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Group of ex-GTTF officers seeks dismissal of city’s lawsuit on indemnity
Attorneys for former Gun Trace Task Force officers are asking a Baltimore judge to dismiss the city’s action seeking a preemptive ruling on who has to pay any damages in lawsuits […]
Plaintiffs in GTTF suit seek to strike police department filing
The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against a former Gun Trace Task Force officer are accusing the Baltimore Police Department of changing their arguments in motion to dismiss filings and […]
No separate trials in lawsuit against Baltimore police, task force officers
A federal judge denied the Baltimore Police Department’s request to hold separate trials in a civil lawsuit against the department and former Gun Trace Task Force officers, finding it would not […]
Judge finds probable cause for GTTF arrest, grants judgment for officers in lawsuit
A Baltimore judge granted summary judgment for two former Gun Trace Task Force officers late Friday, finding they had probable cause to arrest a man for possession of a gun he […]
Judge mulls judgment for GTTF officers in false arrest lawsuit
A Baltimore judge will determine whether to allow a lawsuit by a man claiming two former Gun Trace Task Force officers planted a gun and arrested him to move forward after […]
7 Baltimore officers investigated in corruption case
Seven Baltimore police officers are under internal investigation in connection with a corrupt task force whose exposure has roiled the troubled department.
Former Baltimore deputy police commissioner denies ‘coaching’ GTTF officers
Former Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Dean Palmere has denied allegations he condoned unconstitutional policing and coached former Gun Trace Task Force officers on how to testify in court.
Baltimore, state seek dismissal from lawsuit over GTTF-related fatal crash
Baltimore and the state are asking a federal judge to dismiss them from a lawsuit over a fatal car chase initiated by members of the Gun Trace Task Force because state and federal law prohibit the claims against them.
City consents to dismissal of FOP from lawsuit over indemnifying GTTF officers
Baltimore consented to the dismissal of the local police union Monday from a lawsuit seeking a ruling on whether the city must indemnify former Gun Trace Task Force officers in cases against them.
Baltimore prosecutor’s office seeks dismissal from two GTTF suits
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office is asking to be dismissed from two federal lawsuits against former Gun Trace Task Force members that name the office as a co-defendant.
Baltimore judge avoids Gun Trace Task Force indemnity issue at motions hearing
A Baltimore judge on Wednesday did not address whether two former Gun Trace Task Force officers were acting within the scope of their employment when they allegedly falsely arrested a man for handgun possession last year, instead denying a motion to dismiss a civil conspiracy claim against them.
On GTTF indemnity, is Baltimore choosing fiscal policy over public policy?
Potential civil lawsuits against the Baltimore Police Department’s corrupt and disbanded Gun Trace Task Force are piling up, and the city is prepared to spend years litigating whether it should have to pay for any judgments against the imprisoned officers.
