One current LAPD sworn member and a second who is now retired want a judge to order the city to produce Internal department records that they say may bolster their whistleblower retaliation claims, but in new court papers the city states the plaintiffs are not entitled to the documents.
“The materials sought by plaintiffs are related to an ongoing investigation by LAPD Internal Affairs and should not be subject to disclosure during the pendency of the investigation in order to protect the integrity of the case, safeguard witness identities and/or prevent sensitive evidence from leaking,” the City Attorney’s Office states in pleadings filed Monday with Judge Teresa A. Beaudet.
Retired Lt. Eric Bixler and Det. Richard Jaramillo filed the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging a captain and a deputy chief targeted them for being a witness to a Black officer’s complaint that he was picked to be part of Mayor Karen Bass’ bodyguard detail because he, like the mayor, is Black.
In court papers filed in advance of a Sept. 14 hearing, the plaintiffs’ lawyers state that after their clients filed pre-lawsuit government claims, a captain and a deputy chief maligned the plaintiffs’ supervisory skills in front of other LAPD command staff and denied them and their team’s officers resources necessary to keep them safe.
The LAPD conducted an investigation to determine whether the captain and deputy chief, and others, took any retaliatory actions against the plaintiffs in response...
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