Beiard v. City of Los Angeles
Police shooting of unarmed, mentally disabled veteran, 51 y.o. man after car chase; survived by parents.
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De La Trinidad v. County of Los Angeles
Deputies shot unarmed passenger getting out of car after high speed pursuit; deputies saw him reach for his waistband; survived by wife and two minor daughters.
Cromwell v. State of California
35 y.o. police officer died in vehicle collision; survived by wife and two minor daughters.
Petrov v. Alameda County
Video-recorded beating of 28 y.o. meth. addicted man, with multiple arrests for drug sales, who was captured by deputies after high speed pursuit over the Bay Bridge. Deputies beat Plaintiff with batons for minutes. Two deputies were fired and criminally charged with felonies. Plaintiff sustained multiple crushing hand fractures, concussion, and scalp lacerations from multiple head strikes by deputies’ batons. Plaintiff faced unrelated federal charges at time of settlement.
Adams v. Merced County
Police shooting of 18 y.o. man, following high-speed pursuit; survived by parents.
Rastel lo v. City of Torrance
Off-duty police officer, allegedly drunk, had vehicle accident killing 19-year-old man; survived by parents.
Henry v. Hess
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.
Livezey v. Fierro
70 y.o.man died of heart attack during aggressive traffic stop, where officer ignored decedent’s pleas of illness; officer later convicted of aggravated assault; bench trial.