The county cut short an investigation on the complaints after it received notice that former deputy public offenders would be filing wrongful termination suits. Earlier this month, a jury awarded $2.6 million in damages in one of the cases.
Davina had been discriminated against for his gender expression and experienced retaliation from supervisors. The jury awarded him $2.6 million in lost wages and emotional suffering.
Stone appeared on those panels after she had learned that both Davina, Reynoso along with other deputy public defenders, had complained about racially insensitive comments Stone allegedly made to a lawyer in the office. They asked that she be demoted and receive diversity training. The first whistleblower complaint was filed on Nov. 5, 2020, and the second the next day, according to sources. Lawyer Chris Ludmer, who represents both of the fired deputy public offenders, said he notified the county three weeks later that litigation was pending. Ludmer said the OEC never contacted either Davina or Reynoso for interviews about the whistleblower complaints.
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