UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JESUS PIMENTEL; DAVID R. No. 22-55946 WELCH; JEFFREY O'CONNELL; EDWARD LEE; WENDY COOPER; D.C. No. JACKLYN BAIRD; RAFAEL 2:14-cv-01371- BUELNA, and all persons similarly FMO-E situated,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, OPINION and ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES,

Defendant-Appellee,

v. ELEN KARAPETYAN,

Movant. 2 PIMENTEL V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 25, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed September 9, 2024

Before: Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Mark J. Bennett, and Kenneth K. Lee, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Lee; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Bennett

SUMMARY *

Excessive Fines Clause

The panel reversed the district court’s summary judgment for the City