Mark Ridley-Thomas Attorneys Strike Deal for City to Reimburse Him Following Corruption Charges, Suspension
Attorneys of suspended Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces federal corruption charges, filed court papers Dec. 20 showing a resolution of his lawsuit against the city and then-City Controller Ron Galperin over the cancellation of his salary and benefits.
After the City Council voted to reinstate Ridley-Thomas’s salary and benefits earlier this month, Ridley-Thomas will receive $254,000 in back pay and $99,500 in attorneys’ fees.
“[Ridley-Thomas] will dismiss his claims after receipt of the settlement payment,” his attorneys wrote in court documents filed Dec. 19 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder S. Kalra.
Los Angeles City Hall on Nov. 17, 2018. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
Prior to the settlement, the Los Angeles City Council voted 10 to 1 Dec. 7 to reimburse Ridley-Thomas about $365,000 in back pay and benefits and to reinstate both going forward, as well as attorneys’ fees….