LAPD Class Action
GENERAL INFO
This is the well known "Whistle Blower" class action.
The Official Title is Johnneen Jones, et al. v. City of Los
Angeles, et al. The United States District Court Case No.
is 00-11505. Our Judge is the Honorable Florence Marie Cooper.
It is believed that this is
the larges police employment case ever in the United States.
The action is growing.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Nearly 200 clients and prospective clients appeared in court
for the initial status conference on January 26, 2001. There
was significant media coverage of the event. Some of the newspaper
articles appear below.
It is not too late to join
this class action. If you believe you are the victim of discrimination,
a hostile work environment or retaliation for reporting misconduct
within the LAPD, please send us a two page typed summary of
your claims, and call Marie or Jo Ann at (818) 340-9252 for
additional information. Alternatively, you can call Matt Jackson
or Len Comden at (818) 705-6800 for more information.
We anticipate that this class
action will be broken into separate classes. You may need
to file a claim with the EEOC or DFEH to protect some of your
rights. Please contact us for more information.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
COURT PLEADINGS
The proposed first
ammended complaint filed with the court is attached for
your convenience. Other documents will be attached as they
are prepared. At times you will see certain information redacted.
This is to protect confidentiality. Some highly sensitive
documents will not be posted at all.
DEPOSITIONS
As depositions are taken portions of some of them will be
posted here. Again, some information is likely to be redacted
because of privacy concerns.
DISCOVERY
We have sent several requests to the defendants to produce
documents. On February 2, 2001 we sent Requests for Admissions
and Interrogatories to the City of Los Angeles. Some of this
discovery is attached for your review.
Parks Denys Charges in Report
Interogatories to Plaintiffs
Requests for Productions
SETTLEMENT INFO
This is a new case, there have not been any settlement discussions
yet.
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