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PADILLA V.
FONTANA - US District Court (Riverside)
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Disposition |
Defense verdict (June 12, 2003) |
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Case Description |
Police Misconduct; Civil Rights;
False Arrest/Imprisonment; Assault and Battery;
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Jorge Gonzalez and Francisco A.
Suarez |
PALM V. COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES - L.A. Superior Court (Compton)
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Disposition |
Plaintiff's verdict, defense motion
for a new trial granted, case settled (1994) |
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Case Description |
False arrest, false imprisonment and
violation of civil rights |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Ellen Ellison |
PARRA V. CITY
OF CHINO - Central U.S. District Court
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Disposition |
Defense verdict (October, 1995) |
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Case Description |
Civil rights/excessive force-police
canine and impact weapons |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Donald Cook & Robert Mann |
PATRON V.
COUNTY OF ORANGE - Orange County Superior Court
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Disposition |
Defense verdict (April, 1997) |
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Case Description |
Wrongful death |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
C. Brent Scott |
PEOPLE V.
SKILES - LA Superior Court
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Disposition |
Hung/acquittal - case dismissed
(April, 1992) |
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Case Description |
Compton police officer charged with
two counts of voluntary manslaughter as a result of
shooting and killing two unarmed brothers after
responding to family disturbance call |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Deputy District Attorney Richard
Healy |
PERKINS V.
CITY OF WEST COVINA - US District Court
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Disposition |
Defense verdict (June 1994) |
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Case Description |
Civil rights violation/search of
home exceeding scope of search warrant |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Patrick Smith of Klass, Helman &
Ross |
POGOSYAN V.
RTD - LA Superior Court
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Disposition |
Liability verdict, followed by
confidential settlement |
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Case Description |
Personal injury stemming from high
speed/Code-3 pursuit |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
Brown Greene and Robert Shtofman |
PRENTISS V.
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA – LA Superior Court
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Disposition |
Verdict for plaintiff ($1.2 million,
remitted to $500,000) |
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Case Description |
Inverse condemnation, violation of
due process arising from revocation of building
permit |
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Plaintiff's Counsel |
David King |
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