The attorney who represented San Diego Port Commissioner Sandy Naranjo during her recent board censure is suing the local government agency, alleging that the port retaliated against him for statements he made about the agency’s assistant general counsel during a public board meeting.
Earlier this week, attorneys representing Cory Briggs of Briggs Law Corporation filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California under Section 1983 of Title 42. The federal statute allows people to sue local government agencies for violating their civil rights.
Briggs is seeking damages of an unspecified amount for the port’s decision to “investigate” him, an action intended to silence him, the suit states. Briggs did not respond to a request to comment.
“Defendants’ retaliatory conduct as alleged in this pleading violated and continues to violate, among other things, plaintiff’s right of free expression, right of association, and right to criticize the government and government officials,” the suit states.