District Court, C.D. California July 6, 2005, No. CV 02-2929 FMC (RZX) (Estate of Wallace v. City of Los Angeles)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR MISTRIAL AND ATTORNEY’S FEES

COOPER, District Judge.

This matter came on for trial before a jury on June 21, 2005. Several days into the trial, on a Friday afternoon, plaintiffs’ counsel disclosed to the Court and opposing counsel that he had received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department.