Mandoyan filed a previous lawsuit last year against the county over his 2016 termination, but agreed this year to drop the suit on the condition that he was rehired by the sheriff’s department. Before Mandoyan withdrew the suit, the county had agreed to pay him a settlement of $200,000, which is now in dispute. The deputy could also be due $500,000 in attorney fees, Villanueva said in an interview Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 04, 2019 21:56 UTC