By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former manager at two USA Fitness gyms in the San Fernando Valley who alleged he was fired in 2018 in retaliation for complaining about unsafe conditions and the defrauding of members.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick had said on May 17 that if Carlos Martin failed to appear Tuesday she would toss his lawsuit, which was filed last Sept. 16 and alleges whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination and a violation of the state Labor Code.
Neither Martin nor an attorney representing him appeared for case management conferences scheduled for May 17 and for Tuesday. The lawyer who filed the case on his behalf, Manbir Chowdhary, withdrew from the case in November, citing an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.
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