ATTORNEY'S FOCUS TO BE LAPD BEAT.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer Concerned about massive payouts in police litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and personnel cases - $72 million in the last three years - the City Council voted Friday to authorize a senior city attorney to be assigned full time to the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. . ``It will provide a preventative approach to lawsuits. It will provide consistent counsel to the department,'' said Police Commission President Edith Perez. Senior Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Ward will head a new police unit of the City Attorney's Office, which will operate in Parker Center Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 to provide advice and oversight to Police Chief Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. on litigation and personnel issues involving 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 . .
Perez said it will help to have one attorney overseeing all police cases. At present, Parks often must deal with many attorneys on cases. ``It will be good for the chief to have someone closely working with him on litigation and employee relations,'' said Matt Middlebrook, a spokesman for City Attorney James Hahn. |
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