'KIDNAPPED' SUIT AGAINST COPS DISMISSED.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer BURBANK - A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by a family claiming they were ``kidnapped'' by Burbank police, who detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: them for hours without a warrant. The ruling issued March 17 in U.S. District Court dismissed the suit filed last August by Eloisa Likens, her cousins Imelda Gatchalian and Patria PATRIA. The country; the men of the neighborhood competent to serve on a jury; a jury. This word is nearly synonymous with pais. (.q.v.) Horvath, and their husbands, Robert Gatchalian and Joseph Horvath. The suit claimed they were taken into custody on April 16, 2004, in an effort to locate another relative wanted in a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. case. ``I'm pleased that the attorneys recognized that their clients really didn't have a case and they decided to dismiss it,'' said Assistant City Attorney Carol Humiston. ``It was meritless. When they realized they were going to be subjected to investigation of the accuracy of their accusations, then they decided they didn't want to go forward.'' Plaintiffs' attorney Kenly Kiya Kato did not return phone calls. The lawsuit stemmed from an investigation into a drug trafficking ring operating in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Hawaii, police said. The probe ultimately led to the seizure of 15 pounds of methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. , 2 kilograms of cocaine, several firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Several suspects were arrested, including Anselma Oronce, a cousin of Likens, who pleaded guilty to narcotics charges and was sentenced to two years in state prison. Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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