Police 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 Paso Robles, throughout San Luis Obispo 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. 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. A right without a real-world remedy (i.e. winning your case) is no right at all; at least for you. It doesn’t matter what the law states, or what the Judge says, or what the jury instructions say, or even what the evidence shows, if a jury of 8 cop-loving jurors is not going to unanimously vote for you in your federal court Police Misconduct Civil Rights case. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge” and Mr. Steering’s understanding the technical and practical legal landscape of Police Misconduct Civil Rights cases will dramatically increase your chances of winning your case; of actually enforcing your constitutional rights. THE POLICE IN PASO ROBLES ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST. Paso Robles is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California with an estimated population of 32,000. The demographics of Paso Robles are 69.6% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 33.7% of the population. The City of Paso Robles has its own police department, located at 900 Park Street, Paso Robles, California. That agency has had its problems with lawsuits for Officer Involved Shootings and other police abuse of civilians. See, Wrongful death lawsuit filed in deadly 2020 Paso Robles active shooter incident, KSBY News; Paso robles police sergeant on leave, accused of crime, KSBY News; Armed man killed by police during Paso Robles barricade, Associated Press, July 6, 2021; Man killed by police after hours long standoff in Paso Robles identified, News Channel 3-12; Paso Robles sued over alleged sexual assault by cop, Cal Coast Times, November 9, 2020. The City of Paso Robles also has its problems with criminal street gangs. See, Three Gang Members Sentenced for 2019 Death of Daniel Fuentes, The Paso Robles Press, April 22, 2022; Arrests made in gang-related attack in Paso Robles, KSBY News, January 27, 2022; ‘Down for my hood’; Paso Robles’ gangs are becoming harder to ignore, New Times SLO, October 26, 2011 News; Paso Robles police arrest 2 men suspected of gang-related assault and robbery, The Tribune, January 27, 2022; Paso Robles shooting likely gang-related, police say, KSBY News; Gang sweep in Paso Robles results in 14 arrests, 8 citations, The Tribune, June 26, 2012; Gang map of Norteno and Sureno hoods in Northern and Central California, redditt, The ‘perfect storm’: Gang assessment being conducted in Paso Robles, streetgangs.com; Trio of gang members arrested for Paso Robles crime spree, Cal Coast News.com, August 30, 2013; List of Sureño Cliques, WikiLists; Two charged in connection to Paso Robles liquor store robbery, News Channel 3-12, November 30, 2016. Because Paso Robles police officers have to deal with these criminal street gang members on a daily basis, some of them become jaded; so jaded that they often treat nice innocent law-abiding civilians light street gangsters. When these “jaded” Paso Robles Police Department police officers stop nice innocent law-abiding motorists for minor traffic violations they will often order the motorist to exit their vehicles at gun point, search the motorist and their vehicles, handcuff them, prone the motorist down on the street or make them sit on the curb, all for the most de minimis traffic violations. If you are reading this webpage you probably already understand this. Naturally, when this happens to innocent law-abiding motorists for minor traffic violations they will often verbally protest or verbally challenge such unjustified police orders and actions. When that happens, the protesting motorist is now deemed to be in “Contempt of Cop”. See, The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?, steeringlaw. Verbally protesting or verbally challenging police orders and actions has long been held to be constitutionally protected conduct. As Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan stated in 1987 in striking down a Houston, Texas Municipal Ordinance that criminalized interrupting a police officer in the performance of his/her duties: “The Houston ordinance is much more sweeping than the municipal ordinance struck down in Lewis. It is not limited to fighting words nor even to obscene or opprobrious language, but prohibits speech that “in any manner . . . interrupt[s]” an officer. The Constitution does not allow such speech to be made a crime. The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.” City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987). IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU ACTUALLY ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS BY WINNING YOUR CASE. The 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. 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 . FREE CASE EVALUATION
