Carnival 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_en_...ous_big_lawsuit Wed Aug 17, 9:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES - Notorious B.I.G.'s family is asking the city for more than $2 million in fees and costs stemming from police misconduct during the rap star's federal wrongful death trial last month. ADVERTISEMENT [-61329] The request comes after U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper in July declared a mistrial, determining that a police detective had intentionally concealed documents. The judge ordered the city to pay "fees and costs incurred as a result of defendants' misconduct." Motions filed in U.S. District Court request that Los Angeles pay about $1.6 million in attorneys fees and around $500,000 for travel and other expenses, attorney Perry Sanders Jr. said Tuesday. To determine that amount, Sanders said his team "went back to the date where they made their disclosures on the record, saying that they had given us every little thing." Assistant City Attorney Don Vincent said he had not yet seen the motion, but his immediate reaction was that $2.1 million seemed excessive. "They have to really justify it well," he said. "I don't know what their logic is or anything." The documents uncovered during trial detail Detective Steven Katz's investigation of a prison informant's claim that corrupt former LAPD officers Rafael Perez and David Mack were involved in killing the 24-year-old rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace. Wallace's family said in their suit that Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight ordered Mack to kill the rapper, and that Mack's college roommate was the gunman. The link to Perez emerged only after an anonymous tip during trial. Wallace was 24 when he was gunned down in 1997 while leaving a crowded late-night party at a Los Angeles museum. The rotund New York rapper also known as Biggie Smalls was one of the most influential hip-hop artists of the 1990s. His albums "Ready To Die" and the posthumously released "Life After Death" are regularly listed among the best in the genre. Family members including the rapper's mother, Voletta Wallace, and widow, R&B star Faith Evans, are expected to refile their wrongful death suit, naming Perez as a defendant and alleging racketeering at the LAPD Anytime I see Biggie's mom on TV, I think "Man that bitch just loves to be on TV!" Does anyone else think this? She just seems to ham it up in every interview she does. I can't stand the bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2005 She should've been shot instead. They probably ran out of money, or dope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 oh shut the fuck up. The LAPD helped KILL her fucking son. I think that is pretty much a good reason for a wrongful death suit. And she is suing for the court cost from the trial in which the city withheld evidence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 oh shut the fuck up. The LAPD helped KILL her fucking son. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 LOL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ant_7000 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2005 She has every right to refile the lawsuit, LAPD bastards killed Big. Maybe, the case will finally be solved. You guys act like she's money hungry, and she rarely makes appearances/interviews. Ignorance is bliss on this site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gWIL 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2005 West Coast forever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2005 West Coast forever! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *drives off* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2005 You guys act like she's money hungry, and she rarely makes appearances/interviews. Two people said that, and that translates into "you people"? West Coast forever! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> West Coast 'till the casket drop. God this place is so white... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prime Time Andrew Doyle 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2005 Is it just me, or does B.I.G's mum look like Chris Rock with shoulder pads and a wig on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 No, I see it too. Maybe... **BIG's mom rips off wig, revealing herself to be Dave Chappelle** Dave: IT'S ME, BITCH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 You guys act like she's money hungry, and she rarely makes appearances/interviews. Two people said that, and that translates into "you people"? Doesn't 2 guys saying it make "you guys" accurate? You people make no sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 But redbaron is a fairy so he doesn't count. (No offense, baron, I'm just trying to claw myself out of this hole I dug myself...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheDon Report post Posted August 23, 2005 Can someoone please give me the info on how the LAPD killed Biggie. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2005 A man who worked closely with Suge Knight was a cop. The same cop was seen following Biggie and his entourage out the award show they were at the night he was shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2005 And there were files and transcripts that connected the officer to the crime that were "lost" when the original trial went through and were never given to the procescution. These files could have changed the course of the case, and now she is just suing for the money spent on the case. Seems fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
