Times sues for records on LAFD chief deputy who was reportedly drunk during a major fire
by Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times
Apr 12, 2022
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The Los Anglees Times has filed a lawsuit against the city that seeks to force Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the Fire Department to release numerous internal records in the case of a high-ranking fire official who was reported to be drunk on duty during a major blaze but faced no discipline and retired with a $1.4 million payout.
Filed late Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the suit alleges that the city violated the California Public Records Act by denying the newspaper’s requests for an investigative report and other documents regarding former Chief Deputy Fred Mathis, who was the department’s
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