BRIEFLY JURY DEADLOCKED ON BRIBERY CHARGE.A superior court jury deadlocked Monday on the case of a Woodland Hills contractor accused of giving a bribe to a Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. construction inspector. The jury split 10-2 in favor of acquitting Kambiz ``Ken'' Maleki of charges that he tried to pay off an inspector who had called attention to work alleged by prosecutors to have been substandard, said Maleki's attorney, Gerald Scotti. - Daily News Scooter-knockoff injunction stayed A federal appeals judge lifted a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. Monday that had barred several firms from making Razor USA scooter look-alikes that are expected to sell heavily during the holiday gift season. Last week, U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real ordered 12 competitors to Razor to stop making or selling the scooters until Dec. 4, when Razor's request for a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. could be heard. But Judge Alan D. Lourie lourie or loerie Noun a type of African bird with either crimson or grey plumage [Afrikaans, from Malay] of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a special panel in Washington, D.C., that handles intellectual property disputes, stayed the temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. . - City News Service |
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