Larez v. City of Los Angeles
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
946 F.2d 630 (1991)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Jessie Larez (plaintiff) sued Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl Gates and the City of Los Angeles (defendants) for violation of his civil rights related to a search of his home. After testifying at the trial, Gates answered questions from reporters about the trial. His statements concerned injuries Larez had sustained during the search and his thoughts on a verdict in the first phase of the trial that had been entered against Gates’s subordinates. Three newspapers published his statements. The quotes that the newspapers attributed to Gates were substantially similar. Back at trial, Larez introduced the statements published in the newspapers. Despite Gates’s objection, the district court declined to require Larez to call the reporters as witnesses. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Larez. Gates and the city appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Boochever, J.)
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