"In his Aug. 29 ruling, Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Finigan ordered the county to produce contract and payment records - including invoices and timesheets - related to retired Judge LaDoris Cordell's November 2024 investigation into alleged corruption and misconduct in Corpus' office. Witness identities could be redacted, but other financial details must be disclosed. Finigan found the county had waived attorney-client privilege by publicly releasing Cordell's report. He did not set a deadline, however, which Mau addressed Thursday."
"Despite the court allowing witness identities to be redacted, the county has not produced a single document, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpayer money was spent on an investigation that sparked calls to remove Corpus from office. In the fallout from the Cordell report, Corpus, the county's first Latina sheriff, faces two separate - and costly - removal efforts: Measure A, a voter-approved initiative passed in March that gave the Board of Supervisors authority to remove a sheriff through 2028;"
A judge ordered San Mateo County to release contract and payment records tied to retired Judge LaDoris Cordell's November 2024 investigation into alleged corruption and misconduct in Sheriff Christina Corpus' office. Witness names may be redacted, but invoices, timesheets and other financial details were ordered disclosed after the county was found to have waived attorney-client privilege by releasing Cordell's report. Superior Court Judge Michael Mau gave the county an Oct. 9 release deadline or an Oct. 6 window to file an appeal under state law. The county has not produced any documents and is appealing, which will keep records secret while higher courts decide. Corpus faces parallel removal efforts including Measure A and a civil grand jury accusation, allegations she denies.
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