Romero

BACKGROUND

For the 2017–2018 season, the Rams played their home games at the Coliseum, pursuant to an agreement with USC. For purposes of the motion for summary judgment, the Rams conceded they had a duty to protect the fans in the Coliseum. Some of the security at the Rams games was provided by off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers and Apex Security Group, Inc. (APEX) security personnel. Some LAPD officers were hired directly by USC, and others by the Rams. APEX is a subsidiary of CSC, but the record does not show what control, if any, CSC had over the deployment of APEX personnel. CSC’s contract with USC called for CSC to provide crowd management services at the Coliseum, and the Rams were required to use CSC for this purpose. CSC divided its staff into two categories: event staff and security staff. Event staff are not authorized to perform any security functions. Security staff are required to have a security guard card. They perform some security functions such as gate searches. CSC told both its event staff and its security staff not to intervene in any verbal or physical altercations involving fans. Their role was to observe and, if necessary, refer those…