Overview
- Puka Nacua’s file, which the Los Angeles City Attorney updated Monday, moved to a City Attorney hearing that keeps charges unfiled for now but leaves the case open for the statute of limitations.
- A City Attorney hearing is an informal diversion used in potential misdemeanor matters that can resolve a case without trial, and officials have not confirmed Nacua’s eligibility.
- The civil complaint by Madison Atiabi alleges an antisemitic remark at dinner and a shoulder bite later that night, and it seeks damages for assault and battery, gender violence, and negligence.
- Nacua’s lawyer acknowledges a bite occurred during horseplay, denies any antisemitic language, calls the suit meritless, and notes the receiver entered a rehabilitation program this spring.
- Discovery has begun in the civil case and a trial date is still needed, which leaves legal and reputational questions for the All‑Pro receiver as contract talks loom.