Golt
Golt v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Appellant Teresa Lynn Golt appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of appellees the City of Los Angeles and former Chief of Police Bernard Parks. *706 Golt served for ten years as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) until she was granted a disability retirement in 2002 (made retroactive to 2000) for psychological problems allegedly brought on by the appellees’ retaliatory actions against her in response to her criticism of Chief Parks.
Golt asserts three claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983—violation of her First Amendment rights, denial of equal protection, and denial of procedural due process—and one claim under the California Whistleblower Statute, California Labor Code section 1102.5. Golt additionally appeals the district court’s evidentiary ruling excluding five of her proffered declarations.
We grant Golt’s motion for judicial notice of a class action, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and removed to the Central District of California, in which Golt was a named plaintiff. Jones v. City of Los Angeles, No. BC235706 (filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Aug. 24, 2000).