Lynwood Residents Accuse Willoughby of Malpractice and Misrepresentation
Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. › August 21, 2009
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The residents of the city of Lynwood are up in arms over the recent appoitment of tainted attorny Anthony Willoughby as their city attorney after they found out that he was publicly reproved far ethics violations by the California State Bar and required to re-take the State Bar ethic exam. The mayor and the city council members are in the throes of a recall and Willoughby's appointment appears to be aggravating the situation. Information about his past ethics violations has been circulated throughout that community and the residents poised to challenge the city council-members at the next council meeting over Willoughby's appointment Dr. Hanan Islam, a resident of Lynwood and a member of the Concerned Citizens of Lynwood Alliance (CCLA), sent a three-page letter addressed to the City Council Members, with copies to the city attorney, the assistant city attorney and the city manager outlining the citizens' concern about Willoughby's ethical violations.
When asked if the circumstances surrounding Willoughby's appointment may be adding fuel to the recall, the president of CCLA, Lorna Hawkins said, "I think it does add fuel, of course, it does because it's a question mark about his ethics violatons. But I'm Sure that's going to be taken care of after the election. We, as the concerned citizens of Lynwood, will have to look into that and make sure that we get the proper representation for this city. This recall has been a real pain for the citizens who live here; this is the third recall attempt in two years." As far as the city attorney's performance, Hawkins further stated, "We are not satisfied with the things that he has done and the allegations that were brought against him about his past history. That's very important to us. We want a city attorney that we can trust and one that we can come to and know that what he is saying is law, and that he actually knows what he is saying and he has the experience because he's being paid a lot of money."Information about his past ethics violations has been circulated throughout that community and the residents poised to challenge the city council-members at the next council meeting over Willoughby's appointment Dr. Hanan Islam, a resident of Lynwood and a member of the Concerned Citizens of Lynwood Alliance (CCLA), sent a three-page letter addressed to the City Council Members, with copies to the city attorney, the assistant city attorney and the city manager outlining the citizens' concern about Willoughby's ethical violations.See the full content of this document
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Lynwood Residents Accuse Willoughby of Malpractice and Misrepresentation
The residents of the city of Lynwood are up in arms over the recent appoitment of tainted attorny Anthony Willoughby as their city attorney after they found out that he was publicly reproved far ethics violations by the California State Bar and required to re-take the State Bar ethic exam. The mayor and the city council members are in the throe...
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