Two former aides to L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar have agreed to settle their discrimination lawsuits against the city for a combined $200,000, their attorney said.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Council President Nury Martinez called on Councilman Jose Huizar to resign amid an ongoing federal investigation into a City Hall “pay-to-play” scandal. Huizar has not been charged.Huizar’s lawyer in the pay-to-play probe has repeatedly declined to answer questions about the federal investigation.
Asked about the potential settlement, Savitt said: “I was not part of those negotiations. I filed a motion to have Councilman Huizar exonerated.” Huizar has previously described the allegations in the two lawsuits as false and part of a coordinated political attack against Richelle Huizar, the councilman’s wife. Richelle Huizar launched and then abandoned a campaign for her husband’s seat in 2018.
Over the past three years, Jones has represented four of Huizar’s ex-staffers in court. Three have sued the city and the councilman while the fourth, former Huizar special assistant George Esparza, hasEsparza, a former aide to Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo , admitted in his plea agreement that he accepted bribes while working for the councilman.
The city still has not reached an agreement with former Huizar aide Jesse Leon, who sued the city earlier this year alleging he faced retaliation from the councilman for discussing hisLast year, Huizar called Leon’s allegations “absolutely false” and said the aide had engaged in a conflict of interest while working in the office.
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