A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday brought against the city by an L.A. DWP customer whose utility bill ultimately led to a tangled legal scandal and an FBI raid of City Hall.
Jones, who isn’t accused of wrongdoing, alleged in his 2020 lawsuit that the city attorney’s office concealed its knowledge of Paradis’ role in the scheme. He alleged that the attorneys covered up their misconduct, thus preventing the illicit behavior from coming to light until 2019.
“Because of the cover up, Mr. Jones was unaware of Paradis and the city’s malfeasance until after his claims were barred by the statute of limitations and the Government Claims Act. Thus ... by the time Mr. Jones discovered that he had been used to procure a collusive settlement and commit a fraud on the court, it was too late for him to exercise his right to access the courts and bring legal actions against them,” Jones’ complaint said.
“Plaintiff had plenty of time to bring his state-law causes of action. He just missed the deadline. The city did not cause plaintiff to lose his right to access the courts — plaintiff did,” city attorneys wrote in their motion for summary judgment.
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