State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 23, 2025
Witness accuses ex-deputy city attorney of perjury in billing scandal case
Disbarred attorney Paul O. Paradis testifies ex-deputy city attorney James Clark lied about steering a class action lawsuit tied to LA's 2013 water billing scandal.
Disbarred New York attorney Paul O. Paradis testified Tuesday that former Los Angeles deputy city attorney James Clark gave false and misleading testimony about his involvement in a plan to steer the outcome of a class action lawsuit tied to the city's troubled 2013 billing system rollout.
Paradis, disbarred and convicted for playing a role in the scheme, said Clark, who faces potential disciplinary action from the State Bar, made a "false statement" and gave "...
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