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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 11, 2008

Antidote for Arrogance

A straight-talking Rhodes scholar, William McCurine Jr. is known for his compassion.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Some defense attorneys privately shared their litigation strategy in a business dispute with U.S. Magistrate Judge William McCurine Jr. several years ago.

"One of the lawyers actually said to me that, 'We are going to grind the plaintiff down with discovery,'" the judge said.

"They had their clients there," he said. "This was a big chuckle to them - and obviously, they did not know h...

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