Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 7, 2025
Judge grants mistrial after attorney struggles with trial demands
An attorney who said she was overwhelmed by lack of firm support, won a mistrial in a corruption case against Antioch police. The judge granted it, citing her inability to represent her client effectively.
An attorney who had battled with a federal judge over missed deadlines, sanctions threats and claims of bias declared herself unable "to provide effective representation" due to lack of administrative support from her firm and requested a mistrial in a federal criminal corruption case against two Antioch police officers.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland granted the request Wednesday after exchanging letters with the attorney's law firm head - Bill H. Seki...
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