Series 1. Legal documents, 1977-1982
Scope and Content Note
Complaint, June 14, 1977; Answer, December 30, 1977; Amendments to Complaint, June 1977 - March 1980
Demurrer, September 1977 - December 1977
Demand for Jury Trial, December 1977; Nunc Pro Tunc Order, March 1979; Reporters Correction of Deposition, March 1980; Notice of Continuance, February 1981; Plaintiff's Notice of Change of Address, November 1981; Stipulation to Extend Statute of Limitations, April 1982
Plaintiff's Proofs of Service, June 1977 - February 1978
Plaintiff's Requests to Inspect Documents, Responses and copies of Court's decisions on motions, April 1978 - February 1979
Plaintiff's Requests to Inspect Documents, May 1979 - October 1981
Defendant's Request to Inspect Documents and Response, April 1979 - February 1981
Notices of Taking Depositions, September 1978 - April 1981
Deposition Subpoenas, March 1979 - March 1981
Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Answers in Deposition and Response, December 1978 - November 1979
Plaintiff's Notice of Appeal and Court's decision, May 1979 - June 1979
Interrogatories Propounded Plaintiff to Defendants and Answers, September 1977 - March 1978
Interrogatories Propounded Plaintiff to Defendants and Answers, April 1978 - March 1979
Interrogatories Propounded Defendants to Plaintiff and Answers, December 1977 - January 1982
Court order for defendants to produce files (files included), April 1980
Plaintiff's Request for Immediate Trial Setting Conference and Notice of Ruling, September 1981 - October 1981
Notice of Mandatory Settlement Conference and Trial, October 27, 1981; Plaintiff's Mandatory Settlement Conference Briefs, March 19, 1982; Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement, April 6, 1982
Depositions, November 1978 - May 1981
Seymour Arthur Myerson: Volume I, November 30, 1978
Seymour Arthur Myerson: Volume II, December 4, 1978
Clifford E. Ruff: Volumes I & II, November 8, 1978
Tyler B. Hutchison, April 18, 1979
Joel Berk, May 31, 1979
John W. Thompson, July 30, 1979
Eddie Solomon, December 18, 1979
Edward M. Davis, February 5, 1980
Alex Mestas, August 21, 1980
John R. Stone, April 22, 1981
Irene L. Grannel, May 12, 1981
Donald Van Velzer, May 21, 1981
Robert J. Sanchez, May 21, 1981
John Curiel, May 21, 1981
Stanley S. Freedman, May 21, 1981
Series 2. Evidentiary materials, 1975-1982
Scope and Content Note
46 photographs and reference notes, n.d.
One (1) photograph of Alex Mestas and handwritten note from Myerson to Paz, n.d.
One (1) photograph of automobile with slashed tires and LAPD Victim Report Memo, May 20, 1975
40 photographs of undercover officers, n.d.
14 photographs of Myerson's house and surrounding neighborhood, n.d.
Three (3) photographs of protestors, n.d.
17 photographs of Myerson's automobile, protestors and undercover officers, n.d.
Nine (9) photographs of damage to screen, n.d.
Two (2) slides of automobile and negatives, n.d.
Notes from Myerson's meetings with the LAPD, June 1976 - March 1977
Police file information supplied to Myerson, April 1975 - June 1975
Freedom of Information Act requests, 1977-1978
Myerson FBI file, June 1978
Bills and receipts, April 1975 - May 1981
Myerson's medical records, 1979, 1982
Handwritten and typed notes from interviews, May 1975 - May 1981
Copies of newspaper photographs related to case, 1982
Assorted reports, receipts and notes, April 1975 - February 1976
Four (4) cassette tapes with recorded interviews, 1982, Tape 1 Side A: Midge Purcell; Tape 1 Side B: Ronnie Santana; Tape 2 Side A: Rose Chernin; Tape 2 Side B: ?; Tape 3 Side A: Chernin, Stone and Grannell; Tape 3 Side B: Admiral Dawson; Tape 4 Side A: Otha McKenny; Tape 4 Side B: ?
Three (3) cassette tapes with recorded interviews, 1982, Tape 5 Side A: Deacon Alexander; Tape 5 Side B: ?; Tape 6 Side A: Shirley Kessler; Tape 6 Side B: ?; Tape 7 Side A: untitled; Tape 7 Side B: ?
Series 3. General legal materials, 1974-1982
Scope and Content Note
ACLU press releases, June 1977 - April 1982
Attorney's file notes, 1977-1982
Public relations notes, n.d.
L.A. Times interview notes and rough transcript, n.d.
Attorney's research: photocopies of articles, photographs, copies of legal documents from related cases, n.d.
Attorney's research: handwritten notes, n.d.
Copies of other lawsuits filed by the ACLU, 1976-1982
National Jury Project, 1977-1982
National Jury Project, 1977-1982
National Jury Project, 1977-1982
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute correspondence, September 1978 - September 1979
COINTELPRO Justice Department release, 1974
"The CIA-FBI Conspiracy: Exposure & Cover-up" by Arnold Lockshin, 1975
One (1) photograph, photocopies of newspaper articles, and newsletters regarding the "Wilmington 10," n.d.
Copy of manuscript of Michael Myerson entitled Nothing Could Be Finer, and copy of L.A. Times review, November 19, 1978
"The Hispanic Victim" National Crime Survey Report, Department of Justice, 1980
Progressive Law Practice, 1981
"Freedom of Association and Political Parties and Pressure Groups" 13 American Law Review 1025, n.d.
Series 4. LAPD materials, 1971-1985
Scope and Content Note
LAPD - Harassment reports, correspondence, 1971-1972
LAPD - Training Bulletin: Firearms Safety, 1972; Disciplinary Procedures, 1975; Revolver Manual, 1976
LAPD - Public Disorder Intelligence Division, 1975-1982
LAPD - Undercover Informants, 1976-1981
Coalition Against Police Abuse and various other police monitoring organizations, 1976-1982
LAPD - Use of Force policy, 1977
LAPD - File Shredding, 1978-1979
LAPD - Police involved killings and LA County District Attorney Reports, August 1978 - April 1979
LAPD - Police involved killings and LA County District Attorney Reports, December 1979 - January 1982
Other police abuse cases involving LAPD, 1979-1981
Articles concerning police spying and police abuse, 1980-1981
Hispanic Advisory Council to Police Commission, 1980-1982
LAPD - Failure to Prosecute Use of Deadly Force, October 1981 - March 1982
LAPD - Anti-Terrorist Division, 1985
Series 5. Correspondence, 1975-1982
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence of Seymour Myerson, 1975-1982
Correspondence of Samuel Paz, 1978-1982
Congratulatory messages sent to Myerson after the settlement of his case, 1982
Series 6. Newspaper clippings, 1977-1983
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the Myerson case, 1977-1983
Newspaper clippings and photocopies of clippings regarding the Myerson case, n.d.
Photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding police activities, n.d.
Photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding surveillance and intelligence, n.d.