$16 MILLION RAMPART PAYOUT REJECTED.Byline: Daily News The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday rejected a proposed $16
million settlement in a case involving four police officers who were key
figures in the Rampart Division scandal.
After a closed-door meeting, the council voted 10-0 to reject the settlement in cases brought against the city by Officer Paul Harper, suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. Sgt. Edward Ortiz, former Sgt. Brian Liddy and former Officer Michael Buchanan. "We were told we stand a good chance of winning at trial," said Councilman Ed Reyes Ed P. Reyes has served on the Los Angeles City Council since April 2001. A native of Northeast Los Angeles, Councilmember Reyes represents many of the neighborhoods he grew up in including Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park. , whose district is in the Rampart Division. "We had to balance out the costs here with the prospects of winning. The council decided to let the legal process continue." Liddy, Ortiz and Buchanan had been found guilty of conspiring to frame two gang members but the verdicts were overturned. Liddy, Ortiz and Harper also were acquitted on a set of other charges related to the arrest of a gang member. The Rampart Division scandal centered on allegations that members of an anti-gang unit framed gang members to arrest them. The scandal resulted in a series of reforms at the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and was one of the main reasons a consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit.A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. was instituted to oversee the LAPD's use of force and disciplinary system. More than 250 claims had been filed against the city over the issue, with payouts in the $70 million range. |
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