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1 79. Indeed,repeated reference was made to same by various witnesses during CITY's resulting <br /> 2 "investigation." <br /> 3 <br /> 4 K. November 2, 2022. <br /> 5 80. VALDEZ was notified via a Memo that Chief Valentin "concur[ed] with Commander <br /> 6 Gonzalez's SUSTAINED findings for violating Department Policy 320.3.2(d)Supervisor Responsibilities <br /> 7 <br /> (The unequal or disparate exercise of authority on the part of a supervisor toward any member for malicious <br /> 8 <br /> 9 or other improper purposes.)." <br /> 10 81. As a result, Chief Valentin recommended that VALDEZ receive discipline of a "50-hour <br /> 11 SUSPENSION without OP TIONS [sic]", i.e., without pay. <br /> 12 <br /> 82. This resulting discipline was clearly retaliatory as: (1)VALDEZ is aware of various persons <br /> 13 <br /> 14 (who predominately- if not all-fall within"the Valentin camp")who have committed gross violations of <br /> 15 policy and law and who have not only not been similarly punished(much less even charged or investigated) <br /> 16 but who have actually received various promotions;and(2)V ALDEZ is aware of various persons who have <br /> 17 <br /> been told by supervisors not to sign up for certain teams because there was already a set group of people that <br /> 18 <br /> 19 were going to be on certain teams who were never changed, investigated or disciplined. <br /> 20 L. December 2022. <br /> 21 83. An inquiry was submitted to Internal Affairs regarding then-MET Corporal Galeana's failure <br /> 22 <br /> to report a use of force which was caught on Body-Worn Camera. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 84. Prior to the inquiry being submitted,Assistant Chief Robert Rodriguez advised supervisors <br /> 25 that then-MET Corproral Galeana's failure to do his job was merely a"training issue". <br /> 26 111 <br /> 27 <br /> llr <br /> 28 <br /> 111 <br /> 13 <br /> VALDEZ V.CSTYOF SANTA ANA CASENO. ' <br /> COA'Immur <br />