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• Fresno County asks judge to toss $8.5 million Seth Ireland verdict

  Fresno County asks judge to toss $8.5 million Seth Ireland verdict

  Attorneys for Fresno County are asking a judge to throw out a recent verdict that holds Child Protective Services responsible for the fatal beating of 10-year-old Seth Ireland.

• Hearing for Scarber relatives delayed amid attorney conflict concerns

  Hearing for Scarber relatives delayed amid attorney conflict concerns

  A preliminary hearing date was delayed for the parents and sister of convicted rapist Spencer Scarber, who are accused of helping him flee to Mexico, to give their lawyers time to convince a judge that there is no conflict of interest for them to represent three family members.

• Request for criminal records denied in Madera County molestation case

  Request for criminal records denied in Madera County molestation case

  Lawyers for a Madera County man accused of molestation may not demand criminal records of people who extorted money from the defendant, a Fresno County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.

• Judge mulls release of report critical of Madera district attorney

  Judge mulls release of report critical of Madera district attorney

  MADERA -- A judge on Friday temporarily stopped the release of a report that criticizes how District Attorney Michael Keitz interacted with his staff about three years ago.

• Judge tosses Fresno County's part of $8.5 million Seth Ireland verdict

  Judge tosses Fresno County's part of $8.5 million Seth Ireland verdict

  A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Fresno County's portion of an $8.5 million verdict against county social workers, who were held responsible in the beating death of 10-year-old Seth Ireland, was excessive. He ordered a retrial to recalculate the damages.