95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7457, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,783 Bryant Allen v. City of Los Angeles, and Melanie Singer Timothy Singer Paul Beauregard Gabriel Aid Frank Schulz

66 F.3d 1052 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7457 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,783 Bryant ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant, and Melanie Singer; Timothy Singer; Paul Beauregard; Gabriel Aid; Frank Schulz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55560. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 8, 1995. Decided Sept. 25, 1995. John C. Burton, Burton & Norris, Pasadena, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Benjamin B. Salvaty, Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Los Angeles, CA; Mark A. Weinstein, Veatch, Carlson, Grogan & Nelson, Los Angeles, CA; Drew Antablin, Cheong & Denove, Los Angeles, CA; and Thomas A. Blake, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: DAVID R. THOMPSON, LEAVY and TROTT, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal arises from the now infamous "Rodney King incident" of March 3, 1991. Plaintiff-appellant Bryant Allen was a passenger in Rodney King's car when it was pulled over by police officers. King had been speeding and failed to obey police directions to stop. During the time King was…