Judge issues guidance for LA County, Sheriff to follow new statutory subpoena power
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LOS ANGELES - Sheriff Alex Villanueva's legal bid to avoid meeting with county Inspector General Max Huntsman to discuss deputy "secret societies" that many criminal justice advocates characterize as gangs was dismissed Tuesday by a judge who nonetheless said there is another avenue the sheriff can take to block a subpoena.
The legal option chosen by Villanueva -- known as a writ of mandate — "is not available to compel the Inspector General to set aside his subpoena," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant wrote.