Dutton v. LA County Sheriff’s Department (No. 10-595) – Full Disclosure Network prisoner interview

Last Updated: December 15, 2011

Synopsis

Judicial Watch filed on behalf of Leslie Dutton and the American Association of Women against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Leroy D. Baca for denying Dutton’s “Full Disclosure Network” an opportunity to interview inmate Richard Fine. Mr. Fine is under incarceration indefinitely for contempt of court in Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail stemming from his legal efforts to counter alleged corruption in the Los Angeles County court system. Plaintiffs allege the Sheriff’s Department and Baca have violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.Because of the lawsuit, the “Full Disclosure Network” was granted their interview with Mr. Fine on March 12, 2010 and the case was dismissed.