JLS in Courtroom cropped 2Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing police officers since 1984 for false arrests, excessive force, malicious prosecutions and wrongful deaths. Mr. Steering is a Specialist and Expert in suing state and local police officers in federal courts for violation of federal constitutional rights.

Mr. Steering’s law practice includes suing deputy sheriffs in the Crestline, California, in San Bernardino County and throughout both Southern and Northern California. Mr. Steering has also sued the Government as far away as Alabama, Georgia and the District of Columbia.

THE CITY OF CRESTLINE CONTRACTS ITS POLICE SERVICES WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; A BRUTAL AND TRULY DISHONEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

OCAMPO HOSPITAL FACE PHOTO 3The City of Crestline contracts its police services with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department; the Station for the Crestline are being located at the Twin Peaks Station at 26010 Highway 189, Twin Peaks, California.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is a brutal police agency that routinely uses excessive force on civilians, and falsely arrests and maliciously prosecutes their victims. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is especially brutal and out of control in the Crestline area, including Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear, and the surrounding areas.

EXAMPLES OF MR. STEERING’S SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY POLICE MISCONDUCT CASES:

CNN video of Tom Perez pulling hair outThomas Perez, Jr. v. City of Fontana:

In 2024 Mr. Steering obtained $900,000.00 from the City of Fontana for Fontana Police Using “Psychological Torture” to torment an innocent man to confess to killing his father, after the man called in a missing person report on his elderly father. See, Fontana Police “Psychologically Tortured” Man to Falsely Confess to Killing His Father. 

Thomas Perez, Jr. reported that his father, Thomas Perez, Sr., went for a walk on the evening of August 7, 2018 with their dog, and that the dog came home but Thomas Perez, Sr. didn’t. The Fontana Police Detectives immediately accused Thomas Perez, Jr. of killing his father, because Thomas Perez, Sr. left his cellphone and his wallet at their home.

The Detectives then subjected Thomas Perez, Jr. to 16 hours interrogation at the Fontana Police Department, including them telling Thomas Perez, Jr. that they found his father’s dead body, that he had been murdered, that they had overwhelming evidence that he was the murderer, that he was going to prison for life, and, that they were going to euthanize his beloved dog. See, video clips of interrogation at Fontana pays $900,000 settlement after police interrogate man for 17 hours, CBS News on KCBS. See also,

Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened

The Fontana Police Detectives “psychological tortured” Thomas Perez, Jr. to the point of literally pulling his hair our and to attempted suicide at the station.

Even after the Fontana PD Detectives found out that Thomas Perez, Sr. was alive and well, waiting to board a flight to Oakland, California to see his daughter, rather than tell Thomas Perez, Jr. that they found his father, alive and well, they withheld that information from him, committed him to the mental hospital on a 72-hour suicide hold, and told the hospital staff not to allow his to speak to anyone, causing him to believe for the next three days that his father had been murdered, that he was going to prison for life for the murder and that they were going to euthanize his dog.

Screen Capture of Jerry Steering on CNNThomas Perez, Jr. lawyer, Jerry L. Steering commented: ““In my 40 years of suing the police I have never seen that level of deliberate cruelty by the police,”  . . . “After what I saw on the video of what they did to him, I now know that the police can get [anyone] to confess to killing Abe Lincoln.” See, Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened, CNN, September 6, 2024. See also, Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened. Now, Fontana will pay him $900,000, Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2024.

Margaret Alba v. City of Barstow, et al.; $1,150,000.00, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) obtained following successful jury verdict for wrongful death. See, Video of Shooting of Leonard Sanchez

Morgan v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) (1996), $714,000.00 settlement following jury verdict for excessive force and false arrest during search warrant execution in Apple Valley, California.

Austin v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, $500,000.00 jury verdict for false arrest and excessive force.

Lopez v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) (2002), $50,000.00 settlement for racially motivated battery;

Miller v. City of San Bernardino, et al, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) (2003), $35,000.00 settlement for unlawful detention.

Calderon v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Riverside)(2003), $115,000.00 settlement for false arrest and illegal search.

Arroyo v. City of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Riverside)(2004), $125,000.00 settlement for unreasonable seizure of person.

Ford v. County of San Bernardino, (2007), $80,000.00 settlement for excessive force.

In re Jane Doe v. County of San Bernardino, et al., (2008), $290,000.00 settlement (prior to filing lawsuit) for sexually motivated mistreatment of arrestee.

Aubrey v. County of San Bernardino, et. al, U.S. Dist. Court (LA) 2012, $325,000.00 settlement for the use of unreasonable force and for false arrest; and

Jones v. County of San Bernardino, et al.; $170,000.00 U.S. Dist. Court (LA) settlement for unreasonable seizure of person.

Penny Trent v. County of San Bernardino, et al., $600,000.00 settlement for unreasonable seizure of person.

David Scott v. County of San Bernardino, et al; $390,000.00 settlement after winning case on appeal to the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tommy Mark Franks, Jr. v. County of San Bernardino, et al.; et al; $500,000.00, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana) obtained following successful jury verdict for false arrest.

IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU.

If you are the victim of police misconduct, and want to sue the police, or, if you are being charged with a resistance offense, such as Resisting Arrest or Battery on a Peace Officer, we can help you. See, What To Do If You Have Been Beaten-Up or Falsely Arrested By The Police. Call Jerry L. Steering, Esq. at (949) 474-1849, or email Mr. Steering at jerry@steeringlaw.com.

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Serving the Following Cities in San Bernardino County:
Police Misconduct Specialties:
  • Excessive Force
  • Concealing Evidence
  • Destroying  Evidence
  • False Arrest
  • K-9 Maulings
  • Malicious Prosecution
  • Police Beatings
  • Police Brutality
  • Police Shootings
  • Whistle Blower Retaliation
  • Wrongful Death