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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Aug. 19, 2026

Stockton vice mayor asks bar to investigate former city attorney

Jason Lee's complaint raises questions about whistleblower protections and a proposed $250,000 resignation agreement involving the city clerk.

Stockton vice mayor asks bar to investigate former city attorney
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Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee has filed a complaint with the State Bar of California seeking an investigation into former City Attorney Marciana A. Arredondo.

In a letter sent Tuesday to the Office of Chief Trial Counsel, Lee asked the bar to "independently investigate whether Ms. Arredondo complied with her professional obligations to the City as an organizational client, particularly in connection with her handling of matters involving Stockton City Clerk Katherine D. Rolan...

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