Private Attorney General: Petitioner Was Correctly Denied 1021.5 Fee For Obtaining Removal Of His Name From Gang Law Enforcement List

Petitioner Vindicated Mainly His Personal Interests And No Broad Pernicious Policy Proven Against L.A.’s Sheriff Department.

               Petitioner sought private attorney general fees in Richardson v. L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept., Case No. B333555 (2d Dist., Div. 4 Nov. 22, 2024) (unpublished) against the LASD after obtaining a court order removing his name as a suspected gang member in a database shared by other law enforcement agencies.  The lower court denied the request, a determination sustained on appeal.  Petitioner’s proceeding primarily vindicated his personal interests, and he failed to prove that LASD had a pernicious policy with respect to inclusion of names by simply using a simple checklist of factors in doing so.