The county settled a lawsuit filed by a former deputy public defender and agreed not to appeal the $2.6 million jury verdict in the case of another ex-employee.
Ludmer contends county officials settled Reynoso’s case to avoid a repeat of what happened when they tried to defend themselves in court against a 2021 lawsuit filed by former deputy public defender Zach Davina, who is gay.
“The county realized it was looking at what was probably another very large jury verdict,” Ludmer said. “They saw the writing on the wall.” He added that he hopes the $4 million financial hit from the lawsuits will motivate the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to clean up what he calls a culture of corrupt leadership and fear and retribution in the Public Defender's office.
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