Judge blocks L.A. City Councilmember John Lee’s suit against city Ethics Commission – By City News Service (Los Angeles Daily News) / April 5, 2024
Ethics Commission says Lee failed to report excessive gifts. He has 21 days to amend his suit against commission
A judge blocked John Lee’s lawsuit against the city’s Ethics Commission, which has accused the Los Angeles City Council member of ethical violations, but Lee was given 21 days to amend and refile his suit.
A representative for Lee confirmed that a judge on Friday, April 5, gave Lee 21 days to amend his original filing, and the councilman plans to do so. Another court date was set for June 14.
Lee previously announced that he sued the Ethics Commission in an effort to stop enforcement proceedings against him.
Last year, the Ethics Commission accused Lee of violating governmental ethics laws by allegedly accepting and failing to report excessive gifts, including some received during a trip to Las Vegas in 2017 he took with former Councilman Mitchell Englander, who pleaded guilty in 2020 to lying to federal investigators looking into his alleged receipt of excessive cash and gifts.
