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CITY OF EL MONTE v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. B084361.

29 Cal.App.4th 272 (1994)

34 Cal. Rptr.2d 490

CITY OF EL MONTE et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; RUDY LEE BULLEN, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

October 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James Francis Wilson for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

R. Samuel Paz, David A. Xavier and Francisco A. Suarez for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

ARMSTRONG, J.

In this original proceeding, we hold that when a plaintiff obtains a verdict entitling him to punitive damages, but allows the jury to be discharged without presenting evidence relevant to the amount of punitive damages, the court may not "reconvene another jury" to consider that evidence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The relevant facts necessary to this opinion, briefly stated, are as follows...

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