U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

EL CENTRO — Mayor Pro Tempore Sonia Carter has escalated her dispute with the city of El Centro, filing a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation after the city’s administrators rejected her $1 million

The lawsuit marks a shift from Carter’s earlier

Filed Aug. 22, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the lawsuit names the city, former City Manager Cedric Cesena, and 50 unnamed defendants. Carter’s complaint alleges four causes of action: violation of the Equal Protection Clause under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; retaliation in violation of the First Amendment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; violation of California’s equal protection guarantees under Arti

In the lawsuit, Carter’s attorney argu

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