A federal judge has dismissed a previous graft case filed against Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva who alleged the county injured him, violated his workers’ rights and unfairly pocketed him.
In a 26-page order, Superior Court Judge Gary D. Roberts on Wednesday granted the County’s request to dismiss the lawsuit under California law, writing that Villanueva’s claims lacked “substantiation.”
The dismissal of the case is “a great victory,” according to Jason Tokoro, the County’s attorney.
“We are pleased that the court agreed with the County’s Sheriff Villanueva’s claims that Aleriff Villanueva is barred by California’s Anti-Slapp’s State Law and have no merit,” said a statement sent by email Thursday. “The district can now close this chapter.”
This decision marks the third time the court has dismissed Villanueva’s claim that the County had mistreated him and caused him great emotional pain, and severe physical pain. ”
The complaint in Vilnueva, pundanueva’s lawsuit was filed in June, saying that “it is an attempt to clear his name, fight for his reputation, and expand that his actions in defense of miracles have harmed him.”
Villanueva previously tried to sue in federal court. In September 2024, a judge in the Central District of California rejected the former sheriff’s government’s ‘millions of Sheriffs’ accused of these allegations, he did so and in May After villanueva dropped the case.
Villanueva did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The Sheriff’s Department declined to comment.
The dispute began after Inspector General Huntsman said Villanueva engaged in “racial attacks” by insisting on calling Huntsman his given name, max-gustaf. Villanueva also describes Huntsman as a Holocaust denier, allegations that he will not testify and which inspector general refused.
The County investigates that Huntsman’s allegations and hit the former sheriff “with a “musaniire re” label. Each year, the County panel recommends a number of public servants targeted for various illegal behaviors from the exit of privacy violations by adding their files.
In his state law, Villanueva argued that it was wrong for him to be under the designation “do not hire” while many public officials who cooperated with illegal behavior avoided the mark. Villanueva has maintained that he has never discriminated against or harassed anyone.
“It is an unprecedented decision by the Board to place Villanueva on ‘Do Not Hire’ due to charges of discrimination and harassment,” the Sheriff wrote in a June complaint.
Around the same time Muntsman made his allegations, Esther Limi limp, the legal deputy of County Supervisor Hilda Solis, expressed a complaint of harassment of women of color during social media. The allegations also prompted the tagline and “don’t hire”, which Villanueva opposed.
