Damages were a night in jail and subjected to false accusations and verbal abuses. Case tried in 2010 with three more plaintiffs who had been beaten up by officers. Defense verdict, new trial motion as to father and daughter granted 5 years (no typo) later. Incident took place 6/11/04 in Watts, South Central LA. Def Bright died in the meantime. Young and a lying K-9 officer (Stambaugh) who attempted to demonize the plaintiffs was caught by a video clip that had him in a place he said he wasn’t.
This result had to be by divine intervention. The loss of the original 5 plaintiff case was a terrible set back but for unknown reasons the magistrate judge who tried it granted plaintiff’s new trial motion and retired. Went to Paul Abrams, another Magistrate judge who tried it in October 2016. Defendants settled the fees and costs in 2017. No post trial motions, appeal withdrawn.
Father and daughter both arrested for refusing to allow officers to enter their home w/o warrants. No prior negative L/E contacts. Both witnessed family members brutalized in the street in front of their home, cops wanted to search house, they refused. Booked and jailed overnite, released on bail no charges filed. Father given $30K, daughter $20K