Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought judicial clarification of subpoenas for deputy personnel records issued by the Civilian Oversight Commission over alleged deputy misconduct issues.
In his Los Angeles Superior Court complaint filed March 19, Luna sought to find out what could properly be released under COC subpoenas concerning investigations that include confidential peace officer personnel records of deputies allegedly involved in such matters as internal cliques and inmate jail deaths.
While the LASD has complied with previous COC requests for information from LASD, it has not provided confidential peace officer personnel records because it is not legally permitted to do so, the Luna suit stated…