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Los Angeles County Sanctioned for Withholding Use-of-Force Documents

Loaded on Aug. 25, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Disclosure of Records, Excessive Force (Police). Location: California.

In July 2012, United States Magistrate Judge Stephen Hillman ordered Los Angeles County to pay $7,000 in sanctions for opposing a motion to compel production of documents, without substantial justification in a federal case alleging unconstitutional use of force by county deputies.

After twice agreeing to lodge the requested documents ...

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