A Black man who sued Los Angeles County alleging that he was harassed and discriminated against by his instructors while training to be a sheriff’s deputy due to his race and age is opposing efforts by the Sheriff’s Dept. to obtain information on his prior employment and health records.

In his Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, plaintiff Donte Pipkins further contends he was subjected to disparate treatment because he had a kidney stone and that he was terminated in 2024 for seeking accommodations for his condition. On Friday, his attorneys filed two motions to quash with Judge Jerrold Abeles arguing that none of the information sought by the LASD is relevant to their defense against Pipkins’ case.

In one motion, the department asks for Pipkins’ employment records from 2018-24 at the Lo

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