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KENNEDY v. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPT.

Nos. 87-6316, 87-6400 and 87-6602.

887 F.2d 920 (1989)

Karen KENNEDY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT; City of Los Angeles; James J. King; Stanley A. Schott, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Helgeson, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Joan W. Howarth and Pamela R. Lawson, ACLU Foundation of Southern Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and GEORGE, District Judge.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Karen Kennedy brought a civil rights action under section 1983 against, among others, the Los Angeles Police Department and two of its officers, James J. King and Stanley A. Schott. The case reached the jury, which after determining that Kennedy's rights were violated, awarded her compensatory and punitive damages.

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Karen Kennedy and Karen Houghton were roommates in a two-bedroom apartment. The two women had...

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