The defendant in this appeals case is Joan Comparet-Cassani: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-23-me-6344-...
She retired in 2012: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-23-me-6344-...
Also, that document suggest that this former sheriff was a co-defendant in that appeals case: https://tonyortega.org/2017/04/30/as-former-los-angeles-sher...