Pretty fly for an ob-gyn. 
 
 Dr. James Lilja, a former drummer for the pop-punk band The Offspring, came to the rescue of a prospective juror in cardiac arrest during court proceedings Tuesday in Oakland in a medical malpractice suit against him, according to Law 360. 
 
 Lilja and his nurse assistant gave the unconscious man CPR and administered shocks with a defibrillator. The man remained unconscious but had a pulse when paramedics arrived. 
 
 The doctor’s actions were rewarded with a mistrial, as the judge agreed with the plaintiffs’ lawyer’s motion that other potential jurors who witnessed Lilja’s heroics might become biased against his clients. 
 
 “No good deed goes unpunished,” Lilja said before the mistrial was made official. 
 
 Lilja is a certified gynecologic oncologist practicing out of San Jose and Fremont, according to his medical office’s website. He is being sued by a couple who is accusing Lilja of negligently mistreating the wife. 
 
 Lilja was the drummer for The Offspring from 1984-87 before departing to study at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The Orange County-based band gained mainstream success in the 1990s with such hits as “Come Out and Play,” “Self Esteem” and “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy).” 
 
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 He and his assistant were in the courtroom during the second day of jury selection when the call to help the prospective juror came. The man had been waiting to be called back into the courtroom along with 35 other prospective jurors when he collapsed, hit his head and lost consciousness. 
 
 The prospective jurors condition was not known. ||||| Former Offspring drummer turned OB/GYN saves juror during his own Bay Area malpractice trial 
 
 Singer/guitarists Dexter Holland (left) and Noodles (Kevin Wasserman) performing with American punk group The Offspring, London 1995. Singer/guitarists Dexter Holland (left) and Noodles (Kevin Wasserman) performing with American punk group The Offspring, London 1995. Photo: Mick Hutson/Redferns 
 
 Singer/guitarists Dexter Holland (left) and Noodles (Kevin Wasserman) performing with American punk group The Offspring, London 1995. Singer/guitarists Dexter Holland (left) and Noodles (Kevin Wasserman) performing with American punk group The Offspring, London 1995. Photo: Mick Hutson/Redferns 
 
 An undated photo shows The Offspring singer Bryan Holland lets the crowd member sing-a-long at UC Irvine's Crawford Hall. An undated photo shows The Offspring singer Bryan Holland lets the crowd member sing-a-long at UC Irvine's Crawford Hall. Photo: Al Schaben/LA Times Via Getty Images 
 
 NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 04: Lead singer Dexter Holland from American group The Offspring performs live on stage at the Metropolis festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4th September 1994. NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 04: Lead singer Dexter Holland from American group The Offspring performs live on stage at the Metropolis festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4th September 1994. Photo: Paul Bergen/Redferns 
 
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 American punk group The Offspring, London, 1995. Left to right: guitarist Noodles (Kevin Wasserman), drummer Ron Welty, singer Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K. (Gregory Kriesel). American punk group The Offspring, London, 1995. Left to right: guitarist Noodles (Kevin Wasserman), drummer Ron Welty, singer Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K. (Gregory Kriesel). Photo: Mick Hutson/Redferns 
 
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 A Bay Area obstetrician-gynecologist and former member of a legendary punk band proved he retains his DIY sensibility at a recent medical malpractice trial, where he saved a prospective juror's life. The judge declared a mistrial, fearing the doc's heroics would sway the jury. 
 
 "No good deed goes unpunished," Dr. James Lilja, a San Jose and Fremont-based physician and founding drummer of The Offspring, told Law360. Lilja left The Offspring in the late 1980s to deliver offspring. 
 
 Lilja faces medical malpractice charges, filed by Stephenie Sargiotto and her husband, John, in Alameda County Superior Court, for the alleged negligent treatment of Ms. Sargiotto. 
 
 Trial proceedings didn't get very far this week after one of more than 35 prospective jurors collapsed, hit his head and lost consciousness, Law360 reports. Lilja and his nurse assistant rushed from the courtroom to the juror's side and found him without a pulse and not breathing. 
 
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 Lilja and his assistant administered CPR and shocked the man with an automated external defibrillator. When paramedics arrived, the man remained unconscious but had a pulse, Law360 said. The condition of the patient is unknown. 
 
 The brief act of gallantry led the plaintiffs' attorney, Robert G. Schock, to ask Judge Ronni MacLaren for a mistrial. How could the potential jurors not be biased after witnessing the defendant's bold action, Schock argued. 
 
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 Despite the best efforts of Lilja's attorney, Barry C. Marsh of Hinshaw Still & Hinshaw LLP, to argue against the mistrial motion, the judge agreed with Schock, arguing the jurors' bias would be "incurable." MacLaren dismissed the 35 jurors and set a new trial date for April 2. 
 
 Lilja could not be reached for comment and the offices of Hinshaw Still & Hinshaw refused to comment on active litigation. 
 
 The physician lent his frenetic drumming to The Offspring between 1984 and 1987. In an interview 30 years after Lilja left the band, Offspring frontman Dexter Holland described his former bandmate as a "great guy with a pretty warped sense of humor." 
 
 "This guy was dying to get into medical school," Holland said. "In fact, he was so intent on getting into medical school that he didn't really even practice with us much." Lilja was replaced by Ron Welty. 
 
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 Holland goes on to describe the inspiration behind "Beheaded," a single co-written by him and Lilja that appeared on the band's 1989 debut album. The premise of "Beheaded" stems from the notion of a "crazy guy who enjoys that sort of thing," Holland said. 
 
 Four years later, Lilja gained admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He now runs a private practice out of San Jose and Fremont and specializes in the treatment of cancerous and precancerous conditions of the female reproductive tract, according to his website. 
 
 "I hope his patients don't find out that he once helped write a song called 'Beheaded!'" said Holland in his 2007 interview. 
 
 The Offspring released their ninth album, "Days Go By," in 2012. 
 
 Michelle Robertson is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at mrobertson@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @mrobertsonsf. ||||| Punk Rock Ob-Gyn Gives Juror CPR, Gets Med Mal Mistrial 
 
 Law360, Oakland, California (March 27, 2018, 9:10 PM EDT) -- Facing the first day of a medical malpractice trial on Tuesday, a San Jose obstetrician-gynecologist who once drummed for The Offspring proved his punk rock bona fides rushing to the aid of a prospective juror in cardiac arrest, delivering CPR but forcing a mistrial over concerns his medical heroics could bias jurors in his favor. 
 
 
 
 The incident occurred during a morning break in the trial in Oakland, California, against Dr. James Lilja, who is certified as a gynecological oncologist and was the drummer for The Offspring... 
 
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– A former drummer for The Offspring (who apparently has a bad habit of saving people) now has time to relax because it'll be a long time before his medical malpractice trial after he prevented a potential juror in cardiac arrest from reaching the end of the line, Law360 reports. According to the Mercury News, Dr. James Lilja, who played with the punk band from 1984 to 1987 before deciding to leave it behind and find his meaning of life as a certified ob-gyn, is being sued by a couple for negligent mistreatment (prompting this writer to wonder, "What happened to you?"). A juror was waiting to be called back into the courtroom during the second day of jury selection Tuesday in Oakland (a 13-hour drive from Walla Walla), when he collapsed, had his head smash on the floor, and lost consciousness. (All I want is for jury duty to come with a health disclaimer.) Giving bystanders something to believe in, Lilja took an intermission from court proceedings and did something to change the world of the unconscious juror, delivering CPR and shocks with a defibrillator. But he wasn't so alone, his nursing assistant helped. The juror was not the one to die that day and had a pulse when paramedics arrived. Lilja's actions surely left other potential jurors amazed, which is why the judge declared a mistrial, arguing their good feelings toward Lilja would be "incurable," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "No good deed goes unpunished," Lilja quipped. And while Lilja now has gotta get away from potential jurors since the judge decided he has to keep 'em separated, Lilja's heroics were still pretty fly (for an ob-gyn guy). And that's got to be good for his self esteem.