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Law Practice

Apr. 9, 2010

Lawyer Jailed for Forgery

A lawyer who forged a Los Angeles federal judge's signature on a court order must spend six months in jail and six months in home confinement.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A lawyer who forged a Los Angeles federal judge's signature on a court order must spend six months in jail and six months in home confinement.

Timothy D. Thurman pleaded guilty in December to forging the signature of U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess on a fake civil minute order meant to stop the immediate eviction of clients whose home had been foreclosed upon. ...

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