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LOS ANGELES POLICE PAYOUTS IN 1990<br />

<strong>The</strong> city of Los Angeles paid more than $11.3 million in<br />

police-related legal settlements and jury awards last year. Following<br />

are payouts in excess of $100,000:<br />

PLAINTIFF<br />

OniePalmer<br />

Murphy and Katie<br />

Pierson<br />

Gilbert Amescua<br />

Ronnie Melgar<br />

Jacoby and<br />

Lamonte Smith<br />

Paul Hutcherson<br />

William Foster,<br />

.Leroy Mims<br />

Albert Carey, Ollie<br />

B. Young<br />

Laurie Chilcote<br />

Luis Milton<br />

Murrales<br />

Richard Young<br />

Karen Kennedy<br />

Virginia Smith,<br />

Vickie Aaron<br />

Mark Cecil<br />

Snodgrass<br />

REASON FOR smLEMENT OR AWARD<br />

Damage during drug raid on<br />

Dalton Street on Aug. 1, 1988.<br />

Wrongful shooting by pplice<br />

<strong>officers</strong> on May 26, 1985.<br />

Personal injury suffered in<br />

suicide attempt while in custody<br />

on Jan. 20, 1987.<br />

Burglary suspect suffered brain<br />

damage. after. being shot while<br />

fleeing police on Nov. 18, 1981.<br />

Wrongful shooting death of<br />

ynarmed mali Oct. 10, 1985.<br />

Injury arising from alleged<br />

medical mishandling by police<br />

<strong>officers</strong> on Nov. 13, 1978.<br />

Death of two adults and injuries<br />

to two juveniles in a traffic<br />

accident involving a police<br />

pursuit on Jan. 1, 1986.<br />

Wrongful de.ath of<br />

purse-snatching suspect killed<br />

by probationary-police officer<br />

who accidentally discharged her<br />

firearm on Dec. 14, 1984.<br />

Personal injuries when a criminal<br />

suspect's vehicle struck her .<br />

during a police pursuit on Nov.<br />

11, 1984.<br />

Alleged violation of civil rights,<br />

false arrest, malicious •<br />

prosecution and excessive force<br />

by a police officer after a traffic<br />

violation and police pursuit on<br />

April 1, 1988.<br />

False imprisonment, assal!lt and<br />

battery and violation of civil<br />

rights at parker Center on May<br />

15, 1984.<br />

False arrest and ill~gal strip<br />

search in 1983<br />

Alleged trespassing, battery,<br />

and false .imprisonment charges<br />

arising from execution of a<br />

search warrant in 1988.<br />

Battery by police <strong>officers</strong> on<br />

Sept. 14, 1986.<br />

AMOUNT<br />

Settled for $3.2<br />

million<br />

$2.1-million award<br />

settled for $1.8<br />

million<br />

Settled for $1.5<br />

million<br />

Award of $1.5 million<br />

settled for $1.45<br />

million ·<br />

Settled for $625,000<br />

Settled for $500,000<br />

Settled for $350,000<br />

Settled for $200,000<br />

Settled for $185,000<br />

Settled for $177,500<br />

Award of $205,000<br />

settled for $175,000<br />

Award of $138,220<br />

Settled for $133,120.<br />

Award of $98,000<br />

settled for $100,000<br />

Note: <strong>The</strong> total amount of judgments and settlements in 1990 resulting from<br />

traffic accidents with police vehicles was $690,070.<br />

Source: City Council Budget and Finance Committee<br />

Compiled !lY Times researcher Cecilia Rasmussen ~ "'\<br />

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