Judge: Yakima police officer will not repay $15,000 attorney fees
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima will not be allowed to collect money from one of its police officers following a legal battle over the release of his name on the city's impeachment list.
Yakima police officer Gary Garza wanted to stop his name from being published on the so-called "Brady List"
He wound up there after an internal investigation last year determined he broke YPD rules.
It means prosecutors must disclose Garza's previous misconduct whenever he's named as a witness in the case.
A judge last month ruled his name would remain on the list, but the city of Yakima wanted to make him repay its legal costs.
A judge ruled against that Friday.
Attorney Bob Tenney, who represented Yakima, said the attorney costs were high because of the complexity of the case.
Yakima police officer Gary Garza wanted to stop his name from being published on the so-called "Brady List"
He wound up there after an internal investigation last year determined he broke YPD rules.
It means prosecutors must disclose Garza's previous misconduct whenever he's named as a witness in the case.
A judge last month ruled his name would remain on the list, but the city of Yakima wanted to make him repay its legal costs.
A judge ruled against that Friday.
Attorney Bob Tenney, who represented Yakima, said the attorney costs were high because of the complexity of the case.
