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 Bonita neighborhood of San Diego 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 BONITA ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST
Bonita (Spanish for “Beautiful”) is a census-designated place in southern San Diego County, California, nestled between the cities of Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego. Bonita occupies the Sweetwater Valley, about 15 miles southeast of downtown San Diego. Its landscape includes rolling hills, canyons, and the Sweetwater Reservoir. The community offers easy access to coastal and inland areas while maintaining a quieter environment than surrounding urban centers.
The population of Bonita is estimated at 13,500, with demographics of Hispanic or Latino: 46–50%, White (non-Hispanic): 30–35%, Asian: 8–10%, Black or African American: 3–4% Two or more races / other: 8–10%.
Bonita is generally considered a lower-crime, suburban / semi-rural community, and it is not known as a gang hotspot compared to other parts of San Diego County. Crime levels in Bonita neighborhoods are typically average to low for the region. Reported crimes tend to be property crimes (theft, burglary) rather than organized gang violence.
The Bonita area of San Diego County is patrolled by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, that deploys out of the Imperial Beach – Bonita Storefront Station, located at 4355 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902. Unfortunately, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has a long and well-earned reputation for using excessive force as a first option and often trampling the constitutional rights of the public.
You don’t have to be guilty of a “resistance offense” to be arrested or prosecuted for one. Quite often basically good and law-abiding civilians run into problems with San Diego County Sheriff’s Office for verbally protesting or verbally challenging police orders or actions.
Verbally protesting or verbally challenging police orders or actions have long been held to be core constitutionally protected conduct. As Associate United States Supreme Court Justice William Brennan so eloquently stated in 1987 in striking-down a City of Houston, Texas Municipal Ordinance that criminalized interfering with a police officer in the performance of their 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) Brennan, J.
However, in the real world, especially in San Diego County, verbally protesting or verbally challenging police orders or actions will often get one beaten or tased or pepper-sprayed, and falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted for some fabricated “resistance offense” such as violation of Cal. Penal Code § 69 (resisting officer with force), Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) (resisting/delaying/obstructing officer), Cal. Penal Code § 240/241 (assault on officer), Cal. Penal Code § 242 / 243(b) & (c) (battery on officer causing injury) and Cal. Penal Code § 245(c) (assault on officer with weapon).
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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