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1 162. On August 22 2022,Officer David Guzman was interviewed as a witness for the Wanted-for- <br /> 2 <br /> Murder Flyer investigation. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 163. MENENDEZ is informed and believes that, during Officer Guzman's interview, he <br /> 5 implicated Officer Rodriguez (who would often use the term"Full Nelson treatment" and otherwise made <br /> 6 fun of persons being black-balled within the police department) as one of the persons who took part in the <br /> 7 <br /> creation/posting of the Wanted-for-Murder Flyer. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 164. Two days later,on August 24,2022,CITY terminated Officer Guzman,over the purportedly <br /> 10 inappropriate nature of a text message he sent following Officer Anthony Cardenal's demotion. <br /> 11 165. Officer Guzman has since filed a Complaint against CITY and,as referenced above,Officer <br /> 12 <br /> Cardenal has a pending Orange County Superior Court Complaint. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 AA. As MENENDEZ Warned, After the Wanted-for-Murder Flyer was Made <br /> 15 Public, CITY Retaliated Against MENENDEZ. <br /> 16 166. On April 4, 2023, investigative journalist Camacho published an article entitled "Callous <br /> 17 <br /> Prank at Santa Ana Police Department Reveals Culture of Harassment"which included a picture of the <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Wanted-for-Murder Flyer. <br /> 20 167. MENENDEZ has no knowledge of how or from whom Mr.Camacho obtained the document. <br /> 21 168. Indeed, MENENDEZ is informed and believes that CITY responded to multiple Public <br /> 22 <br /> Records Act requests by refusing to release the fake Wanted-for-Murder Flyer, claiming that it was exempt <br /> 23 <br /> 24 from release because it is not a public records but"musings about a colleague's shortcomings." <br /> 25 169. Per a quotation in the Camacho article: <br /> 26 "Investigations against [supporters of the chief] do not work because the chief handpicks who will <br /> 27 work in internal affairs.The chief only allows investigators who will cover up,lie, [or]look the other <br /> way if they are ordered to. Meanwhile those same IA investigators will harshly discipline [and/or] <br /> 28 terminate officers not in the chief s camp for something extremely minor in comparison." <br /> 25 <br /> MENENDEZ V. CITY OF SANTA ANA CASENO. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />