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Oct. 29, 2019

Arguments paint dueling views of El Dorado public defender’s office

Attorneys trying a wrongful termination case used their opening statements to paint very different pictures of the El Dorado County public defender’s office Monday.

SACRAMENTO -- Attorneys trying a wrongful termination case used their opening statements to paint very different pictures of the El Dorado County public defender's office Monday.

Former deputy public defender Todd E. Jones sued the county, Public Defender Teri M. Monterosso and her chief deputy, Timothy R. Pappas, in 2017, saying she attempted to "purge the office of the male trial attorneys that preceded her." Jones' claims includ...

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