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Discipline

Oct. 31, 2008

Panel Reverses Jury Verdict Against Delgadillo in Firing

A state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a $1.5 million jury verdict against City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo for firing a former prosecutor who claimed the dismissal was in retaliation for a sexual discrimination suit she filed against the city.

By Peter B. Matuszak
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a $1.5 million jury verdict against City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo for firing a former prosecutor who claimed the dismissal was in retaliation for a sexual discrimination suit she filed against the city.

The court ruled that, as officers of the court, prosecutors are held to a higher standard and that Delgadillo was justified in his firing o...

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