California Court of Appeal

Federal law exempts purely private litigation from scrutiny under the double jeopardy clause, even when the plaintiff seeks and recovers punitive damages from a defendant previously punished criminally for the same course of conduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2004
• Published 09/10/2004

Judges

• SIMONS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gazzera, O'Grady & Stevens and Brian J. O'Grady, Mountain View, for Plaintiffs and Respondents., Valerian, Patterson, Field & Stratman and John D. Hourihan, Walnut Creek;  Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Mark G. Bonino, San Jose, and Elisa Nadeau for Defendant and Appellant.