Jordan further alleges that because he took pictures of the crash site, he was maligned by the department and wrongfully accused of sharing the photographs with third parties unrelated to the incident. 26, 2020, crash site in Calabasas after being ordered to do so, then ended up being sued and forced to pay for attorneys’ fees and costs to defend himself in the ensuing civil litigation. Jordan maintains he took images of the Jan. The federal suit alleged the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights were violated by the alleged taking and sharing of gruesome photos of the scene by deputies and fire department members. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and Chester’s wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daughter, Payton, were among the nine people killed in the crash. The 56-year-old Jordan was called to the stand last summer in the trial of the suit federal brought by Vanessa Bryant and Irvine financial advisor Christopher Chester. “Notably, the letter was received approximately two hours after Jordan emailed to inquire where his retirement badge was.” 12 he was sent a letter … denying his request without offering any explanation,” the amended complaint states. “Despite his repeated requests for the (Fire Department) to send him his retirement badge, on Dec. Plaintiff Brian Jordan’s Los Angeles Superior Court amended complaint, filed Thursday, still alleges violations of the state Labor Code and Government Claims Act and he continues to seek nearly $60,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs, plus additional damages.īut the revised suit adds claims for retaliation and specific performance and now demands that the county turn over his retirement badge, which he alleges is being wrongfully withheld from him. LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles County Fire Department captain - who sued the county, alleging he followed orders and took photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene in 2020, but was not compensated for legal expenses after being sued - has expanded his lawsuit to seek his retirement badge.
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