Atlanta may settle a lawsuit brought by eight individuals after a police raid at the Atlanta Eagle bar on September 10, 2009 in which Atlanta police officers swarmed the bar after receiving of illegal activity.
The City Council's public safety and legal administration committee approved a resolution Tuesday to authorize the city to pay the eight plaintiffs $15,000 each for a total of $120,000. The settlement now moves on to the full City Council for its approval on Monday.
Patrons and employees said they were forced to lie on the floor while officers checked for criminal histories and others peppered them with anti-gay slurs.
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