Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 9, 2021
LA city attorney wants suit over billing case dismissed
The civil rights suit filed by water customer Antwon Jones, who, along with over a million overbilled ratepayers filed the class action now at the center of multiple investigations, claims among other things that City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office used taxpayer money to conduct an internal investigation that absolved it of any responsibility.
Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer filed a motion to dismiss a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming he illegally spent tax dollars to avoid a litigation scandal.
The lawsuit is one of many tied to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ligation fiasco in which Feuer and some of his deputies were accused by other attorneys of colluding with hand-picked opposing counsel to enter into a fraudulent class action settlement. ...
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