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Civil Litigation

Aug. 7, 2019

Ex-prosecutor accuses former Orange County DA of retaliation

Nine months after losing a contentious reelection bid, Orange County’s former longtime district attorney returned to a courtroom Tuesday for a civil trial related to a five-year saga with a former employee.

SANTA ANA -- Nine months after losing a contentious reelection bid, Orange County's former longtime district attorney returned to a courtroom Tuesday for a civil trial related to a five-year saga with a former employee.

Tony J. Rackauckas sat stoically at the defense table as plaintiff's attorney Joel W. Baruch told jurors he retaliated against Karen L. Schatzle, a now-former deputy district attorney who lost a 2016 election bid aga...

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