Civil Rights
Apr. 24, 2025
El Segundo racial profiling lawsuit advances as judge denies city's demurrer
A Los Angeles judge overruled El Segundo's demurrer, allowing a racial profiling lawsuit filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher against the city and police to proceed.
A lawsuit alleging racial profiling by the City of El Segundo and its police department is set to proceed after a Los Angeles County judge denied the city's demurrer and motion to strike portions of the plaintiff's amended complaint.
Judge Gary Y. Tanaka overruled the city's demurrers on April 9 in a ruling that counsel for plaintiff Keith Puckett called a step toward addressing systemic racism in the police department.
"El Segundo's police force, to...
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