fourteenth-report.pdf

Independent Monitoring Team Fourteenth Status Report of the Independent Monitor Delphine Allen, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. July 31, 2009 to January 13, 2010 Page 108 We are also grateful to the Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, John Burris and Jim Chanin, for their unflagging efforts to see that the terms of the Settlement Agreement are met, and their equal willingness to listen to us and to critique us. It has been a privilege to work for the Honorable Judge Thelton Henderson, without whose wise guidance, these past seven years would have been far less fruitful as well as less pleasant. None of us will ever have a better boss. Most of all, we acknowledge the half million individuals who live and work in the great city of Oakland every day, especially those in poorer communities and communities of color. Like many in the Police Department and the City, it is for you that we gave our best efforts, and for you that we most hope the City and Police Department soon succeed in providing the best protection they can of the “lives, rights, dignity, and property” of all Oakland residents.