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LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family
LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family
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LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family
A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of
slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the
case.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper threw out the lawsuit March 21
after determining the family missed a state deadline for bringing a claim
against the city and two former police officers. The lawsuit was originally
filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, then moved to federal court.
The family appealed, and the judge reversed her decision after finding
federal claims in the case can proceed, according to court papers obtained
Thursday.
Cooper gave the family 20 days to file a new lawsuit and drop the state
claims.
B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was gunned down March 9,
1997, while leaving a party at a Los Angeles museum. The 24-year-old
performer's killing remains unsolved.
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed against the city on behalf of the
rapper's widow, mother and two children.
The first lawsuit, filed in 2002, alleges wrongful death and civil rights
violations. It ended in a mistrial in 2005. The case remains active, with
the judge allowing the family to amend the lawsuit because of newly
discovered evidence.
Cooper's recent ruling involved the secondary lawsuit, which contends that
rogue police officers conspired to kill Wallace and that the Police
Department covered up their involvement.
http :// news.yahoo,com /s/ap/20080509/ap_en_mu/notorious_big
LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family
A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of
slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the
case.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper threw out the lawsuit March 21
after determining the family missed a state deadline for bringing a claim
against the city and two former police officers. The lawsuit was originally
filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, then moved to federal court.
The family appealed, and the judge reversed her decision after finding
federal claims in the case can proceed, according to court papers obtained
Thursday.
Cooper gave the family 20 days to file a new lawsuit and drop the state
claims.
B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was gunned down March 9,
1997, while leaving a party at a Los Angeles museum. The 24-year-old
performer's killing remains unsolved.
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed against the city on behalf of the
rapper's widow, mother and two children.
The first lawsuit, filed in 2002, alleges wrongful death and civil rights
violations. It ended in a mistrial in 2005. The case remains active, with
the judge allowing the family to amend the lawsuit because of newly
discovered evidence.
Cooper's recent ruling involved the secondary lawsuit, which contends that
rogue police officers conspired to kill Wallace and that the Police
Department covered up their involvement.
