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Litigation

Jul. 29, 2016

Jail whistleblower trial begins

Attorneys for a state correctional officer who claims he was conspired against, demoted, then fired for reporting misconduct at a minimum security forest camp called their first witness Wednesday, eliciting testimony about an alleged policy to keep certain violations in-house in lieu of making formal complaints.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for a state correctional officer who claims he was conspired against, demoted, then fired for reporting misconduct at a minimum security forest camp called their first witness Wednesday, eliciting testimony about an alleged policy to keep certain violations in-house in lieu of making formal complaints.

The civil rights suit centers on no...

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