Us Supreme Court Court September 1981 Judgments

City of Los Angeles Vs. Lyons

Court: US Supreme Court

City of Los Angeles v. Lyons - 453 U.S. 1308 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 453 U.S. 1308 (1981) City of Los Angeles v. Lyons No. A-230 Decided September 29, 1981 453 U.S. 1308 ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus An application to stay the Court of Appeals' order affirming the District Court's preliminary injunction -- which prohibits members of applicant city's police department from using "choke-holds" in making arrests under circumstances that are not life threatening -- is granted, pending the filing and disposition of a petition for certiorari. There is a substantial likelihood that four Members of this Court will vote to grant certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' holding that respondent, who had once been subject to such a "choke-hold," has standing to maintain the action, and there are sufficient equities in the city's favor to warrant the stay. JUSTICE REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. The Court of Appeals, in its most recent opinion in this ca...