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Civil Litigation,
Bankruptcy

Aug. 18, 2020

Judge stays some discovery in lawyer’s bankruptcy, citing federal probe

An Arizona bankruptcy judge has stayed certain discovery proceedings of an attorney tied to a federal probe of the city of Los Angeles over water billing, ruling it would protect the integrity of the government’s investigation.

A judge has stayed certain discovery in bankruptcy proceedings of an attorney tied to a federal probe of Los Angeles water billing, ruling it would protect the integrity of the government's investigation.

The stay pertains to Paul O. Paradis, a New York attorney who was hired by the city of Los Angeles to handle litigation over massive billing errors but resigned last year over questions of collusion related to its settlement. A com...

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