United States v. City of Los Angeles, California Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles City of Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Police Protective League, Proposed Intervener-Appellant. United States of America, Michael Garcia Ernesto Luevano Duc Pham Jesus Nieto Salvador Salas Robert Hernandez Carlos Gonzalez David Askew Timothy Campbell Alberto Lovato Tonye Allen Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Los Angeles Acluof Southern California Homeboy Industries Asian Pacific American Legal Center Radio Sin Fronteras, Proposed Interveners-Appellants v. City of Los Angeles, California Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles City of Los Angeles Police Department

288 F.3d 391 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; Board Of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; City of Los Angeles Police Department, Defendants-Appellees, Los Angeles Police Protective League, Proposed Intervener-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Michael Garcia; Ernesto Luevano; Duc Pham; Jesus Nieto; Salvador Salas; Robert Hernandez; Carlos Gonzalez; David Askew; Timothy Campbell; Alberto Lovato; Tonye Allen; Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr.; Southern Christian Leadership Conference Of Los Angeles; Acluof Southern California; Homeboy Industries; Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Radio Sin Fronteras, Proposed Interveners-Appellants, v. City of Los Angeles, California; Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; City of Los Angeles Police Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-55182. No. 01-55453. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 2002. Filed April 22, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Gregory G. Petersen and Andrea F. Weiss, Petersen Law Firm, a Law Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA; Mark D.…