CHRISTIE v. CITY OF EL CENTRO

No. D044792.

37 Cal.Rptr.3d 718 (2006)

135 Cal.App.4th 767

Ben Charles CHRISTIE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The CITY OF EL CENTRO et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

January 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCormick & Mitchell, John P. McCormick and Deborah K. Garvin, San Diego, for Defendants and Appellants.

Singleton and Associates and Terry Singleton, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


NARES, J.

In this action for false arrest and wrongful imprisonment brought by Ben Charles Christie, the court set aside a nonsuit and dismissal in favor of the City of El Centro, the El Centro Police Department, and El Centro Police Officers Ray Bonillas and Efran Coronel (collectively, the City). The court granted a new trial for "irregularity of the proceedings" because the judge who granted nonsuit, the Honorable Barrett Foerster, had discussed the case with a...

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