Perry v. Viloria federal civil-rights suit noticed on closed-session agenda
The August 31, 2020 special closed-session board meeting noticed as item 3.A: "Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) Case No. 8:19-cv-02381-DOC-(JDEx) Dee Perry v Jason Viloria, Jan Vickers, Peggy [Wolff], et al." This is the public-agenda confirmation of the case number, court (CACD), judge assignment (David O. Carter), and that the suit was an active matter the board was discussing in closed session two-and-a-half weeks before the September 17, 2020 third and final dismissal. The four defendant-trustees were the same trustees deliberating the case under §54956.9 — a fact procedurally normal under §54956.9 but worth noting given that one of those trustees (James Kelly) is a current sitting member of the post-2024 board. The operative complaint pleaded no individual-conduct allegations against Kelly beyond his vote with the majority, distinct from the individual-conduct paragraphs targeting Viloria and Wolff.
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- BoardDocs Agenda — Special Board Meeting (Closed Session), August 31, 2020 primary Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified School District · 2020-08-31
Primary-source confirmation that the federal-court suit was an active matter being discussed by the four named co-defendant trustees in closed session two-and-a-half weeks before the final dismissal.
- Perry v. Viloria — Complaint (Document 1, filed December 10, 2019) primary U.S. District Court, Central District of California (via CourtListener / RECAP)U.S. District Court, Central District of California (via CourtListener / RECAP) · Michael J. Aguirre, Maria C. Severson · 2019-12-10
The complaint identifies the same five defendants whose conduct was the subject of the August 31, 2020 closed-session §54956.9 discussion; four of those defendants were sitting trustees deliberating the matter in that closed session.