A man humiliated, arrested, and chained to a bench by the BID Patrol in Hollywood in 2009 for selling t-shirts on the street.This is an announcement of the merest of non-news. Yesterday the parties to the Aureliano Santiago et al. v. City of L.A. et al. met before federal magistrate judge Charles F. Eick to discuss a settlement of the case. In the terse description of the minutes:
Case called. Counsel make their appearances. The Court hears discussion. Parties retire to chambers to proceed with the settlement conference.
Settlement is not reached.
Image of arrested and shackled street vendor is a public record, obtained from the HPOA via a Public Records Act request.
