The County Can Not Hide Anymore: The Truth Is in the Federal Record

For years, Los Angeles County has tried to act like the problems inside DCFS and the Sheriff’s Department were misunderstandings or isolated mistakes. They tried to pretend that families like mine and families like Audrey and Marcus were exaggerating or confused. But now the truth is in the federal court record. It is written in black and white across Dkt 358, Dkt 359, and Dkt 360. The County can not say they did not know. They can not say it never happened. They can not say it was a misunderstanding. They can not hide behind excuses anymore.

• Everything is documented.

• The evidence is recorded.

• The pattern is exposed.

And all of it is now part of my civil rights lawsuit, Morris Patrick v. County of Los Angeles Case Number 2:22-CV-02846-MWC-BFM.

The Night the Truth Broke Through the Lies

(Based on Dkt 358)

The story becomes undeniable on October 14, 2025. According to the emergency evidence filed as Dkt 358, a DCFS worker showed up at the McArthur home at 12:50 in the morning with sheriff deputies and no warrant. This same group came back again at 4:30 that afternoon, still with no warrant and no court order. Dkt 358 includes the exact emails and notices I sent that night documenting everything. The videos and audio recordings from the McArthur family match the written evidence. The intrusion was unlawful under the Fourth Amendment and the California Constitution. The timing was intimidating. The conduct was harassing.

Dkt 358 explains that this is not a simple mistake. It fits the same pattern that the national research describes, including the data showing that about one in every one hundred children in the United States lose both parents’ rights before age eighteen for reasons unrelated to maltreatment. Dkt 358 includes the national study that proves disabled parents and minority families face the highest termination rates. This is exactly what the McArthur family is experiencing. Their child who has autism became the target instead of being supported. Their experience proves that discrimination in child welfare is not a rumor. It is a documented system problem.

Dkt 358 also names the other related cases that match the same pattern. It references the federal filings of Marissa Hernandez. It references the abuse reported by Susan and Jani. It references the actions taken against Samuel Nicholas. And it connects every one of those cases to the unconstitutional behavior that hit me in Los Angeles County between 2017 and 2019.

The County wants to claim each family is an isolated situation. Dkt 358 destroys that lie. It shows the same unlawful conduct happening twenty five years apart with different families but the same methods.

The County Counsel Confession: They Never Wanted Public

(Based on Dkt 359)

On November 17, 2025 the County Counsel could no longer avoid the truth. In Dkt 359 the County Counsel officially admits that my Public Records Act request directly involves issues in my federal lawsuit. They admit that the request requires a massive search of County records. They admit they need more time because of the unusual circumstances and the volume of evidence they now have to review.

This admission destroys the County’s usual strategy. For years they have acted like there were no documents, no problems, no issues, no patterns, and no violations. They claimed families were imagining discrimination. They claimed parents were misunderstanding their rights. But Dkt 359 proves the County has been holding thousands of pages of information that they never wanted to reveal.

Dkt 359 also includes my complete CPRA addendum that demands records for my case and the cases of Marissa Hernandez, Samuel Nicholas, Susan, and Jani. The County knows that these records will show repeated violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, repeated unlawful removals, repeated misuse of Title IV-E funds, repeated failures to train social workers, and repeated retaliation against families who speak out.

The County Counsel letter inside Dkt 359 is the one thing they hoped would never see daylight. It shows they are now cornered by their own documents. The truth has finally caught them.

The Emails to the Board of Supervisors That They Ignored for Years

(Based on Dkt 360)

Dkt 360 contains the evidence that ends the County’s last defense. In this docket the federal court now has copies of the exact emails that I sent to the Board of Supervisors going back to 2018. Those emails explain how my ADA rights were violated when DCFS refused to communicate with me in writing even though I am deaf. Those emails show how social workers twisted my statements, fabricated information, and asked the court to terminate my rights even after I completed therapy, parenting classes, and drug tests. The email in Dkt 360 shows that the judge rejected Pedro’s request to terminate my services again and again because there was no reason.

Dkt 360 shows that I begged for help. I explained the discrimination. I explained the misconduct. I explained the problems. I copied the supervisors. They had authority. They had power. They had notice.

And they ignored every warning.

Under the law a county becomes liable when leaders know about violations and fail to act. Dkt 360 proves that is exactly what happened. The supervisors were notified. They did nothing. They allowed the violations to continue. They allowed the cycle to repeat against the next family and the next family and the next one after that.

The pattern is undeniable.

The Federal Court Has the Full Picture Now

The three dockets together tell a story that Los Angeles County can not run from anymore.

• Dkt 358 shows the new harassment in 2025 against the McArthur family.

• Dkt 359 shows the County Counsel trying to contain the damage and admitting the request involves active civil rights issues.

• Dkt 360 shows the long trail of ignored warnings, ADA violations, misconduct, and discrimination.

All three dockets connect to the same truth.

All three show ongoing violations.

All three expose the same twenty-five years pattern.

The County is now trapped by their own documents. They can not say they did not know. They can not claim it was an accident. They can not hide behind juvenile confidentiality. They can not pretend there is no evidence. Everything is in the record. Everything is in federal court. Everything is tied to dates, emails, videos, laws, and verified communications.

This is what accountability looks like.

This is what truth looks like.

And this is only the beginning.