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City of Atlanta claims no destruction of evidence in Atlanta Eagle case

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The city of Atlanta responded late Friday to allegations it has covered up and even destroyed evidence in the Atlanta Eagle federal civil suit by denying the charges and stating it has provided all the relevant documents to the plaintiffs' attorneys.

In a 42-page filing, the city defends its handling of providing requested information -- including emails, text messages and other documents -- to the plaintiffs' attorneys that include Dan Grossman, Lambda Legal and the Southern Center for Human Rights.

The plaintiffs' attorneys accused the city of purposefully withholding and destroying evidence in the Atlanta Eagle case that claims the city violated the patrons of the gay bar when it was raided by the Atlanta Police Department on Sept. 10, 2009.

Atlanta Police LGBT advisory board meets, questions raised about second gay liaison

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Atlanta Police Department LGBT Advisory Board

Questions about the controversial Atlanta Eagle raid, the status of former LGBT liaison Dani Lee Harris and the appointment of a new liaison as well as how to rebuild trust between the LGBT community and the Atlanta Police Department were the main focus of today’s first meeting of the Atlanta Police Department’s newly formed GLBT advisory board.

Chief George Turner addressed the board this morning at its meeting at Saint Mark United Methodist Church, saying that a second LGBT liaison will be appointed soon to help Senior Patrol Officer Patricia Powell. But others wanted to know what happened to Dani Lee Harris, who has been on leave since April.

“If we are to establish trust between the community and the APD there has to be dialogue,” said board member Betty Couvertier, a longtime activist who hosts the LGBT radio show “Alternative Perspectives” on WRFG 89.3 FM. “We need to have information about Dani. We have talked to her and she’s not very happy and we need to take that into consideration. She is without pay.”

Citizens board: Atlanta police falsely imprisoned Atlanta Eagle patrons

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Atlanta Eagle staff and patrons rally one the one-year anniversary of the APD raid

The Atlanta Eagle patrons and employees were falsely imprisoned and had their civil rights violated when the gay bar was raided a year ago by the Atlanta Police Department, according to the Atlanta Citizen Review Board.

The ruling was made during the CRB’s meeting Sept. 9. The board also ruled that while it was likely abusive language, including racist epithets and anti-gay slurs, was used by the 24 officers during the raid, there was no way to prove exactly who said what. The 24 officers all denied using abusive language, according to a CRB investigator, despite the witnesses and the patrons in the bar who said the abusive language was used.

Business Spotlight: Atlanta Eagle remembers one-year anniversary of police raid

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Patrons and staff of the Atlanta Eagle protest 2009 raid

On Sept. 10, the Atlanta Eagle was raided by the Atlanta Police Department and eight employees, including dancers from the bar’s popular “Underwear Night,” were arrested and charged with various business license violations.

The violations included not having a license to run an adult establishment because dancers were allegedly dancing erotically and in the nude rather than in their underwear, according to police reports.

More than 60 patrons were also forced to lie on the floor as they had their IDs checked and their pockets searched by members of the notorious Red Dog Unit, a paramilitary narcotics squad of the APD.