Sen. Tony Mendoza, the Artesia Democrat who resigned Thursday in the wake of sexual harassment allegations, said he will continue pursuing litigation against the California Senate.

Senators huddled behind closed doors for hours Thursday preparing to expel or suspend Mendoza after a Senate-ordered report prepared by two law firms—Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Van Dermyden Maddux—concluded that he had “more likely than not” acted in a “sexually suggestive” way toward five employees and a lobbyist. The Senate released a three-page summary of the findings on Tuesday.

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