Illegal Reedley Lab suspect files lawsuit against city

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral facing a national three-count indictment for allegedly moving an amerciable laboratory successful Reedley has present filed a suit against the city.

Court documents amusement David He is besides taking ineligible enactment against Reedley Code Enforcement bureau Jesalyn Harper, Reedley Fire Chief Jeffrey Isaak and Fresno County adjunct Public Health Director Joe Prado.

David He alleges that Universal Meditech, which rented the laboratory successful a Reedley warehouse successful December 2022, was not successful progressive concern successful March 2023, erstwhile the laboratory was discovered.

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He claims the metropolis should person known this and that the institution was lone storing its assets astatine the warehouse.

A Reedley City codification enforcement serviceman and investigators recovered astir 1,000 mice, COVID-19 and gestation tests, and humor samples wrong that biotech lab.

The suit claims those were each stored safely and securely.

Action News reached retired to Reedley's metropolis manager, who confirmed they were alert of the lawsuit.