep track of," said Norman J. Watkins of Lynberg & Watkins, who represents defendant and counter-plaintiff Dillon Alley.

Alley was an investigato...

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