Government,
Civil Litigation
May 7, 2021
Prosecutors suing Contra Costa County DA call dismissal motion ‘frivolous’
The plaintiffs allege they were demoted and denied opportunities for growth after Diana Becton was elected district attorney in 2018 because they are all women and most of them are over 40. The DA says staff reorganization is normal following an election.
Five female prosecutors who say Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton discriminated against them because of their age and gender are challenging her second motion to dismiss their suit as a frivolous attempt to rewrite federal pleading standards.
Becton, however, asserts that it's a common practice for newly elected district attorneys to restructure their offices, and plaintiffs' reassignments were simply a product of ...
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