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City Attorney: DOJ found pattern of LAPD misconduct; council agrees to further talks on consent decree
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council heard a report from City Attorney James Hahn that the U.S. Department of Justice has determined a pattern of constitutional violations by LAPD and has authorized filing a civil suit, and members directed staff to continue negotiations with DOJ on a possible consent decree.
The Los Angeles City Council heard a report from City Attorney James Hahn that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) engages in a ‘‘pattern or practice’’ of misconduct and has authorized filing a civil suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 14141.
Hahn told the council that DOJ officials told city lawyers they had concluded the LAPD had ‘‘a pattern of practice of excessive force, false arrests, unreasonable searches and seizures that are all in violation of the fourth and fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution.’’ He said DOJ proposed negotiating a voluntary settlement (a consent decree) and would defer filing suit if the parties entered negotiations and filed a consent decree…
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