Claremont Police v. City of Claremont 10/9/03 CA2/3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: B163219

Case Date: 10/09/2003

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE CLAREMONT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF CLAREMONT et al., Defendants and Respondents. B163219 (Los Angeles County Super Ct. No. KS007219)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Conrad R. Aragon, Judge. Reversed with directions. Lackie & Dammeier, Dieter C. Dammeier and Michael A. Morguess for Plaintiff and Appellant. Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Richard M. Kreisler and Mark H. Meyerhoff for Defendants and Respondents. Alan L. Schlosser, Mark Schlosberg; and Peter Eliasberg for American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and ACLU Foundation of Southern California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Claremont Police Officers Association (the association) appeals a judgment denying a petition for writ of mandate against the City of Claremont (the city) and its police chief, Roy Brown. The petition challenges the city's adoption of a policy requiring police officers to record information concerning the race and ethnicity of a person subjected to a vehicle stop if the stop does not result in an arrest or citation. The association contends the policy affects the "terms and conditions of employment" (Gov. Code,

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