11.   A number of the pending civil lawsuits include class-action clauses that call for the court to notify yet unidentified victims of the police thuggery.

12.   A spokesman for the LAPD said the department does not comment on pending lawsuits.

13.   After Dytrych completed his investigation, he met with university officials in May to inform them of a pending lawsuit.

14.   But a pending lawsuit says female inmates are receiving inadequate care, because of a shortage of specialists, among other problems.

15.   Buckwalter said his injunction will remain in effect at least until he hears arguments in the pending lawsuit.

16.   But if the union loses the arbitration, it would face a pending federal lawsuit in which GM has demanded that workers be forced to return to their jobs.

17.   But pending lawsuits pay no dividends.

18.   Coleman, who is now working undercover in North Texas, declined to comment, on the advice of his lawyer, because of the pending civil lawsuit.

19.   City officials did not testify during the hearing because they said a pending lawsuit prevents them from discussing allegations about department problems.

20.   County spokesman Al Bravo said he cannot comment on the pending lawsuit.