Punch and Jurists

City of Los Angeles v. Patel, No. 13-1175 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2443) (June 22, 2015) (Justice Sotomayor) by In the January 20, 2014 issue of P&J, we noted an en banc decision from the Ninth Circuit in which that Court held that a Los Angeles …

Patel v. City of Los Angeles., No. 08-56567 (9th Cir.) (758 F.3d 1058) (December 24, 2013) (Judge Paul J. Watford) by In the 07/23/12 issue of P&J, we noted an interesting decision from the Ninth Circuit in which a divided panel held that a Los Angeles municipal code, LAMC §41.49, …

Patel v. City of Los Angeles, No. 08-56567 (9th Cir.) (686 F.3d 1085) (July 17, 2012) (Judge Richard R. Clifton) by Here a divided panel held that a Los Angeles ordinance which required hotel operators to maintain certain guest registry information and to make that information available to the police …