Legal Opinion
Miller v. Filter
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2007No. C051696PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
A little-known contractual agreement, coupled with statutory authority, allowed the District Attorney of Sierra Cofinty to temporarily “deputize” lawyers employed by the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) so they could prosecute the Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. (the Mine), and Michael M. Miller, the Mine’s director, for alleged violations of worker safety laws that resulted in a workplace accident and death.
After the trial court dismissed the criminal charges for lack of proof that worker safety violations caused the fatality, Miller and the Mine sued…
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