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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1996 0605 CC REG ITEM 07Fa C� e. DEPVrYCTIYATDORNRYS CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Cat Vi'SIe6 Gaaso OMCE OF TIM CITY ATTORNEY 1501 TRUR7tAY AVENUE LAW OFF" ANWINISlRAIUR RAKERS —ID. CA 03701 Frree. E. Tiospaaa 78IE}HONE: 01051320.3711 FACS"AUE: 0003) 32S -0102 May 14, 1996 RE: Nunez v . :ity of San Dieao Request for Amicus Assistance Request for Curfew Ordinance Review and Submittal ALL CALIFORNIA CITY ATTORNEYS: I <�op . �.� �,. °6TH � � 3�• 9 r �t The purpose of this letter is two -fold. The first is to ask that you join in the amicus brief which the League of California Cities' Legal Advocacy Committee has commissioned Walter Porr and Janice Scanlan to author. The second is to fill out the attached questionnaire and forward it to Ms. Scanlan as soon as possible. The Nunez case was filed in federal court. The suit attacks San Diego's_ curfew ordinance on every conceivable (and some inconceivable) constitutional front. As you can expect, Deputy City Attorney, Jim Chapin, wrote a very strong Motion for Summary Judgment which Federal District Judge Marilyn Huff granted. Plaintiff filed an appeal with the 9th Circuit. Mr. Chapin has requested that the amicus brief focus, not on the issues he will address (every constitutional issue out there), but more on the impact striking down such ordinances will have on cities' abilities to protect their citizens -- no matter how old they may be. Juveniles not only commit crimes, they are victims of crime. With that in mind, we have prepared the enclosed questionnaire which will help us document that most cities which have curfew ordinances have drafted them consistent) and how these curfew ordinances have helped deter juvenile crime and prevent juveniles from becoming victims of crime. 0001.00 RECEIVED -- 1'liW 2 0 1996 Citv of Mooroark A CRY ATTORNEY !� � "K. Sio�e U r CIMF ASSISTANT QTY ATTORNHY Rabat M S" ASSISTANT CTTY ATTO ,% Aka D. Daekl Lars C. mti j.. ARm AL Slaw W ahm H. F a , Jr. PS-1 l G. Al dw DEPVrYCTIYATDORNRYS CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Cat Vi'SIe6 Gaaso OMCE OF TIM CITY ATTORNEY 1501 TRUR7tAY AVENUE LAW OFF" ANWINISlRAIUR RAKERS —ID. CA 03701 Frree. E. Tiospaaa 78IE}HONE: 01051320.3711 FACS"AUE: 0003) 32S -0102 May 14, 1996 RE: Nunez v . :ity of San Dieao Request for Amicus Assistance Request for Curfew Ordinance Review and Submittal ALL CALIFORNIA CITY ATTORNEYS: I <�op . �.� �,. °6TH � � 3�• 9 r �t The purpose of this letter is two -fold. The first is to ask that you join in the amicus brief which the League of California Cities' Legal Advocacy Committee has commissioned Walter Porr and Janice Scanlan to author. The second is to fill out the attached questionnaire and forward it to Ms. Scanlan as soon as possible. The Nunez case was filed in federal court. The suit attacks San Diego's_ curfew ordinance on every conceivable (and some inconceivable) constitutional front. As you can expect, Deputy City Attorney, Jim Chapin, wrote a very strong Motion for Summary Judgment which Federal District Judge Marilyn Huff granted. Plaintiff filed an appeal with the 9th Circuit. Mr. Chapin has requested that the amicus brief focus, not on the issues he will address (every constitutional issue out there), but more on the impact striking down such ordinances will have on cities' abilities to protect their citizens -- no matter how old they may be. Juveniles not only commit crimes, they are victims of crime. With that in mind, we have prepared the enclosed questionnaire which will help us document that most cities which have curfew ordinances have drafted them consistent) and how these curfew ordinances have helped deter juvenile crime and prevent juveniles from becoming victims of crime. 0001.00 RECEIVED -- 1'liW 2 0 1996 Citv of Mooroark ALL CALIFORNIA CITY ATTORNEYS May 14, 1996 Page 2 We would be very grateful for your participation. This issue is of to all cities in California. Juvenile crime is at an all -time high. If an weapon We have to combat it is eliminated, we all will suffer the consequences. y eapon we have to If you would like to join in the amicus brief, please fill out the questionnaire check the "Yes, add our name to the list" box. If you do not wish to join, the time to answer the questionnaire an ionnaire and to Janice Scanlan, at the following add�resls Please mail all questionnaires by June t1,k1996 Janice Scanlan Deputy City Attorney 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California 93301 If you have any questions, please call Ms. Scanlan at (805 ) 326-372 JKS:JAN:dlr Enclosures cc: JoAnne Spears, General Counsel League of California Cities 1400 K Street Sacramento, California 95814 5��« ery truly yours, J DY K. SK SEN C ty Attorney 000101