Attorneys for a Los Angeles Police Department officer from Valencia suing the city of Los Angeles, alleging that it ignored her claims of workplace harassment, are questioning whether the city was engaging in “gamesmanship” in further delaying the 2023 case.
Brady Lamas, 45, pleaded no contest in March 2024 to one count of the state’s revenge-porn law, after his now ex-wife, a Valencia resident, discovered he had disseminated nude photos of her to their co-workers and in online chats.
Brady Lamas was stripped of his officer certification, ordered to attend a program for sexual addiction and given community service at his sentencing as the result of a plea deal.
Now his ex-wife’s lawsuit is targeting the city of Los Angeles, saying it failed to address what she called harassment and discrimination she faced at work as a result of her husband’s actions and the response from superior officers.
An attorney for the plaintiff asked the court not to reward the city for failing to engage in any meaningful attempts at discovery — the pretrial process for both sides to share evidence — by further delaying the case or granting an extension for the city to make a motion for the case’s dismissal.
The city’s attorney filed a trial schedule that showed cases in the days leading up to and the week after the Lamas civil trial had been scheduled, according to court documents presented in an ex parte motion by the city of L.A. The motion also stated that due to a car accident, the city’s attorney was on severe pain medication for a broken leg, and did not have time to adequately prepare.
In a motion seeking the extension, the city claimed both sides are engaging in discovery, and that the city’s attorney, Susan Swingle, returned in July but with limitations at her doctor’s orders. Swingle also produced several emails attempting to work out a continuance with the plaintiffs.
“There are no exigent circumstances which justify trial continuance. Per her prior
emails and court appearances we know Ms. Swingle has been back working since July 2025,” according to a motion by Abel Nair, Anna Lamas’ attorney. “Simply because Ms. Swingle suddenly looked at her calendar and realized that there are trial conflicts, does not provide exigent circumstances/irreparable harm,” he wrote.
Anna Lamas filed for divorce after finding out in January 2022 that her then-husband, Brady Lamas, had circulated nude photos of her to several of their coworkers, according to Lamas’ complaint.
In sworn statements, Officer Anna Lamas said she was “horrified” Jan. 30, 2022, when she went to record a message for her now ex-husband on his phone and discovered the alleged breach of trust.
“In retaliation for plaintiff’s reporting, the LAPD did not follow protocol, and Deputy
Chief Hamilton advised (Lamas’ lieutenant) that Internal Affairs decided that the officers were not being removed because they did not want to ‘compromise’ the ongoing investigation,” according to the complaint.
The LAPD has denied wrongdoing in its response.
In an October ruling, Judge Virginia Keeny granted the city an extension for the case, moving the mandatory pretrial conference that had been scheduled for Jan. 30, and a trial date scheduled for Monday, to May 1 and May 11, respectively, in Downtown Los Angeles.
