31.Plaintiffshavepeacefullydemonstratedduringprotestsassociatedwiththe"OccupyOakland"movementandtheyhopetocontinuetoexercisetheirFirstAmendmentrights1Plaintiffs,fortheirComplaintinthisaction,allegeandaverasfollows:
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bycontinuingtodemonstrateinOakland.ButPlaintiffsareconcernedfortheirsafetyatfutureprotests,becauseduringtwopreviousproteststheyhaveencountered,andsomeofthemhavebeenvictimsof,excessiveforcebyOaklandPoliceDepartmentpersonnelandotherlaw-enforcementofficersworkinginconcertwiththeOaklandPoliceDepartment.Thisforceincludestheindiscriminateuseofexplosivedevices,lead-shot-filledprojectilesfiredfromshotguns,nightsticks,andrubber-encasedbullets.Atleasttwodemonstratorshavesufferedextremelyseriousinjuriesduringthesedemonstrations:oneafracturedskull,theotherarupturedspleen.Thesepoliceactionswere
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directviolationofthecrowd-controlpolicythatOaklandadoptedaspartofthesettlementintwopreviousconsolidatedcasesbeforethisCourt,
Local
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,InternationalLongshoreandWarehouseUnion
v.
CityofOakland,
No.C03-2961TEH(hereinafter
Local10.)
and
Coles
v.
CityofOakland,
No.C03-2961(TEH)(hereinafter
Coles).
Thispolicyremainsineffectandthe
Local
1
settlementobligesOaldandtofollowit.2.Asaresultofthisviolence,Plaintiffsfearthatiftheyengageinpeacefulexpressiveactivityduringfuturedemonstrationstheywillbeseriouslyinjured,inviolationoftheirFirstAmendmentrightstoassembleandprotestandtheirFourthandFourteenthAmendmentrightstobefreefromexcessiveforce.TheyarethereforeaskingthisCOUliforatemporaryrestrainingorderandfurtherinjunctiverelieftoprohibitDefendantsandall24252627
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ofCivilProcedure65(d)(2),fromviolatingtheseconstitutionalrightsduringfutureprotests.Specifically,plaintiffsarerequestingthattheOaklandPoliceDepartmentanditsagentsbeenjoinedfromviolatingtheCrowdControlPolicy("thePolicy")thatitadoptedaspartofthesettlementin
Local
1
and
Coles.
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