The city of Santa Clarita filed its response to a lawsuit filed by a former staffer who claims she was harassed and then retaliated against, denying the claims in a seven-page answer.
City attorney Joe Montes of Burke, Williams & Sorensen filed the response Sept. 17, according to L.A. County Superior Court records available online.
“The city further denies, generally and specifically, that plaintiff is entitled to any relief whatsoever,” according to the city’s answer.
Tiana Bradley, a former deputy city clerk, worked for the city for a little over a year, according to a timeline laid out in her lawsuit that claims whistleblower retaliation. She started working for the city in May 2024, and she alleges the harassment began shortly thereafter.
The complaint included allegations of inappropriate comments and violations of her personal space, as well as a claim that she ultimately was fired for bringing her concerns to the city’s human resources department.
Carrie Lujan, communications manager for the city, indicated the city does not comment on pending litigation.
Bradley’s attorney, Dylan Malinoff of Shegerian & Associates, was not immediately available for comment Thursday.
There has been no criminal complaint filed in connection with the allegations.
Bradley stated in her complaint that the harassment prompted her to seek medical treatment on more than one occasion.
At a Sept. 28 hearing, Judge Lawrence P. Riff ruled that a challenge by Bradley’s attorney, Dylan Malinoff, to remove the judge originally assigned to the case, Judge Barbara Meiers, was made in bad faith.
The trial was reverted to her courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles for future proceedings.
The next hearing for the case is scheduled for case management in January.
