Huizar has been sued by Mayra Alvarez, a former aide who alleged in a lawsuit that she faced retaliation after voicing concerns that Huizar was having an affair with an aide and engaging in practices that she believed violated local, state, and federal law.His attorneys have said in court filings that they wanted to postpone proceedings in the Alvarez case because of an ongoing federal investigation into City Hall.
Attorneys for The Times had planned to oppose Huizar’s request to seal the documents in the Alvarez case, but had yet to file any documents in court. Terrence Jones, an attorney who represents Alvarez, had also expressed concerns about sealing the documents, saying last month that Huizar should not get to “litigate his misconduct in the shadows.”