JLS in Courtroom cropped 2Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for police brutality, false arrests, malicious criminal prosecutions and First Amendment retaliation cases. Mr. Steering in an Expert and Specialist in suing the police in federal court for constitutional violations in the City of Chino, throughout San Bernardino County, and throughout the State of California. Mr. Steering has also sued the government as far away as in federal court in Alabama and in the District of Columbia.

“THE YOUNG LAWYER KNOWS THE LAW, BUT THE OLD LAWYER KNOWS THE JUDGE”

Mr. Steering’s many years of experience and acquired knowledge can help you maximize your chances of actually winning your Police Misconduct Civil Rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. If you cannot win your Civil Rights Police Misconduct Lawsuit then you have no rights, because you have no way to enforce them, and a right without a remedy in the real world does not exist.

THE POLICE IN CHINO ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST.

Chaotic video shows Chino police chase, capture burglary crew targeting UPS trucks 2Unlike other San Bernardino County cities, the City of Chino, California has its own police department. That agency has been plagued in recent years with Officer Involved Shootings; some of which were justified and some of which were not.

For example, on March 10, 2025 Chino Police Department police officers shot and killed 47-year-old Jose Martinez who apparently committed suicide-by-cop. After an hour-long police pursuit initiated by the report of Martinez’ beating and attempted to kidnap a woman (that was captured on a video recording), and after prolonged attempts to negotiate his surrender, Martinez exited his SUV with his hands in a two-handed shooting position holding his cellphone. The Chino Police Department police officers immediately shot him to death, notwithstanding him only holding a cellphone. See, Video shows tense moments during police chase, shooting in Inland Empire, KABC 7 News, June 3, 2025.

Chino Police Shoot man holding knife 3However, other Chino Police Department Officer Involved Shootings do not seem so justified. For example, in 2019, an unarmed Fontana man was shot to death by a Sergeant from the Chino Police Department during an incident at a suspected illegal marijuana grow house in Chino. See, Chino sergeant will not be charged after shooting unarmed Fontana man in 2019, report says, Fontana Herald News, Officer-Involved Shooting (Fatal) – Chino PD: Gary Hardy, San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, May 7, 2021. See also, Critical Incident Community Briefing 6-20-24 (shooting man for brandishing knife), Chino 3 TV. See also, ‘He Was Simply Standing There’: Attorneys Announce Lawsuit Against Chino PD After Fatal Shooting, KCAL News, Aug 28, 2019.

The Chino Police Department also has had to deal with criminal street gangs for many years now. See, The Story Of Chino Sinners RIFA Gang Oldest Hood In Chino, Barrio Tales. See also, “Operation Redemption” Targets Chino Street Gang That Has Ties to the Mexican Mafia, U.S. Department of Justice. See also, Chino Street Gang Indicted On Drug Charges, streetgangs.com.

Chino gang membersBesides police shootings and dealing with criminal street gangs, most of the time that Chino Police Department police officers abuse basically law-abiding civilians is in the context of “Contempt of Cop” situations; when civilians verbally protest or verbally challenge police orders or actions. See, The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?, steeringlaw.com.

Although verbal protest or verbal challenge of police orders or actions is constitutionally protected conduct (See, City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987)), that doesn’t mean that verbally protesting or verbally challenging Chino Police Department orders or actions won’t get you beaten or tased or pepper-sprayed, and falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted for doing so.

The best advice when you are in Chino and are accosted by a Chino Police Department police officer, shut your mouth and do what the police tell you to do, and you will probably come out of that situation okay.

IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU ACTUALLY ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS BY WINNING YOUR CASE.

Screen Capture from LA ABC 7 Interview of JLS on Jovan Jimenez caseThe only thing that matters when enforcing your rights, is whether you win your case. If you don’t win your case, then you have no rights because you have no way to enforce them.

Just because the police violated your constitutional rights doesn’t mean that you can do anything about it. In order to “do something about it”, to enforce your constitutional rights, it takes a great deal of experience, insights, skill and savvy. You need a unanimous jury of usually 8 jurors to vote in your favor in federal court to win your case. If you mouth-off to the cops or don’t do what the police tell you to do or cuss out the cops, or act like a jerk, one or more of the jurors in your case may not vote for you. That is the reality in which we all live.

Mr. Steering’s many years of experience and knowledge in suing the police can help you maximize your chances of winning your Police Misconduct Civil Rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters.

Jerry L. Steering has been suing police agencies for constitutional violations since 1984. He has the experience, insights, skill and savvy to actually win your police misconduct civil rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”.

If you are the victim of police misconduct, Jerry L. Steering can help you. Call Jerry L. Steering, Esq. at (949) 474-1849, or email Mr. Steering at jerry@steeringlaw.com .

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