Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for police brutality, false arrests, malicious criminal prosecutions, wrongful deaths 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 Solvang, throughout Santa Barbara County, and throughout the State of California. Mr. Steering has also sued the government as far away as in federal courts 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 SOLVANG ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST.
Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang was founded in 1911 and incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985.
The population of the City of Solvang is approximately 6,000. The demographics of the city are 22.14% Hispanic or Latino of any race, White 77.86%, Black or African American 0.53% and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.31% of the total population.
The City of Solvang contracts with the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office for its police services, the headquarters of which is located at the Solvang Sheriff Station, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang, California.
Solvang has had its problems with criminal street gangs in that city. See, Lights and Sirens in the Santa Ynez Valley, San Ynez Valley News, Mar 8, 2021; Westside Gang Member Sentenced to 25 to Life for Slaying of Eastside Rival, Independent.com, February 14, 2023 Suspect arrested in gang-related shooting death of 15-year-old in Lompoc, Santa Maria Times, Mar 24, 2020; Task force arrests 11 linked to gang activity and drug trafficking, Santa Maria Sun, May 3, 2011; Reclaiming a community: Santa Maria’s skyrocketing street gang violence is met with resilience and hope by local government, organizations, churches, and citizens converging in the One Community Action Coalition, Santa Maria Sun, February 4, 2016.
Solvang has also had its problems with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputy sheriffs abusing basically law-abiding civilians. When those deputy sheriffs’ abuse of the public rises to the level of Officer-Involved-Shootings, the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office always find some twisted rationale to justify them. See, Police officer won’t be charged for killing bystander in Santa Barbara County shooting, Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2023 Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead Inside Goleta Grocery Store, October 20, 2025, News Channel 12, 3, 11; Fatal Shooting of Amber Alert Suspect in Solvang Last Year Ruled Justifiable Homicide, Noozhawk, September 1, 2017; 7 Sheriff’s Deputies On Leave Following Solvang Shootout, Noozhawk, May 27, 2016; Solvang shooting press conference, Santa Maria Times.
Moreover, almost always, when Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputy sheriffs mistreat basically innocent people, these innocents are usually “guilty” of nothing other than “Contempt of Cop”; verbal protest or verbal challenge to police orders or actions. See, The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?, steeringlaw.
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. 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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