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No. 780103
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, Betty Soly, in Their Individual Capacities and as Successors in Interest to Their Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow Alpha Doe, Beta Doe, in Their Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Hereinbelow Alfredo Olivas, Harold Bridges, B.K. Williams, in Their Individual Capacities and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow v. Daryl Gates Willie Williams Tom Bradley Richard Riordan Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridley-Thomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Ernani Bernardi David Cunningham Robert Farrell Joan Milke Flores Gloria Molina Joy Picus Arthur Snyder Michael Woo Zev Yaroslavsky Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deidre Hall Art Mattox Edith Perez James Fisk Gary Grennbaum Maxwell Greenberg Enrique Hernandez Marguerite Justice Barbara L. Schlei Reva Tooley Robert Weil Stephen Yslas Richard Hegelson Flora Trostler Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris John Helms Richard Spellman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip Wixon Gary Zerbe Richard Zierenberg City of Los Angeles Jerry Brooks John D. White John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig Hal Bernson Stephen Gavin Emmett McGaughey Robert M. Talcott Janet Bogigian Mary Burwell Cooper Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Theodore D. Heyck Thomas Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Richard James Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phillip Shiner Phillip Sugar Don W. Vincent, II Tayo Popoola G. Daniel Woodard Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini Does, 1-100 Who Are Either Policymakers, City Council Members or L.A. Board of Police Commissioner Members or Employees of the City of L.A. Attorney's Office Both Past & Present Does, 100-201 Who Are Members, or Employees, or Officers of the Lapd, Both Past & Present
No. 780103 · Decided January 14, 2003
No. 780103·Ninth Circuit · 2003·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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January 14, 2003
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No. 780103
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Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, Betty Soly, in Their Individual Capacities and as Successors in Interest to Their Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow Alpha Doe, Beta Doe, in Their Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Hereinbelow Alfredo Olivas, Harold Bridges, B.K. Williams, in Their Individual Capacities and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow v. Daryl Gates Willie Williams Tom Bradley Richard Riordan Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridley-Thomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Ernani Bernardi David Cunningham Robert Farrell Joan Milke Flores Gloria Molina Joy Picus Arthur Snyder Michael Woo Zev Yaroslavsky Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deidre Hall Art Mattox Edith Perez James Fisk Gary Grennbaum Maxwell Greenberg Enrique Hernandez Marguerite Justice Barbara L. Schlei Reva Tooley Robert Weil Stephen Yslas Richard Hegelson Flora Trostler Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris John Helms Richard Spellman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip Wixon Gary Zerbe Richard Zierenberg City of Los Angeles Jerry Brooks John D. White John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig Hal Bernson Stephen Gavin Emmett McGaughey Robert M. Talcott Janet Bogigian Mary Burwell Cooper Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Theodore D. Heyck Thomas Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Richard James Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phillip Shiner Phillip Sugar Don W. Vincent, II Tayo Popoola G. Daniel Woodard Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini Does, 1-100 Who Are Either Policymakers, City Council Members or L.A. Board of Police Commissioner Members or Employees of the City of L.A. Attorney's Office Both Past & Present Does, 100-201 Who Are Members, or Employees, or Officers of the Lapd, Both Past & Present is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Robert Cunningham Armand Soly, Betty Soly, in Their Individual Capacities and as Successors in Interest to Their Deceased Son, Daniel Soly, and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow Alpha Doe, Beta Doe, in Their Capacity as a Representative of the Class Described Fully Hereinbelow Alfredo Olivas, Harold Bridges, B.K. Williams, in Their Individual Capacities and in Their Capacities as Representatives of the Classes Described Fully Hereinbelow v. Daryl Gates Willie Williams Tom Bradley Richard Riordan Richard Alarcon Richard Alatorre Marvin Braude Laura Chick John Ferraro Michael Feuer Ruth Galanter Michael Hernandez Nate Holden Mark Ridley-Thomas Rudy Svornich Joel Wachs Rita Walters Ernani Bernardi David Cunningham Robert Farrell Joan Milke Flores Gloria Molina Joy Picus Arthur Snyder Michael Woo Zev Yaroslavsky Herbert Boeckmann Raymond Fisher Deidre Hall Art Mattox Edith Perez James Fisk Gary Grennbaum Maxwell Greenberg Enrique Hernandez Marguerite Justice Barbara L. Schlei Reva Tooley Robert Weil Stephen Yslas Richard Hegelson Flora Trostler Joseph Callian Brian Davis Joseph Freia Edward Guiza James Harris John Helms Richard Spellman James Tippings John Tortorici Lawrence Winston Phillip Wixon Gary Zerbe Richard Zierenberg City of Los Angeles Jerry Brooks John D. White John Trundle Robert Rochhoft Daniel Koenig Hal Bernson Stephen Gavin Emmett McGaughey Robert M. Talcott Janet Bogigian Mary Burwell Cooper Ellen M. Fawls Michael K. Fox James K. Hahn Katherine J. Hamilton Theodore D. Heyck Thomas Hokinson Stuart D. Hotchkiss Annette Keller Lenore Lashley Richard James Honey A. Lewis Ward G. McConnell John T. Neville James Pearson Robert J. Pulone Phillip Shiner Phillip Sugar Don W. Vincent, II Tayo Popoola G. Daniel Woodard Dennis Conte Gregory Berg Randolph Mancini Does, 1-100 Who Are Either Policymakers, City Council Members or L.A. Board of Police Commissioner Members or Employees of the City of L.A. Attorney's Office Both Past & Present Does, 100-201 Who Are Members, or Employees, or Officers of the Lapd, Both Past & Present in the current circuit citation data.
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