LOS ANGELES – A judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the former Los Angeles County Probation Department chief, in which the plaintiff alleged he was terminated for coming forward about staffing shortages.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Shultz heard arguments in the county’s motion to dismiss plaintiff Adolfo Gonzales’ case on Tuesday, then took the case under submission before ruling on Wednesday that there are no triable issues.

Gonzales was fired in March 2023. In his lawsuit brought 11 months later, Gonzales contends he “candidly reported to … (Board of State and Community Corrections) inspectors” that there were staffing shortages in the Probation Department that violated state regulations and mandates.

Thereafter, the BSCC issued an audit report critical of juvenile hal

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