A Black Los Angeles police officer who sued the city, alleging the Media Relations Division director referred to him and a Black colleague as “boys,” has settled his suit against the city, it was revealed during a court hearing Tuesday.

The announcement comes two years after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Theresa M. Traber denied a motion by the City Attorney’s Office to confirm what its lawyers maintained was an enforceable settlement with Officer Raymond Brown, whose whistleblower suit alleged he was denied promotions for complaining about discrimination and harassment and because management believed he would testify in support of a supervisor who is also suing the city.

Traber said at the time that the city’s argument was not supported by a signed settlement agreement. But on Tuesday, a minute order prepared by Traber’s clerk stated that Judge Ruth A. Kwan had notified Traber that the case was resolved during a settlement conference. No terms were divulged in the resolution of the case, which was scheduled to start trial on Tuesday.

Brown was hired by the LAPD in 2005 and in 2015 was assigned to the online unit in the Media Relations Division, according to his complaint filed in May 2020.

Brown alleges that in late 2017, Josh Rubenstein — who as commanding officer of the LAPD’s Public Communications Group oversees the sworn and civilian staff of the Media Relations Division — asked Brown and another Black officer, “How are you boys?” and repeated the greeting to the...

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