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Criminal

Sep. 21, 2010

Judge: More Jailtime Won't Change Lawyer's 'Bizarre' Behavior

The judge who on Friday ordered lawyer Richard I. Fine freed from jail after serving a year and a half on contempt charges explained that he did so because Fine's "bizarre" conduct made it clear that to hold him longer would serve no useful purpose.

By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The judge who on Friday ordered lawyer Richard I. Fine freed from jail after serving a year and a half on contempt charges explained that he did so because Fine's "bizarre" conduct made it clear that to hold him longer would serve no useful purpose.

Fine, an infamous litigator who has brought countless claims of bias against the entire Los Angeles County judi...

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