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Mar. 21, 2025

Judge weighs quo warranto in council member's removal case

A Los Angeles judge is reconsidering a quo warranto prerequisite after tentatively denying a restraining order for ex-Huntington Park City Council member Esmerelda Castillo, who alleges unlawful removal from office.

Judge weighs quo warranto in council member's removal case
Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch

A Los Angeles judge is thinking further about a prerequisite for challenging public officials after he tentatively declined to issue a temporary restraining order for a former Huntington Park City Council member who claimed she was unlawfully removed from office.

Counsel for the city and for plaintiff Esmerelda Castillo confirmed in phone calls Thursday that Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch took the matter under submission. At issue is a quo warranto action, which each side says the oth...

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