DOI: 10.25549/independent-c69-18302
title: Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD

description: Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD: ❧ Section 1: Statement of Stewart Kwoh, executive director of Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) ❧ Section 2: Testimony of Vibiana Andrade, regional counsel of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) ❧ Section 2: Exhibit A - letter - from: Antonia Hernandez, MALDEF president and general counsel ❧ Section 2: Exhibit B - MALDEF Annual Report, 1989-90 ❧ Section 3: Summary of testimony of R. Samuel Paz on behalf of the Mexican American Bar Association of the LA County ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Lt. William D. Hall) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 2 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Det. Jerry L. Mount) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 3 - Investigation of officer-involved shootings ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 4 - R. Samuel Paz - resume ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 5 - Newspaper Clippings ❧ Section 4: Testimony of Citizens in Support of the Chief of Police (CISCOP) ❧ Section 5: Summary of testimony of Roger Coggan, esq., director, legal services department, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center ❧ Section 5: attachment 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Mitchels Grobeson, et al. v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Kenneth G. Bickman) ❧ Section 5: attachment 2 - letter - from: Roger Coggan, director, legal services, LA Gay and Lesbian Community; to: Ira Reiner, LA County district attorney, and James Hahn, LA city attorney ❧ Section 5: attachment 3 - Article - "How bad are relations between gays and the LAPD?" ❧ Section 5: attachment 4 - "Declaration of Thomas J. Coleman, Jr." ❧ Section 5: attachment 5 - "Testimony of Christopher Commission" ❧ Section 6: "Report to Independent Commission" by Louis A. Custrini, vice-president-communications, Merchants and Manufacturers Association ❧ Index. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system.