When a jury deadlock in a civil case, can the trial court declare a mistrial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Hughes, A141243 (Cal. App. 2016):

On these facts, there would have been no question the trial court had the authority to declare a mistrial. "Jury deadlock constitutes necessity for declaration of a mistrial and permits retrial of the defendant. [Citations.]" (People v. Halvorsen (2007) 42 Cal.4th 379, 425-426; see also 1140 [jury may be discharged after the cause is submitted to them if "at the expiration of such time as the court may deem proper, it satisfactorily appears that there is no reasonable probability that the jury can agree"].)

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