Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sued the city Friday over the decision to suspend his pay and benefits following his indictment in a federal corruption case.
The lawsuit names City Controller Ron Galperin and alleges that Galperin's decision was "unauthorized, unlawful and politicized.'' It seeks a ruling to strike down the decision as unlawful, along with attorneys' fees.The lawsuit claims that Galperin acted unilaterally to cut Ridley-Thomas' pay and did so to help his campaign for state controller. GalperinChelsea Lucktenberg, Galperin's director of communications, declined comment Thursday, citing pending litigation.
Ridley-Thomas and former dean of the USC School of Social Work Marilyn Flynn were charged in a 20-count indictment alleging a secret deal in which Ridley-Thomas -- when he was a member of the county Board of Supervisors -- agreed to steer county money to the university in return for admitting his son Sebastian Ridley-Thomas into graduate school with a full-tuition scholarship and a paid professorship.
In exchange, the indictment contends, Ridley-Thomas supported county contracts involving the School of Social Work, including lucrative deals to provide services to the county Department of Children and Family Services and Probation Department, as well as an amendment to a contract with the Department of Mental Health that would bring the school millions of dollars in new revenue.
The ruling marked the second time Strobel has issued a restraining order against Wesson's service on the council. On Feb. 24, Strobel sided with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California's challenge to Wesson's appointment, issuing a temporary restraining order that blocked him from serving.
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