County of Humboldt loses again, this time told off by CA Supreme Court; win for former court reporter thanks to local attorney Patrik Griego

 

I confirmed with Janssen Malloy senior partner Mr. Patrik Griego that the "California Supreme Court denied the County's Petition for Review and denied their request to depublish the Court of Appeal's Decision."

I have been the only one to cover this lawsuit for years. I have only included screenshots of two recent posts.

Once again, here is the summary from previous coverage.

If you have not been following my coverage on the lawsuit filed by former Humboldt Superior Court reporter Kay Gibbs, here is a summary and I wrote this in my May 13, 2026 post.

In April 2024, I was the first one to report on a lawsuit filed by former court reporter. No one has covered that lawsuit. I did several posts on that case and my last post was on March 2025.

Kay Gibbs sued the County of Humboldt. I recognized the name because Kay was one of the best Humboldt Superior Court reporters. She worked for the local courts for almost 40 years.

Del Norte Superior Judge Darren McElfresh was assigned to the case. Mr. Patrik Griego represented Gibbs pro bono. Mr. Griego is senior partner at local law firm Janssen Malloy. 

The County of Humboldt was represented by Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Fresno law firm.

Judge McElfresh consistently ruled against Gibbs and Mr. Griego. I like Kay, I knew her and was very disappointed by the ruling. 

In May,, Mr. Griego told me, "The court of Appeal just reversed the trial court and held that the trial court should not have granted the County’s demurrer to our complaint.The Court of Appeal remanded the case back to the trial court and awarded us and awarded us our costs on appeal."

The County asked the California Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals decision in Gibbs. 

Arrogant Humboldt County who cannot admit a mistake and if they lose; they double down.

And the County of Humboldt lost; again. Wasted taxpayer money to be told off by the California Supreme Court.

All coverage on this case or any previous post can be accessed for free via the search feature on the blog.

Mr. Griego represented Kay pro bono.

The victory of good over evil is what happens when a lawyer stands up for a hardworking decent employee who gave 40 years of her life  only to be treated badly by an ungrateful, malignant evil County whose economy is drugs, booze, welfare and screwing over people.