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Litigation

Feb. 5, 2014

Questions over accuser's credibility won't end trial against judge

The lawyer defending a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge against charges he pushed a woman to the ground after an argument over dog poop failed to get the case dismissed.


By Omar Shamout


Daily Journal Staff Writer


VAN NUYS - The lawyer defending a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge against charges he pushed a woman to the ground after an argument over dog poop tried unsuccessfully Monday to get the case dismissed on the grounds that the accuser has "zero credibility."


Encino attorney James E. Blatt asked Judge Christine C. Ewell to take the "rare" step of dismissing the case mid-trial, ...

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