A screengrab of Tina Fredericks from the PUSD Board of Education Special Meeting, June 18, 2026 (File Photo – KLRN)
The Committee to Protect PUSD Schools, Recall Fredericks and Harden said Tina Fredericks, the current PUSD board president, appeared remotely in court Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, and represented herself in a legal challenge to a recall effort organized by constituents.
By News Desk
Fredericks filed a lawsuit July 2 against the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and 124 unnamed individuals identified as “Doe” defendants. The lawsuit sought to prevent the recall petition from circulating and asked the court to invalidate it.
Fredericks served an amended filing on the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Friday, Sept. 4, shortly before the Labor Day weekend and four days before the Tuesday’s hearing. In the amended filing, Fredericks removed the 124 unnamed defendants. According to the committee, Fredericks maintains that she never intended to target those individuals.
Judge Tiana Murillo reset the trial-setting conference for Oct. 13, 2026, at 9:30 am. The committee said the conference was reset because of inadequate notice.
The committee disputed Fredericks’ explanation for removing the unnamed defendants, noting that they were not removed until two months after the lawsuit was filed and six days before the court proceeding.
The committee said the broader issue is whether the recall process should proceed to a vote. Recall proponents, it said, have the right to organize, speak, circulate petitions and ask voters to decide whether an elected official should remain in office.
“We will continue exercising our lawful rights to organize, speak, petition and participate in the democratic process,” the committee said in its statement. “Let the voters decide. Not a lawsuit. Not a court proceeding.”
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