A Superior Court judge has issued a TRO, temporarily barring the Long Beach police department from releasing the names of city police officers involved in police shootings. The LA Times had requested the names under the Public Records Act. Although the city had decided to release some (but not all) of the names, before it could do so the police union filed a lawsuit to block disclosure.
A hearing on whether to permit Long Beach to peroceed with release of the information is scheduled for January 18.