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United States v. City of Los Angeles

288 F.3d 391 (2002)

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United States v. City of Los Angeles

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
288 F.3d 391 (2002)

Facts

The United States (plaintiff) alleged that the police department of the City of Los Angeles (city) (defendant) had a pattern and practice of depriving individuals of civil rights through excessive force, false arrests, and improper searches and seizures. The two parties negotiated a settlement requiring the city to take certain reform actions. The United States then filed a lawsuit against the city in federal district court. The parties jointly asked the court to enter their settlement agreement as a consent decree. Two groups moved to intervene in the lawsuit: (1) the Los Angeles Police Protective League (Police League), the collective-bargaining representative for 8,600 police officers; and (2) community organizations and individuals residing in Los Angeles (the community residents). The Police League sought to intervene because the proposed consent decree would interfere with the terms of its members’ current bargaining agreement with the city. The community residents sought to intervene because the police department’s practices, reformed or otherwise, impacted their daily lives. The district court denied both requests, and both groups appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Thomas, J.)

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