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Judge fines San Francisco public defender after finding him in contempt for refusing new cases
San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju was fined $26,000 for rejecting 26 cases amid claims of excessive workloads and calls for more resources or fewer assigned cases.
- A San Francisco judge ordered Public Defender Mano Raju to pay a $26,000 fine for refusing to take new cases due to his office being overworked.
- Raju plans to appeal and expects the fine to be stayed, citing national studies showing his office is understaffed compared to the DA's office.
- The Bar Association, which has taken some cases, told the judge it cannot accept more clients, leaving many defendants lingering in jail until an attorney is available.
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Judge fines San Francisco public defender after finding him in contempt for refusing new cases
A San Francisco judge has ordered the city's public defender to pay $26,000 in fines after finding him in contempt for refusing some new cases.
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Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice
A San Francisco judge today ordered Public Defender Mano Raju to pay $26,000 in fines for refusing to take cases that his office can’t handle because of crushing workloads. Public defenders from seven California counties stood with Raju before the hearing, and argued that legal ethics and constitutional law require attorneys to have the training—and capacity—to aggressively represent their clients. Caseloads around the state have soared since th…
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