Casillas v. City of Fresno
45 y.o. man, holding pipe in his hand, shot and killed by police after brief vehicle pursuit initiated for failure to wear his seat belt; survived by wife and five minor children.
E.D. Cal.
Adams v. Merced County
Police shooting of 18 y.o. man, following high-speed pursuit; survived by parents.
Rose v. County of Sacramento
Police shooting of 25 y.o.mentally ill man during physical altercation with police, after family made 5150 call; survived by parents.
Lapachet v. Stanislaus County
Healthy, 40 y.o. man had a bad reaction to illegal drugs he took while in jail, denied adequate medical care for his drug-related psychosis, sustained spinal and head trauma of unknown origin, then jailors dragged him to a safety cell when he could not walk due to a spine fracture, at the direction of a nurse employed by a private jail medical provider. He was left face-down, paralyzed, on the floor of a safety cell for six hours with an untreated subdural hematoma. Plaintiff sustained quadriplegia, requiring life-long care.
Gallardo v. Reineccius
Police Shooting of 64 y.o. man, who police claimed was armed with knife, during SWAT raid of his home; survived by wife and 13 children.