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1 142. Apparently, some time in 2021, a license plate that read"040BOZO"had been placed on a <br /> 2 <br /> MET vehicle. At or about that time, a picture was taken of it and the picuture was circulated throughout <br /> 3 <br /> 4 CITY. <br /> 5 143. Months later,on or about February 8,2022,a picture of the license plate including the MET <br /> 6 unit was posted in several places in CITY's police department, including the Station Supervisors Office. <br /> 7 <br /> 144. MENENDEZ was not working on February 8, 2022. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 145. However, then-Sergeant Lizardi was seen by various persons holding a picture and having <br /> 10 a highly unprofessional screaming/yelling meltdown. <br /> 11 146. MENENDEZ is informed and believes that then-Sergeant Lizardi went into the station <br /> 12 <br /> supervisors office, yelled at various corporals (who were not perceived to be in the Valentin"gang/camp" <br /> 13 <br /> 14 and who were later "failed" during the sergeants' promotional exam which by-then-Commander Lizardi <br /> 15 oversaw) and then went into the Watch Commanders Offices (which faces a room with approximately 15 <br /> 16 chairs for officers to write reports), accusing MENENDEZ of posting them in the station supervisor office, <br /> 17 <br /> yelling words to the effect: "I know this was Nelson Menendez." <br /> 18 <br /> 19 147. When MENENDEZ arrived at work the following week, he found one of the crumbled <br /> 20 "040BOZO" papers shoved into his work mailbox. <br /> 21 148. MENENDEZ immediately filed a complaint against then-Sergeant Lizardi. <br /> 22 <br /> 149. At this time, then-Sergeant Lizardi was attempting to promote to Commander. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 150. While CITY policies/procedures mandate that an Internal Affairs investigation be initiated, <br /> 25 CITY not only failed to initiate the requisite Internal Affairs proceeding but failed to initiate any sort of <br /> 26 investigation as other CITY policies and procedures bar an officer from promoting if he is the subject of an <br /> 27 <br /> active Internal Affairs investigation and/or complaint. <br /> 28 <br /> 151. In June of 2022, Lizardi was promoted to Commander. <br /> 23 <br /> MENENDEZ V. CITY OF SANTA ANA CASENO. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />