Judge orders L.A. Times to delete info from article on dirty cop
- 6 years ago
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles Times is prepping for a legal showdown after a judge ordered them to change a story about a dirty cop.
According to the L.A. Times, the article talked about John Saro Balian, a Glendale detective who got busted for working with the Mexican mafia and Armenian organized crime.
Balian got into a plea deal with prosecutors that was supposed to be filed under seal, but instead was put on a public online database, where it was found by a Times reporter.
Naturally, she included the information in her article, since it was relevant and publicly available.
Balian's lawyer apparently didn't think so, and asked a judge to get the article thrown out. Lucky for him, he got Judge John F. Walter, who threw out First Amendment rights in favor of a dirty detective.
The Times complied with the order to take out certain information, but is planning to fight back.
According to the L.A. Times, the article talked about John Saro Balian, a Glendale detective who got busted for working with the Mexican mafia and Armenian organized crime.
Balian got into a plea deal with prosecutors that was supposed to be filed under seal, but instead was put on a public online database, where it was found by a Times reporter.
Naturally, she included the information in her article, since it was relevant and publicly available.
Balian's lawyer apparently didn't think so, and asked a judge to get the article thrown out. Lucky for him, he got Judge John F. Walter, who threw out First Amendment rights in favor of a dirty detective.
The Times complied with the order to take out certain information, but is planning to fight back.