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Civil Rights

Dec. 19, 2014

ACLU eyes $1 million in attorney fees as part of LA County jail abuse settlement

The American Civil Liberties Union and Paul Hastings LLP could receive $950,000 as part of the settlement of its 2012 lawsuit against former Sheriff Lee Baca and the jail alleging widespread abuse of inmates by deputies.


By Daina Beth Solomon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The settlement of a federal class action lawsuit against the Los Angeles County jail that alleged extensive deputy-on-inmate violence could land plaintiff attorneys nearly $1 million in attorney fees.


County supervisors agreed Tuesday to a proposed settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and Paul Hastings LLP that intends to fortify far-reaching reform efforts at the troubled facilit...

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