Case: Thomas v. County of Los Angeles

2:90-cv-05217 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 1990

Closed Date: May 4, 2010

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Case Summary

On September 26, 1990, the NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund (LDF) filed a class action civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. The class included more than 100 minority residents of Lynwood, a South-Central Los Angeles neighborhood. The plaintiffs sued the County of Los Angeles (“County”), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (“LASD”), the City of Lynwood (“City”), and several individual LAS…

On September 26, 1990, the NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund (LDF) filed a class action civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. The class included more than 100 minority residents of Lynwood, a South-Central Los Angeles neighborhood. The plaintiffs sued the County of Los Angeles (“County”), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (“LASD”), the City of Lynwood (“City”), and several individual LASD employees. The suit sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging that deputies of the LASD’s Lynwood station systematically engaged in racial discrimination, beatings, unjustified shootings, unreasonable searches and seizures, false arrests, retaliation against citizens who complained, failure to properly investigate complaints, and other unlawful conduct. It further alleged that some Lynwood deputies belonged to a neo-Nazi, white supremacist gang known as the "Vikings." The case was assigned to District Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. 

On September 23, 1991, Judge Hatter granted the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against the LASD. The court also ordered the LASD to follow its own policies regarding the use of force and searches, and to submit copies of all reports alleging the use of excessive force by LASD deputies to the court for in camera review on the first of every month. The LASD appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. District Judge William H. Orrick and Circuit Judges Mary M. Schroeder and Alex Kozinski heard the appeal. District Judge Hatter stayed the injunction pending the appeal.

Represented by the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on October 1, 1992. The amended complaint alleged that the LASD, the City, and the County violated and conspired to violate the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments by permitting and authorizing the Lynwood deputies’ unlawful conduct. It also asked the court to appoint a special master to ensure compliance with the Constitution.

On February 12, 1993, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s preliminary injunction. Judge Schroeder held that the preliminary injunction was overbroad in scope and not supported by the record, which constrained unresolved factual disputes. For instance, the record contained no specific findings to support the district court’s conclusion that there is a “direct link between departmental policy makers, who tacitly authorize deputies’ unconstitutional behavior, and the injuries suffered by the defendant.” Additionally, the preliminary injunction was overbroad because it applied to the entire LASD, but the plaintiffs only alleged misconduct by Lynwood deputies. Judge Orrick dissented. The Ninth Circuit remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

The plaintiffs’ claims proceeded to trial. After over three weeks of testimony, which included evidence regarding the Kolts Report, the jury returned a multi-million dollar verdict for the plaintiffs on July 14, 1995. The parties settled the case post-verdict for $6 million payable to the plaintiffs, and allocated $1.5 million for use of force training by the LASD in accordance with the recommendations made by the Kolts Report. The court approved the class action settlement on January 26, 1996, and directed that certain settlement documents be filed under seal. The court then terminated the case with prejudice on February 2, 1996.

On June 14, 2006, an incarcerated individual who was convicted of killing a LASD deputy filed a motion to intervene in the case. He sought to access parts of the district court record to obtain evidence for his state court habeas corpus petition. The district court denied that motion on July 31, 2006, and the prisoner appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit on August 25, 2006. Circuit Judges Alfred Theodore Goodwin, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, and Jay S. Bybee vacated and remanded the district court’s decision on May 16, 2008, on the grounds that the district court did not state a reason for its denial of the motion. The prisoner renewed his motion, but the district court again denied it on February 11, 2009, finding that the request was not relevant to his collateral litigation. The prisoner appealed again on February 26, 2009. Ninth Circuit Judges Ferdinand Fernandez, Barry G. Silverman, and Susan P. Graber again vacated and remanded the district court’s decision on April 30, 2010. The Ninth Circuit found that the prisoner’s motion to intervene was moot, since the protective order’s scope was smaller than the prisoner believed, and no modification was necessary.

The case is now closed.

Summary Authors

Dan Dalton (12/28/2006)

Maurice Youkanna (7/22/2014)

Sophia Acker (11/23/2023)

Related Cases

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation), No Court (1992)

People

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Judge(s)

Bybee, Jay S. (Nevada)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Burton, John C. (California)

Casselman, Gary S. (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Ambrose, S. Robert (California)

Bradley, Barry A. (California)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:90-cv-05217

Docket (PACER)

Thomas v. City of Los Angeles

May 4, 2010

May 4, 2010

Docket

2:90-cv-05217

First Amended Complaint for Damages Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Receivership

Oct. 1, 1992

Oct. 1, 1992

Complaint

91-56047

91-56048

Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Feb. 12, 1993

Feb. 12, 1993

Order/Opinion

978 F.2d 504

2:90-cv-05217

Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims

Jan. 31, 1996

Jan. 31, 1996

Settlement Agreement
1933

2:90-cv-05217

06-56228

Mandate [Vacating Order and Remanding Case]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

April 7, 2008

April 7, 2008

Order/Opinion

275 Fed.Appx. 664

1953

2:90-cv-05217

Order [Denying Motion to Intervene]

Thomas v. County of Los Angeles

Feb. 11, 2009

Feb. 11, 2009

Order/Opinion
1963

2:90-cv-05217

09-55297

Mandate [Vacating Order and Remanding Case]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

April 8, 2010

April 8, 2010

Order/Opinion

375 Fed.Appx. 688

Docket

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ECF Number Date Description Link
July 28, 1985

LODGED judgment on 2nd & 3rd causes of action in favor of dft (FWD TO CRD) (weap)

1234 Feb. 18, 1993

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plaintiff Darren Thomas, et al to quash subp duces tecum & req for documents decl & p's & a's ; motion hearing set for 9:00 3/4/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/22/1994)

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1161 Dec. 10, 1993

MINUTES: Status conf re subp issued re depo of custodian of records of UCLA Meyers reports as to reasons why subp was issued. Crt hears frm several cnsl. Court quashes subp. ; status conf re case management set on 3:30 1/24/94 by Judge Terry J. Hatter CR: Maria Beesley (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1162 Dec. 13, 1993

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to compel fur prod of discovery ; motion hearing set for 9:00 1/7/94 Pla's (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1178 Dec. 20, 1993

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for sanctions, to compel prod of docs by pla Alvin Washington ; motion hearing set for 9:00 1/14/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1181 Dec. 27, 1993

MINUTES: taking under advisement on the motion for sanctions [1178-1], taking under advisement on the motion to compel prod of docs by pla Alvin Washington [1178-2] by Judge Terry J. Hatter CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1182 Dec. 28, 1993

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for reconsideration by District Judge of ord imposing sanctions upon non-parties Police Watch & Karol Heppe memo of p's & a's & exhibits in supp ; motion hearing set for 10:00 1/24/94 Non-parties Police Watch & Karol Heppe (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1183 Jan. 3, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by defendant's for summary judgment, or in the alt for summary adjudication ; motion hearing set for 10:00 1/24/94 memo of p's & a's; decl's of Tyra Louisa Orduna, Mark Jeffrey Libman, Ed Nordskog & Kevin Kiff; exhibits in supp thereof; stmt of uncontroverted facts & conclusions of law; prop ord. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1184 Jan. 3, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plaintiff Darren Thomas for protective order, for order requiring defense cnsl Martha Shen to pay sanctions & attorneys fees ; motion hearing set for 9:00 1/21/94 supporting decl & exhibits. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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Jan. 3, 1994

FOR ALL PREVIOUS DOCKETING, REFER TO THE PAPER DOCKET (bp)

1185 Jan. 4, 1994

REPLY to dft's mot for protective ord memo of p's & a's in supp. by plaintiff Darren Thomas (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1186 Jan. 4, 1994

REPLY to dft's contentions re mot to compel fur discovery memo of p's & a's in supp. by plaintiff Darren Thomas (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1187 Jan. 4, 1994

Supplemental MEMORANDUM of p's & a's in reply to pla's by defendant Los Angeles County in support of motion to compel fur prod of discovery [1162-1] decl of Patrick T. Meyers & Carol Humiston; & exhibit. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1188 Jan. 4, 1994

REPLY; Supplemental memo of p's & a's in reply to pla's opp to dft's mot for protective ord; decl of Dennis H. Burns in supp by defendant Los Angeles County re [1185-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1189 Jan. 4, 1994

MINUTES: denying motion for protective order w/o prej for failure to comply fully with L.R. 7.15 [1184-1], denying motion for order requiring defense cnsl Martha Shen to pay sanctions & attorneys fees [1184-2] by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1190 Jan. 5, 1994

MEMORANDUM of law in opp to Deputy dft's ex parte appl for protective ord against depo of non-party witness Roger Clark; decl of John C. Burton & exhibits by plaintiff Darren Thomas in opposition (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1191 Jan. 5, 1994

NOTICE of doc discrepancies; ex parte appl for protective ord; lacking ord; The doc are to be fld & processed. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1192 Jan. 5, 1994

EX PARTE APPLICATION by defendant's for protective order against depo of Roger Clark Memo of p's & a's; decl of Carol Ann Humiston; exhibits ; motion hearing set for <date not set> (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1193 Jan. 5, 1994

OPPOSITION to pla's mot for protective ord; request for sanctions; memo of p's & a's in supp therof; decl of Martha A. Shen; exhibits. by defendant's (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1194 Jan. 5, 1994

MINUTES: The court has read & considered all papers fld in supp of & in opp to the ex part appl for protective ord adainst depo of Roger Clark denying motion for protective order against depo of Roger Clark [1192-1] by Judge Terry J. Hatter CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1195 Jan. 7, 1994

OPPOSITION to by defendant's motion for reconsideration by District Judge of ord imposing sanctions upon non-parties Police Watch & Karol Heppe [1182-1] memo of p's & a's in supp; decl's; exhibits. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1196 Jan. 7, 1994

NOTICE of joinder in dft Deputies sumjgm, or in the alt, sumadj of issues on the twenty-third cause of actn, & in all supporting papers by defendant Los Angeles County (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1223 Jan. 9, 1994

DECLARATION of Carol Ann Humiston & Alice M. Holsonback; req for relief for late flng of opp to mot to compel dft's depo by Deputy defendants (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1197 Jan. 10, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by defendant's to compel the depo of Ernesto Avila request for reasonable attorneys fees & costs against pla & pla's cnsl; joint stip of the parteis decl's of Carol Ann Humiston, Janet M. Richardson, Tom R. Shapiro, & Patrick T. Meyers; exhibits ; motion hearing set for 9:00 1/21/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1198 Jan. 10, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by defendant Paul Archambault for summary adjudication of issues on the 26th cause of actn of pla Tracy Batts memo of p's & a's; decl's of Dan Raimo, Greg Thompson, Joseph Sheehy, & Jeffrey Leslie; decl of Carol Ann Humiston; exhibits; stmt of uncontroverted facts & conclusions of law; request for judicial notice; prop ord ; motion hearing set for 10:00 1/31/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1199 Jan. 10, 1994

REQUEST by defendant's Paul Archambault for judicial notice (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1200 Jan. 11, 1994

JOINDER in dft Deputies, sumadj of issues on the 26th cause of actn, & in all supporting papers by defendant Los Angeles County re [1198-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1201 Jan. 11, 1994

SUPPLEMENTAL p's & a's in opp to dft's demand for prod of Alvin Washington's & J & A Auto repairs tax returns by plaintiff's Darren Thomas (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1202 Jan. 11, 1994

MINUTES: vacating hearing re motion to compel the depo of Ernesto Avila [1197-1] Any party may fl a suppl memo on or bef 1/19/94. At tht ti, the crt will take the mot under submission w/o oral argument, unless the crt otherwise ords. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1203 Jan. 12, 1994

MINUTES: The crt has read & considered all papers fld in supp of & in opp to dft's county of L.A. & Sheriff Sherman Block's mot for protective ord, etc. (the mot), fld 12/10/93. The crt has taken the mot under submission w/o oral argument. See L.R. 7.11 except as reglected in the crt's ord re pla's mot to compel fur production of discovery, fld concurrently herewith, the mot is denied. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1204 Jan. 12, 1994

MINUTES: taking under advisement on the motion for sanctions [1178-1], taking under advisement on the motion to compel prod of docs by pla Alvin Washington [1178-2] Within 30 days of the dt of this ord, pla Alvin Washington shall produce the subject documents to dft's. If pla Alvin Washington presently does not possess the subject documents, he promptly shall obtain certified copies frm the IRS. Except as expressly stated herein, the mot is denied. by Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1205 Jan. 12, 1994

MINUTES: denying motion to compel fur prod of discovery [1162-1] The mot is granted in part. The mot is granted as to req Nos. 3 (beginning in 1988); 12 (beginning in Oct 84); 13 (beginning in Oct 84 & limited to complaints of excessive force); 23; 24; 25; 28; 32 & 33. Request Nos. 14, 16 & 17 are denied. The mot is granted as to Interrogatories Nos. 9; 10; 11; 12 & 14. Except as expressly stated herein, the mot is denied. See FRCP 26(b)(1). by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1206 Jan. 14, 1994

OBJECTIONS to ord of 12/27/93 of Mag Judge; memo of p's & a's; decl of Robert Mann; exhibits. by plaintiff's Darren Thomas (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1207 Jan. 19, 1994

SUPPLEMENTAL memo re dft's mot to compel the depo of Ernesto Avila by plaintiff Darren Thomas re motion to compel the depo of Ernesto Avila [1197-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1208 Jan. 20, 1994

STATUS REPORT by plaintiff's Darren Thomas (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1209 Jan. 20, 1994

MINUTES: taking under advisement w/o oral argument on the motion to compel the depo of Ernesto Avila [1197-1] The mot is granted in part. NLT 60 days frm the dt of this ord, at a dt, ti & place to be agreed upon among the parties, pla Ernesto Avial shall appear for the completion of his depo. Within 30 days of the dt of this ord, Pla Ernesto Avila shall pay to dft's the total sum of $496.50 as sanctions under rule 37 of FRCP. Except as expressly stated herein, the mot is denied. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1210 Jan. 21, 1994

ORDER by Judge Terry J. Hatter denying motion for reconsideration by District Judge of ord imposing sanctions upon non-parties Police Watch & Karol Heppe [1182-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1211 Jan. 21, 1994

ORDER The court has considered the pla's mots for partial sumgjm re the validity of the search warrant & the reasonableness of ths searches identified in the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th causes of actn, together with the moving & opposing papers & the video tape provided by the dft's. It is ORD tht the mots be, & hereby are, DENIED. by Judge Terry J. Hatter (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1212 Jan. 21, 1994

ORDER by Judge Terry J. Hatter The crt has reviwed pla's statrpt fld on 1/20/94. ; pretrial conference on 10:00 9/26/94 ; status conf taken off cal It is fur ORD tht the discovery cutoff dt shall be 6/30/94. It is fur ORD tht the discovery cutoff & pretrial conf dts may be changed only upon a stip of the parties & with the court's consent. (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1213 Jan. 24, 1994

OBJECTIONS to pla's request for status conf re trial plan; memo of p's & a's in supp. by defendant's Los Angeles County (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1214 Jan. 26, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER continuing mot dft's mot for S/J. Purs to said stip, pla's opp will be due on 1/31/94 & dft's reply will be due on 2/7/94. by Judge Terry J. Hatter setting hearing on motion for summary judgment [1183-1] 2/14/94, setting hearing on motion for summary adjudication [1183-2] 2/14/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1215 Jan. 31, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER continuing dft's mot for sumjgm. by Judge Terry J. Hatter setting hearing on motion for summary judgment [1183-1] 10:00 2/14/94, setting hearing on motion for summary adjudication [1183-2] 10:00 2/14/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1216 Jan. 31, 1994

NOTICE of document discrepancies; ntc of mot & mot to compel docs; written notice of mot lacking or timeliness of notice or service incorrect; The doc is to be fld & processed (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1217 Jan. 31, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plaintiff's Darren Thomas to compel the depos of dft Deputy Sheriffs & req for financial sanctions decl of John C. Burton re non-cooperation of opposing party ; motion hearing set for 9:00 2/11/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/07/1994)

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1219 Feb. 1, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by James S Muller & associated attorneys for to withdraw attorney of record for Ernesto Avila; p's & a's & decl of James S. Muller in supp ; motion hearing set for 10:00 2/28/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1218 Feb. 3, 1994

NOTICE of association of cnsl Molly Munger of the firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson by plaintiff Darren Thomas, plaintiff Jesus Avila, plaintiff Ernesto Avila, plaintiff Tracy Batts, plaintiff Aaron Breitigam, plaintiff Antonio Caballero, plaintiff Ruben Calderon, plaintiff Carolina Calderon, plaintiff Linda Calderon, plaintiff Jorge Calderon, plaintiff Demetrio Carillo, plaintiff Elzie Coleman, plaintiff Dolores Dalton, plaintiff Marrianne English, plaintiff Sergio Galindo, plaintiff Raul Gonzales, plaintiff Marcelo Gonzalez, plaintiff Richard Hernandez, plaintiff Jeffrey Holliman, plaintiff Socorro Huerta, plaintiff Eric Jones, plaintiff Sandra Leonard, plaintiff Candi Leonard, plaintiff Yidefonza Lorenzana, plaintiff Alfredo Maya, plaintiff Raul Maya, plaintiff Carlos Maya, plaintiff Marguerita Maya, plaintiff Ruben Maya, plaintiff Lupe Maya, plaintiff Natalie Melendrez, plaintiff George Mendibles, plaintiff Estella Montoya, plaintiff Raphael Ochoa, plaintiff Jose Ortega, plaintiff Delia Osita, plaintiff Patsy Perez, plaintiff Rita Preciado, plaintiff Teresa Rodriguez, plaintiff Sergio Sanchez, plaintiff Jose Sanchez, plaintiff Alfredo Sanchez, plaintiff Charles Scott, plaintiff Michael Sterling, plaintiff Kevin Marshall, plaintiff William Scott, plaintiff Alvin Washinton, plaintiff Danny Williams (bp) (Entered: 02/08/1994)

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1220 Feb. 7, 1994

OPPOSITION by plaintiff Darren Thomas motion for summary adjudication of issues on the 26th cause of actn of pla Tracy Batts [1198-1] memo of p's & a's; decl's of Matthew Davis & Lester Thomas. (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1221 Feb. 7, 1994

STATEMENT of undisputed facts by plaintiff Darren Thomas, et al. (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1222 Feb. 9, 1994

OPPOSITION by Deputy defendants motion to compel the depos of dft Deputy Sheriffs & req for financial sanctions [1217-1] memo of p's & a's; decl of Carol Ann Humiston & Janet M. Richardson; exhibits. (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1224 Feb. 11, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by Deputy defendants for summary adjudication on the 14th cause of actn as to the arrest of plas Jesse Avila & Ernesto Avila ; motion hearing set for 10:00 3/7/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1225 Feb. 11, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by Deputy defendants for summary adjudication on the 12th cause of actn as to the arrest of pla Carlos Maya memo of p's & a's in supp; decl; exhibits; stmt of uncontroverted facts & conclusions of law; prop ord ; motion hearing set for 10:00 3/7/94 (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1226 Feb. 11, 1994

MINUTES: that the motion to compel the depos of dft Deputy Sheriffs & req for financial sanctions. Case called. Cnsl make their appearances. Crt hears argument & rules as follows; cnsl shall exchange lists of prospective deponents by day's end. cnsl shall meet & confer on 2/18/94 to sched depos. Pla shall have approximately 3 weeks in every month & dft's 1 week in every month to tkake depos. Crt's 7/9/93 ord shall remian in force. Double tracking of depos is not permitted, absent agreement or crt ord. mot is denied in all other respects [1217-1] by Judge Terry J. Hatter CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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Feb. 11, 1994

LODGED/PROPOSED Order, prop stmt of uncontroverted facts & conclusions of law (bp)

Feb. 11, 1994

LODGED/PROPOSED Order, stmt (bp)

1227 Feb. 14, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht the County of Los Angeles shall have up to & including 3/11/94 to resp to the first request for admissions & first set of interrogatories propounded by pla Darren Thomas by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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Feb. 14, 1994

FINANCIAL ENTRY; receipt of check for $500.00 made payable to the clerk of court, from the law firm of Morris, Polich & Purdy. (bp)

1228 Feb. 15, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht dft's County of Los Angeles, Sherman Block, Robert Edmonds, Jerry Harper, & Richard Foreman shall have up to & including 3/11/94 to resp to the first request for admissions & first set of interrogatories propounded by pla Darren Thomas by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1229 Feb. 15, 1994

REPLY in support of mot for S/J on the 23rd cause of actn; memo of p's & a's; decl's of Carol Ann Humiston & Ed nordskog; exhibits by Deputy defendants re [1183-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1230 Feb. 15, 1994

Evidentiary OBJECTIONS to declarations of Mathew Davis & Lester Thomas in opop to dft's mot for S/J on the 23rd cause of actn. by Deputy defendants (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1231 Feb. 16, 1994

JOINDER in dft Deputies mot for S/A of issues on the 14th cause of actn as to the validity of the arrest of pla Jesse Avila & Ernesto Avila, & in all supporting papers by defendant Los Angeles County, defendant LASD, defendant Lynwood City Of, defendant Sherman Block, defendant Robert Edmonds, defendant Jerry Harper, defendant Richard Foreman, defendant Bert J Cueva re [1224-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1232 Feb. 16, 1994

JOINDER in dft Deputies mot for S/A of issues on the 12th cause of actn as to the validity of the arrest of pla Carlos Maya, & in all supporting papers by defendant Los Angeles County, defendant LASD, defendant Lynwood City Of, defendant Sherman Block, defendant Robert Edmonds, defendant Jerry Harper, defendant Richard Foreman, defendant Bert J Cueva, defendant Raymond Gott, defendant Art Herrera, defendant John Radeleff & Defendant Richard Castro re [1225-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/18/1994)

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1233 Feb. 18, 1994

STIPULATION re: remaing issues, contentions & p's & a's (bp) (Entered: 02/22/1994)

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1235 Feb. 22, 1994

MINUTES: vacating hearing re motion to compel prod of docs by pla Alvin Washington [1178-2], vacating hearing re motion to quash subp duces tecum & req for documents [1234-1] Any party may fl a supplemtnal memo on or bef 3/1/94. At tht ti, the crt will take the mot under submission w/o oral argument, unless the crt otherwise ords. See L.R. 7.11. Courtesy copies of all supplemental memo shall be delivered directly to room 342. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

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1236 Feb. 22, 1994

OPPOSITION by plaintiff Darren Thomas motion for summary adjudication on the 12th cause of actn as to the arrest of pla Carlos Maya [1225-1], motion for summary adjudication on the 14th cause of actn as to the arrest of plas Jesse Avila & Ernesto Avila [1224-1] (bp) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

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1238 Feb. 22, 1994

MINUTES: Dft's ex parte application for ord clarifying &/or correcting crt ord of 2/11/94; Case called. Cnsl make their appearances. Court hears argument. The crt modifies &/or clarifies its 2/11/94 ord as follows; The 2/11/94 ord is amd pro nunc tunc to reflect Judge Eick's presence, rather than the presence of Judge King; depositions may be double tracked; The scheduling requirement & the one week three weeks allocation relate only to party deponents. The crt encourages cnsl to attempt to sched in advance the depos of non-parties, where feasible; Depositions tht are expected to alst less than one day can be sched to occur seriatim on the same day; The deposition of Deputy Nordskog should be icnluded in the scheduling of parties depositions, w/o prej to the dft's right to bring a mot for a protective ord in connection with issues (such as sanctions) tht might still be in dispute with regard to this deposition by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: tape #655 (bp) (Entered: 03/02/1994)

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1237 Feb. 23, 1994

DECLARATION of John C. Burton in support of pla's request for sanctions against defense counsel Morris, Polich & Purdy by plaintiff Darren Thomas, et al (bp) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

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1239 Feb. 28, 1994

NOTICE of document disprecpancies; ex parte appl for ord clarifying or correct ord; no separate blue back ord; the doc is to be fld & processed. (bp) (Entered: 03/02/1994)

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1240 Feb. 28, 1994

EX PARTE APPLICATION by defendant Los Angeles County for order clarifying &/or correcting court ord of 2/11/94 memo of p's & a's; decl of Carol Ann Humiston; exhibits in support ; motion hearing set for <date not set> (bp) (Entered: 03/02/1994)

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1241 Feb. 28, 1994

SEPARATE STATEMENT of Disputed issues in opp to dft's mto for sumadj of issues on the validity of the arrests of Carlos Maya, Jesse Avila, & Ernesto Avila by plaintiff Darren Thomas, et al. (bp) (Entered: 03/02/1994)

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1242 Feb. 28, 1994

REPLY in support of mot for sumadj as to the validity of the arrest of pla's Carlos Maya, Jesse Avila & Ernesto Avila; memo of p's & a's in support thereof; decl's; exhibits. by defendant Paul Archambault re [1225-1] (bp) (Entered: 03/02/1994)

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1243 March 2, 1994

MINUTES: taking under advisement on the motion to quash subp duces tecum & req for documents w/o oral argument [1234-1] by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 03/03/1994)

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1244 March 4, 1994

OBJECTIONS to pla's late flng of separate stmt of disputed issues in opposition to dft's mot for S/A, & request to strike by defendant Paul Archambault to [1241-1] (bp) (Entered: 03/07/1994)

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1245 March 8, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht the crt's ord re: depo questions posed to pla Soccoro Huerta, as guardian ad litem for Fernando Martinez about her knowledge of his gang affiliation & activity, as well as her knowledge of the gang affiliation or activity of others, will be the same as the 2/26/93 ord. This stip is w/o prej to dft's right to object to the ord resulting frm this stip & pursue appropriate appellate remedies, & dft's expressly reserve such rights. Pla's explicitly acknowledge dft's reservation of such rights & consent. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/11/1994)

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1246 March 10, 1994

EX PARTE APPLICATION by defendant Los Angeles County for order extending ti for discovery responses decl of Patrick T. Meyers; memo of p's & a's in support thereof; & exhibits ; motion hearing set for <date not set> (bp) (Entered: 03/11/1994)

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1247 March 10, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht the subject dft's shall have up to & including 3/31/94 to supplement their discovery responses purs to the crt ord of 1/12/94. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/14/1994)

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March 10, 1994

LODGED/PROPOSED Order (bp)

1249 March 11, 1994

ORDER Tht dft's County of Los Angeles, Sherman Block, Robert Edmonds, Jerry Harper & Richard Foreman shall have additional ti to & including April 5, 1994, to respond to pla Darren Thomas request for admissions & interrogatories. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/16/1994)

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1248 March 14, 1994

NOTICE by defendant Thomas Zampiello of change of address of the firm of Overlander, Lewis & Russell. (bp) (Entered: 03/15/1994)

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1251 March 17, 1994

ORDER Tht pla Jose Ortega be produced for deposition to commence at 9:30 am. on 4/13/94, at California Correctional Institute, Tehachapi, by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/24/1994)

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March 17, 1994

LODGED/PROPOSED Order for deposition of Tracey Batts in custodial/jail facility. (bp)

1250 March 21, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER tht the crt's ord re: deposition questions posed to pla Fernando Martinez about his gang affiliation & activity, as well as his knowledge of the gang affiliation or activity of others, will be the same as the 2/26/93 ord. this stip is w/o prej to dft's right to object to the ord resulting frm this stip & purse appropriate appellate remedies, & dft's expressly reserve such rights. Pla's explicitly acknowledge dft's reservation of such rights & consent thereto. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/23/1994)

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1252 March 24, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht dft's County & LASD shall have up to & including 4/7/94 to respond to the first sets of requests for admissions propounded by pla Elzie Coleman. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 03/28/1994)

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1253 March 28, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to compel fur responses by pla Fernando Martinez to dft Delgadillo's 1st set of interrogatories, or in the alt, for issue, monetary & evidentiary sanctions; req for sanctions against pla's & pla's cnsl; memo of p's & a's in support thereof; decl of non-cooperation of cnsl Zahava Stroud; exhibits ; motion hearing set for 9:00 4/22/94 (bp) (Entered: 03/29/1994)

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1255 March 29, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick, dfts shall have up to and including April 14, 1994 to suppl their discov resp pursuant to Crt Ord of Jan. 12, 1994. (suz) (Entered: 04/06/1994)

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1254 March 31, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to dismiss cmp of Ernesto Avila ; motion hearing set for 10:00 4/25/94; request for sanctions; memo of p's & a's in support thereof; declarations; exhibits; submitted by defendants (bp) (Entered: 04/04/1994)

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1256 April 1, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick dfts Cty, LASD, Block, Lts. Radeleff and Castro shall have up to and including May 2, 1994 to resp to the written discov propounded by pltfs Jesse Melendrez, Ruben Calderon & Fernando Martinez. (suz) (Entered: 04/06/1994)

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1257 April 1, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER tht dft's County, LASD & Block shall have up to & including 5/2/94 to resp to the foregoing written discovery propounded by pla's Tracy Batts & Richard Hernandez by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 04/06/1994)

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1258 April 6, 1994

STIPULATION extending time to resp to discov; and ORDER by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick dfts Cty of LA, Sherman Block, Robert Edmonds, Jerry Harper, and Richard Forman shall have up to April 11, 1994 to resp to the 1st req for admissions and 1st set of interrog propounded by pltf Darren Thomas. (suz) (Entered: 04/08/1994)

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1259 April 8, 1994

NOTICE Tht a proceeding in this case has been set for the place dt, & ti set forth below dft's mot to compel fur responses set on 4/22/94, at 9:00 am. (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1260 April 12, 1994

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL by defendants withdrawing motion to compel fur responses by pla Fernando Martinez [1253-1] (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1261 April 12, 1994

STIPULATION and ORDER Tht dft's County of Los Angeles, Sherman Block, Robert Edmonds, Jerry Harper, & Richard Foreman shall have up to & including 4/13/94 to resp to the first request for admissions & first set of interrogatories propounded by pla Darren Thomas. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1264 April 14, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to compel the depo of David Lynn & for compliance with crt's ord of 9/23/94 & req for reasonable attorneys fees & sanctions against David Lynn & His cnsl; decl's of Carol ann Humiston & Beth Kahn ; motion hearing set for 9:00 4/29/94 (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1265 April 14, 1994

EX PARTE APPLICATION by defendant Los Angeles County for order extending ti for supplementing discover responses purs to crt ord of 1/12/94; decl of Patrick T. Meyers; memo of p's & a's in support ; motion hearing set for <date not set> (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1262 April 15, 1994

ORDER tht dft's County of Los Angeles, Sherman Block & Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shall have additional ti to & including 4/25/94, to supplement discovery responses purs to the crt ord of 1/12/94. Absetn truly extraordinary circumstances, no furthe request for extension will be considered. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick granting motion for order extending ti for discovery responses [1246-1] (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1263 April 15, 1994

PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Los Angeles County of ex parte appl for ord extending ti for supplementing discovery appl for ord extending ti; the following party was svd by personal svc on 4/14/94, James S. Muller. (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1266 April 15, 1994

MINUTES: vacating hearing re motion to compel the depo of David Lynn [1264-1] Any party may fl a supplemental memo on or bef 4/26/94. At tht ti, the crt will take the mot under submission without oral argument, unless the crt otherwise ords. See L.R. 7.11. Courtesy copies of all supplemental memo shall be delivered directly to room 342. by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick CR: none (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1267 April 18, 1994

DECLARATION of James S. Muller in opposition to dft's ex parte appl for an ord extending ti for supplemental discovery responses purs to crt ord of 1/12/94. re [1265-1] (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1268 April 19, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by plantiffs to determine sufficiency of obj's & to compel fur responses to requests for admissions & for sanctions; decl of cnsl ; motion hearing set for 9:00 5/6/94 (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1269 April 21, 1994

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION by defendants to compel further responses by pla Fernando Martinez ; motion hearing set for 9:00 5/6/94 (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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1270 April 22, 1994

NOTICE of hearing re-setting hearing on motion to compel further responses by pla Fernando Martinez cont'd to [1269-1] 9:00 5/13/94 (bp) (Entered: 05/03/1994)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Policing

Special Collection(s):

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 1990

Closing Date: May 4, 2010

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

All residents of the Lynwood area who have been or may be subject to policies and practices of unnecessary or excessive force, illegal searches and seizures, or racial discrimination by deputy sheriffs of Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

City

City of Lynwood

County

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Law-enforcement

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

42 U.S.C. § 1985

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

State law

Constitutional Clause(s):

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Due Process

Due Process: Substantive Due Process

Equal Protection

Freedom of speech/association

Unreasonable search and seizure

Other Dockets:

Central District of California 2:90-cv-05217

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 91-56047

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 91-56048

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 06-56228

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 09-55297

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

General/Misc.:

Aggressive behavior

Failure to discipline

Failure to supervise

Failure to train

Incident/accident reporting & investigations

Loss or damage to property

Pattern or Practice

Racial profiling

Retaliation

Search policies

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Hispanic

Affected Race(s):

Black

Race, unspecified

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Over/Unlawful Detention (facilities)

Policing:

Excessive force

False arrest

Inadequate citizen complaint investigations and procedures

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