FIELDS v. GATES

No. 99-55605.

233 F.3d 1174 (2000)

E.J. FIELDS, individually and as successor in interest to E. Fields, deceased; C. Fields, individually and as successor in interest to E. Fields, deceased; Unknown Named Plaintiffs, all in their individual capacities, and all in their capacities as representatives of the classes described fully hereinbelow; Alpha Doe, in his/her capacity as a representative of the class described fully hereinbelow; Beta Roe, in his/her capacity as a representative of the class described fully hereinbelow, Plaintiffs, and Stephen Yagman, Appellant, v. Daryl GATES; Willie Williams; Bernard Parks; Richard Riordan; Tom Bradley; Richard Alarcon; Richard Alatorre; Hal Bernson; Laura Chick; John Ferraro; Michael Feuer; Ruth Galanter; Michael Hernandez; Nate Holden; Mark Ridley-Thomas; Rudy Svorinich; Joel Wachs; Rita Walters; Zev Yarolslavsky; Herbert Boechmann; Gerald Chaleff; Raymond Fisher; Dean Handsell; Deidre Hill; Art Mattox; Edith Perez; James Fisk; Janet G. Bogigian; Mary Burwell Cooper; Ellen M. Fawls; Michael K. Fox; James K. Hahn; Katherine J. Hamilton; Richard Helgeson; Thomas Hokinson; Stuart D. Hotchkiss; Annette Keller; Lenore Lashley; Honey A. Lewis; Ward G. McConnell; Louis Miller; John T. Neville; James Pearson; Tayo Popoola; Robert J. Pulone; Phillip G. Sugar; G. Daniel Woodard; Don W. Vincent, II; Unknown Named Defendants, Nos. 1-100, Who Are Either Policymakers, City Council Members, or Los Angeles Board of Police Commission Members, or Employees of The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Both Past and Present; Daniel Koenig; Jerry Brooks; Brian Davis; Joseph Freia; Edward Guiza; John Helms; Richard Spelman; Lawrence Winston; Phillip James Wixon; Gary Zerbey; Richard Zierenberg; J. Tortorici; Callian; J. Tippings; J. Toma; J. Callan; C. Bennett; R. Rodriguez; G. Holbrook; J. Fruge; J. Harris; R. Kraus; J. Kilgore; A. Dumler; Unknown Named Defendants, Nos. 100-200, who are Members, or Employees, or Officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, both past and present, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Opinion Filed November 14, 2000.

Memorandum Disposition filed November 14, 2000.

Order Filed December 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Reichmann, Jr., Venice, California, Stephen Yagman, Yagman & Yagman & Reichmann, Venice Beach, California, Ramsey Clark, Lawrence Schilling, New York, NY, for the appellant.

Lisa S. Berger, Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the appellees.

Before: Harry PREGERSON, William A. FLETCHER, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted September 14, 2000 — Pasadena, California

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

The Memorandum disposition, filed November 14, 2000, is hereby redesignated a PER CURIAM OPINION.

OPINION

Appellant Stephen Yagman was sanctioned for "judge shopping" by the district court under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and the court's inherent power. The district court ordered that Yagman pay costs, including attorneys' fees, for the...

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