State regulators say they've found no evidence that a Jewish cemetery in the San Fernando Valley desecrated graves to make rooms for new burials.

A lawsuit filed in September claimed that Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills disturbed as many as 1,500 graves, tried to squeeze plots together, broke into vaults and threw out human skulls and other remains.

But Rick Wallinder of the state's Cemetery and Funeral Bureau says an investigation found no evidence that graves were disturbed over the past 14 years.

Service Corporation International, which owns the 72-acre park, has denied the allegations.

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Attorney Michael Avenatti, whose lawsuit represents more than 1,000 families, says he plans to present evidence in court to support his claims.

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Information from: (Los Angeles) Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com