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U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II has issued a preliminary injunction against Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, expressly finding that Cooley's retaliation against union members in his office is “striking and rampant” and in violation of law, the Los Angeles times reported yesterday.
The injunction orders Cooley and other Los Angeles County officials not to discipline or discriminate against prosecutors for belonging to the union that represents hundreds of local deputy district attorneys.
The order and findings were made in a lawsuit filed by the District Attorneys Union alleging that Cooley and others transferred to remote offices, demoted and gave sub par job performance reviews to prosecutors in retaliation for union membership and activities in violation of federal law.
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II has issued a preliminary injunction against Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, expressly finding that Cooley's retaliation against union members in his office is “striking and rampant” and in violation of law, the Los Angeles times reported yesterday.
The injunction orders Cooley and other Los Angeles County officials not to discipline or discriminate against prosecutors for belonging to the union that represents hundreds of local deputy district attorneys.
The order and findings were made in a lawsuit filed by the District Attorneys Union alleging that Cooley and others transferred to remote offices, demoted and gave sub par job performance reviews to prosecutors in retaliation for union membership and activities in violation of federal law.
Cooley, who is the county's top prosecutor, could be held in contempt of court if he ignores the order.
The order comes at a bad time for Cooley, who recently announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for California Attorney General.
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