The fired Spokesperson claims that he was asked to stonewall media requests for public financial records.

See media reports at:
http://inproperinla.blogspot.com/2010/11/10-11-19-los-angeles-superior-court.html

Evidence of public corruption and financial management of the Los Angeles Superior Court and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department are nothing new:

a) Complaint for public corruption at the LA Superior Court, provided evidence of high level financial management fraud in designation of court fees as "Journal Entry" and refusal of the Clerk of the Court John A Clarke and Presiding Judge Charles McCoy to disclose the ultimate designation of the funds:
10-07-18 Galdjie v Darwish (SC052737) Complaint for Public Corruption against John Segal Judge, John A Clarke Clerk, Attorney David Pasternak and others at the Los Angeles Superior Court, RE: Conduct of pretense litigation alleged real estate fraud by the Court.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34504304/
b) Complaint for public corruption relative to false accounting records published by the Sheriff relative to bond/bail funds collected from prisoners:
10-02-12 Complaint #4 filed with Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca Re Corruption of Bond Bail Services
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26807342/
c) Secret corporations of the Los Angeles Superior Court - Insight Magazine
99-04-11 Washington DC Insight Magazine - LA Superior Court Judges 'Slush' Fund - Is Justice for Sale in L.A.?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/39177872/
d) 10-10-15 Proposed Organizational Chart of the LA-JR (alleged Los Angeles Judiciary Racket)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/39383792/