Plaintiff, an African American 50 year-old, was sitting in his vehicle when approached by police about an open alcohol container in a parking lot. Plaintiff denied knowing anything about it and refused to allow a search of his vehicle. Plaintiff was placed in a chokehold and arrested. Toxicology revealed no alcohol in his system. Defendants City of San Leandro and Officer Michael Olivera settled prior to filing any motions.
City of Pomona illegally seizing the property of its residents experiencing homelessness. We sued to stop the practice and force the city to honor the plaintiffs' constitutional rights and compensate them for lost property.
Resolved post-filing; no dispositive motions decided.
31 y.o. mentally ill man, beaten to death by corrections officers in jail. Three officers charged with murder. Decedent’s 7y.o. daughter received 85% of settlement, and sisters received 15%.
29 y.o. man shot and during struggle with police; officer claimed Glenn reached for partner’s gun; video contradicted officer’s claim; survived by mother and 4 y.o. son.
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28 y. o. man walking downstairs in a Brooklyn housing project, when an officer patrolling down below fired his gun; shot ricocheted, killing him. Survived by fiancée and daughter. Officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Unarmed carwash worker shot and killed by police officer during traffic stop at 2:30am; officer claimed he thought victim was holding a rifle; a baseball bat, but no gun was found in his car; survived by wife and two children.
Unarmed, 43 y.o. father to 13, shot and killed during a routine traffic stop; settlement also included requiring the University of Cincinnati to provide undergraduate education for his kids. Officer fired from university PD and facing murder charge.
38 y.o., disruptive, mentally ill man, dragged from jail cell, beaten, and repeatedly Tased to death; survived by parents.
39 y.o. mentally ill man denied medication and treatment for mental illness and diabetes died in jail.
Officers responding to bar fight tapped on car window, and driver started to drive away; officer stepped in front of car and shot him, assuming victim had tried to run him over; survived by parents.