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Government

Dec. 1, 2000

Court Drops Official's Reimbursement Case

The former head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services cannot recover costs he incurred in defending a lawsuit brought against him in his official capacity.

        The former head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services cannot recover costs he incurred in defending a lawsuit brought against him in his official capacity.
        Peter Digre, who was named as a defendant in several suits against the department, hired separate counsel to defend him because of an alleged conflict of interest with the department's attorneys.<...

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