A former police officer fired in part for being a member of the Proud Boys and the city of Fresno are headed for a wrongful discrimination trial after a judge dismissed several city officials from the lawsuit. The city fired Rick Fitzgerald, a 20-year police veteran, in 2021 after public complaints about his membership in the Proud Boys, which some claim is an extremist or hate group. Former Fresno police chief Paco Balderrama also held that vie…