Facial recognition/false arrest lawsuits

Mr. Feathers,

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office has received and conducted a
thorough and complete search based on the criteria outlined in your email.

As to points 1 and 2 of your request we have determined that the office is
not in possession of any responsive documents.

As to point 3, please find attached a responsive spreadsheet for the data
requested.

best regards,
Frank Mateljan

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From: Strefan Fauble <strefan.fauble@lacity.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 12:20 PM
Subject: Fwd: California Public Records Act Request: Facial
recognition/false arrest lawsuits
To: Frank Mateljan <frank.mateljan@lacity.org>

*From:* requests@muckrock.com
*Date:* December 29, 2020 at 11:22:49 AM PST
*To:* strefan.fauble@lacity.org
*Subject:* *California Public Records Act Request: Facial recognition/false
arrest lawsuits*



Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
PRA Office
200 North Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

December 29, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the
following records:

1) Copies of any notices of potential legal action (such as an intent to
sue letter), formal legal complaints, or comparable documents sent to the
city's law department/legal representative regarding cases of alleged
misidentification by police facial recognition technology since Jan. 1,
2018. In the event the department does not have the record-keeping ability
to locate cases relating to a category such as false
identifications/arrests, I ask that you inquire with department employees
who would be knowledgeable about such cases in order to identify responsive
documents.

2) Any responses from the city or settlement documents relating to cases
responsive to the above aspect of this request.

3) A list, database, spreadsheet, or comparable document detailing each
false arrest lawsuit brought against the law enforcement department(s)
represented by your agency since Jan. 1, 2018, including, where available,
the name of the plaintiff, the name of the defendant, the court docket
number, date filed, date settled/closed, settlement amount, and any other
details available through the department's case management system.

I'm happy to discuss any aspect of this request, should further
clarification be helpful.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the
requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for
any commercial purpose.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10
calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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