( April 8, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel erred when it reversed summary judgment for Los Angeles in a putative class complaint challenging the city’s parking fee and late payment penalty, the city argues in its petition for a writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide a government’s burden of proof when defending itself against an excessive fines claim....