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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor and ordered him disqualified from overseeing two criminal cases, rejecting the Justice Department’s latest effort to preserve his authority. Senior U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright, however, delayed the disqualifications from taking effect while he considers an…

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is suing an animal rescue organization that was once a favorite among Hollywood celebrities, alleging that its owner purchased dogs from puppy mills and portrayed them to adopters as animals that were rescued. Melissa Bacelar, chief executive and owner of Wagmor Pets in Studio City, bought and resold “hundreds…