TREVINO v. GATES

CV 92-1981 JSL.

798 F.Supp. 621 (1992)

Johanna TREVINO, Plaintiff, v. Daryl GATES, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

August 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, Venice, Cal., for plaintiff.

Annette Keller, Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants.


ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS CERTAIN DEFENDANTS BASED ON LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY

LETTS, District Judge.

The question presented for decision is whether defendant members of the Los Angeles City Council have absolute immunity from being sued for indemnifying police officers found by a jury to have used excessive force in violation of the Constitutional rights of the victim citizens.

If the defendants prevail, it means that there are no circumstances...

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