Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Grecia Figueroa provided after publication. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The former Metropolitan Transit System employee who accused Nathan Fletcher of sexual misconduct in a bombshell lawsuit that propelled his resignation from office has walked back some of her most serious allegations in new court filings. The filings, which were submitted into the court record at the end of the year, show Grecia Figueroa is voluntarily dismissing the claims of sexual assault, battery and gender violence from her lawsuit, as well as retaliation by Fletcher for her subsequent firing from the transit agency. Other causes of action, such as sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional and economic distress, remain intact. Figueroa said in an emailed statement she still believes her allegations of sexual assault and battery have merit, but opted to narrow the case ahead of an anticipated civil jury trial later this year. Timeline: Unfolding of the Nathan Fletcher scandal “I am focusing on the long-term sexual harassment claims, which still stand, and I am ready for a jury trial," the statement read. Figueroa also added that her recollection of the events at the center of her lawsuit have not changed and while she is not pursuing these claims from her original complaint right now, she may revisit them at a later point. This comes over a year into the discovery process for Figueroa's suit, in which a number of revelations raised questions about the nature of the relationship between Fletcher and the former press relations specialist at MTS. In her initial complaint filed back in March 2023, Figueroa accused Fletcher of initiating a series of unwanted advances that then escalated to one instance of pressured physical intimacy and two instances of alleged sexual assault at MTS headquarters. Fletcher admitted to engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Figueroa in early statements, but insisted their interactions were consensual. Over the course of discovery, caches of text messages shared by Fletcher's attorneys between the former supervisor and Figueroa, as well as his accuser and a friend, appeared to show at least some degree of a consensual relationship. Taken together, Figueroa appeared to hold mixed feelings about Fletcher — on some occasions she praised his looks while apparently flirting and at other times described him as a "classic narcissist" whom she did not want to engage with romantically. In this trove of texts, she also expresses to her friend how the interactions had begun to take a toll on her mental health, leading her to thoughts of suicide. These texts were dated mid-2022, around the same time that MTS officials began exploring probationary language in her job performance review — the precursor to her eventual firing, according to a report from an independent investigation contracted by the transit agency into her wrongful termination claims. Figueroa emphasized this alleged impact in another court document filed in December that read, in part, "I was miserable during the last eight months of my employment with MTS because of Mr. Fletcher's advances and conduct. His advances severely disrupted by ability to work and pushed my emotional health to the breaking point." Yet Fletcher's lawyers have accused Figueroa of destroying additional messages they believe would clear the former supervisor of any wrongdoing. Last March, this issue prompted the judge presiding over the case to issue a temporary restraining order for her phone, aiming to prevent interference with evidence. The former supervisor's team again claimed Figueroa had deleted text messages during a hearing last month, based on findings from a forensic examiner who inspected the device. Fletcher's team asked the court to dismiss the case in full over these issues or provide summary judgement, ending the case before going to trial. The judge is expected to hand down a ruling on these requests during a Jan. 10 hearing. Fletcher has also filed a countersuit for defamation against Figueroa. While proving defamation of a public figure is a notoriously high bar to clear, the outcomes of next week's hearing could shed light on how further proceedings on this challenge might pan out. "The evidence in favor of Mr. Fletcher is really overwhelming," Sam Sherman, one of Fletcher's defense attorneys, told FOX 5/KUSI following the December hearing. "Mr. Fletcher has insisted from Day One that this case was fabricated. That he never engaged in anything from a legal standpoint with Ms. Figueroa and the discovery in this case, the evidence has shown that that's exactly true," he continued. "We're hopeful that the court is going to throw out the case."