San Bernardino 警察局长起诉市府与议员 市议会闭门商议因应 市长与议会面临两难
San Bernardino——位于加州圣贝纳迪诺县的San Bernardino市，San Bernardino 警察局长 Darren Goodman 对市政府及市议员 Kimberly Calvin Ortiz 提起的诉讼，成为市政厅近期的焦点。市议会已就如何应诉、是否寻求和解等问题举行闭门会议商议；按公开报道，Ortiz 本人被排除在这场针对其涉案诉讼的闭门讨论之外。
这起纠纷与 Ortiz 的窃听案直接相关：她被指控在2024年8月29日未经同意录下与 Goodman 局长的一次私人谈话，今年9月10日经十天审判后被判有罪，量刑原定10月14日进行，辩方以检方未在一年法定期限内起诉为由请求撤销定罪。此次 Goodman 的民事诉讼则指控相关行为构成恶意、压迫或欺诈，并索求惩罚性赔偿。市府方面表示尚未正式收到诉状，但此前已驳回诉讼前索赔，因此诉讼并不意外。
当地媒体报道，诉讼文件披露的内容令市议会还须面对另一重问题：是否让 Goodman 局长先行停职待查。市议会10月7日的闭门会议原定讨论应诉与和解立场，这一问题被列入考量范围。截至发稿，市议会尚未公开发布对局长去留的决定。
Goodman 局长的律师与市府均未在公开报道中就闭门会议结果置评。此案后续走向——和解、应诉或人事安排——仍待市议会与法院程序推进。（GSM 据 San Bernardino County Sentinel 报道）
San Bernardino Council Weighs Response as Police Chief's Lawsuit Against the City and a Council Member Moves Forward
SAN BERNARDINO — San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County, California. A lawsuit filed by San Bernardino Police Chief Darren Goodman against the city and Council Member Kimberly Calvin Ortiz has become a focus at City Hall. The City Council has met in closed session to discuss how to defend against the suit or whether to seek a negotiated settlement; according to local reporting, Ortiz was excluded from the closed-session discussion of a case in which she is a defendant.
The dispute is directly tied to Ortiz's eavesdropping case: she was accused of recording a private meeting with Chief Goodman without his consent on August 29, 2024, and was convicted on September 10, 2026, after a 10-day trial. Sentencing was scheduled for October 14, and her defense has sought dismissal, arguing prosecutors failed to bring the remaining count within the required one-year period. Goodman's civil suit alleges the conduct amounted to malice, oppression or fraud and seeks punitive damages. City officials said they had not yet been formally served but had earlier rejected the precursor claim, making the lawsuit expected.
Local reporting on the filings also raised a further question for the council: whether the chief should be placed on administrative leave. The council's October 7 closed session was set to discuss defense and settlement posture, with that question in the mix. As of publication, the council has announced no public decision on the chief's status.
Neither the chief's counsel nor the city has publicly commented on the outcome of the closed-session deliberations. Whether the case moves toward settlement, litigation or a personnel decision remains to be seen. (GSM, based on San Bernardino County Sentinel reporting)
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