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The union representing hundreds of Los Angeles prosecutors is once again suing their boss, District Attorney George Gascon, this time for withholding information on a close ally in alleged violation of the California Public Records Act (CPRA).
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) sought information about Diana Teran, a top Gascon aide who is facing felony charges, in May and received an incomplete response, according to a 200-page court filing unveiled Thursday. Prosecutors sought her emails and information about whether she remained on the county payroll after her indictment. They also wanted to know if county taxpayers were on the hook for her criminal defense.
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The lawsuit seeks to force Gascon’s office to disclose the requested records, to declare the DA in violation of the CPRA and to pay the ADDA’s attorney fees for the lawsuit and the denied requests.
“These are public records, and the union and other members of the public have a right to this information,” said Neama Rahmani, a Los Angeles-based former federal prosecutor who now runs a private practice.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is running for re-election amid harsh criticism and concerns about crime.(Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
He said the embattled DA and county lawyers may be trying to delay damaging information from reaching the public until after Election Day.
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“Of course, Teran is a high-ranking deputy DA and a close ally of Gascon, who is facing a tough challenger in November, and the union has sued Gascon before during his tumultuous first term,” Rahmani said.
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California Attorney General Robert Bonta announced a felony indictment against Teran in April for allegedly stealing computer files with information on Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies and improperly using them years after her employment with the department ended. Her defense attorney previously said he expects her to beat the charges, several of which have already been thrown out.
“The California Public Records Act clearly mandates that public agencies must promptly provide access to public records without unnecessary delays,” said Ryan Erlich, vice president of the ADDA. “Yet, George Gascon has consistently violated the law by unlawfully delaying and obstructing the process.”
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Diana Teran(Los Angeles County/File)
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Gascon’s office has previously denied similar public records requests from Fox News Digital seeking financial information about how much it’s costing Los Angeles taxpayers to defend the DA from a previous lawsuit filed against him by the ADDA.
“They have repeatedly stalled, delayed or outright ignored numerous requests,” said John Lewin, a deputy district attorney who is separately suing Gascon in a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit.
Unlike other states, California’s public records law has no built-in process to appeal a denial to a higher authority, so record seekers are forced to bring the agency to court if they are denied improperly.
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This image from jailhouse surveillance video shows Los Angeles Chief Deputy District Attorney Joseph Iniguez, a top Gascon ally, making a phone call from lockup after a 2021 arrest for public intoxication.(Azusa Police Department)
“George Gascon believes that because he is the district attorney, not only does he not have to follow the law, but he is actually above it,” Lewin added. “He’s going to find out in less than two months that he’s not above the law. He’s going to lose this election, and he’ll spend the next several years as a defendant in a courtroom defending the 20-plus lawsuits that are going to cost the county in excess of a hundred million dollars.”
Gascon’s office has a policy against commenting on pending litigation, a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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(Bob Riha Jr./Getty Images/File)
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The DA is facing more than 20 lawsuits from individual prosecutors as well as four from their union.
“It’s deeply troubling that we are once again forced to take legal action simply to obtain public documents that should be readily available,” said ADDA President Michele Hanisee.
Nathan Hochman, the attorney vying to oust Gascon in the upcoming election, jabbed his rival for the sheer number of court battles he faces from his own office.
“It appears that Mr. Gascon once again needs a civics lesson about how a democracy works,” he told Fox News Digital. “Maybe if Gascon did a better job of standing up for crime victims instead of his own self-interests and extreme political ideology, he wouldn’t have so much to hide. It’s unfortunate that, once again, Gascon’s own prosecutors have been forced to sue him in order to get him to comply with the law.”
The Utah Jazz’s experiment to bring in 18-year league veteran Kevin Love thus far into the 2025-26 campaign has been a pretty solid success in the first two-plus months of the season.
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Love has been a positive voice in the locker room as the most tenured NBA veteran on the roster, he’s been vocal about enjoying his time and role with the organization, and for his time on the floor throughout the first 30 or so games of the regular season, he’s nestled into a consistent rotational player as the Jazz’s backup center as Walker Kessler has been out with a shoulder injury.
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But when he first arrived in Utah via a three-team trade from the Miami Heat, packed within the deal that sent John Collins to the LA Clippers, Love didn’t quite know what to expect out of his experience; he didn’t even anticipate being traded to the Jazz in the first place.
“I didn’t know what to expect when I got here, but I’ve been very pleasantly surprised from everything, from ownership, and Ryan Smith to the front office to the coaching staff, players all the way through,” Love said of the Jazz on The Old Man and the Three. “It’s been a blessing in my 18th year to be a part of this team and some place, I mean, you never know where you’re going to end up.”
“I did not expect to be traded but as far as a landing spot goes and just saying, yeah, so many people are saying ‘Oh what if it doesn’t work out? What if it doesn’t work out?’ I’m like ‘What if it does?’, right?And I think just adding value whether I’m playing or not is something that’s given me a lot of happiness and a lot of joy this late in my career. And I think that has allowed me to see a lot of the good and what this team has been able to bring and move forward.”
Kevin Love Settling in Nicely With Utah Jazz
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Love’s value stretches both on and off the floor for the Jazz, which makes sense for why the veteran big man has been loving his time since being on the roster. The 2016 NBA champion was vocal before the season about his desire to be a value add for wherever that may be, including Utah, and he’s been able to carve out just the right role for himself at this point in his career.
During his 20 games played for the Jazz this season, Love has averaged 7.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and shooting 41.1% from the field in just over 17 minutes a night when he plays, and has proven he can still be a guy worthy of a few minutes down the rotation to fill out an NBA frontcourt, as he has for the year in Utah so far.
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Dec 15, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Caleb Martin (left) speaks with Utah Jazz forward Kevin Love (right) before the game at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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It remains to be seen just how long Love’s time in Utah will last. There’s not even a guarantee that the 37-year-old will finish the regular season on the roster, depending on how the next few weeks transpire around the trade deadline and as the buyout market begins to gain some traction. But, for the time that he is in Salt Lake City, he’s made it into a nice home for what’s now the fourth roster he’s been on through nearly two decades in the league.
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GLENROCK, Wyo. — A 55-year-old Wyoming man died Monday night after his vehicle went over a bridge rail and caught fire on Interstate 25 near Glenrock.
Gavin Stanek was traveling north in a Cadillac Escalade around 9:13 p.m. when the vehicle drifted into the median near milepost 156, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol report. The vehicle continued through the median until it struck a bridge retaining wall.
The driver’s side of the Escalade scraped along the rail before the vehicle went over the edge toward the river. The Cadillac rolled toward the passenger side and landed on its roof on the river embankment, where it was engulfed in flames, the report states.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol identified driver fatigue or the driver falling asleep as a possible contributing factor in the crash. Road conditions were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the incident.
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This story contains preliminary information as provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol via the Wyoming Department of Transportation Fatal Crash Summary map. The agency advises that information may be subject to change.
