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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 25, 2009

Federal Judge Blasts D.A.'s Lawyers

A federal judge blasted Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley's lawyers in an order Wednesday, concluding they "wasted the court's time" by asking him to end county civil service hearings about union complaints of unfair management.

By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A federal judge blasted Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley's lawyers in an order Wednesday, concluding they "wasted the court's time" by asking him to end county civil service hearings about union complaints of unfair management. Finding that he has no jurisdiction to stop those hearings, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered the county's lawyers to explain why they should not have to pay the Association of De...

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