Up to $350,000 in payments authorized in lawsuit over the temporary appointment of former Councilmember Herb Wesson.
The Los Angeles City Council has approved up to $350,000 to settlebrought against it by groups who claimed the council violated the city charter by appointing Herb Wesson in 2022 to replace then-suspended Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California and a group of individuals calling themselves the League of Registered Voters of District 10 sued, claiming the council denied 10th District voters their chosen representative, Ridley-Thomas. Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the City Attorney’s Office, said on Wednesday, July 5, that the $350,000 payment is for attorney fees and costs to the plaintiffs and their counsels. No party admitted any liability as part of the settlement, he said.in October 2021 after he was indicted on charges of bribery and conspiracy for actions he took while serving on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, before he joined the City Council.
Questions were raised about whether Wesson, who served on the City Council from 2005 to 2020, had been termed out and therefore was ineligible to serve again. Wesson resigned in August 2022 afterIn October, a judge decided that the lawsuit was moot, but the parties involved still had to settle on the awarding of attorney and court fees.
On Wednesday, the council voted to authorize the city attorney to pay up to $350,000 to settle the matter. The vote is subject to the mayor’s approval.– who was appointed to represent District 10 after Wesson stepped down – and Councilmembers Tim McOsker, Curren Price and Katy Yaroslavsky.Related Articles
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