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 Poway, throughout San Diego 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 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. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”.
THE POLICE IN POWAY ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST.
The City of Poway contracts with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for its police services. The Sheriff’s Department station that patrols Poway deploys out of the Poway Station located at 13100 Bowron Road, Poway, California. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has long had a well-earned reputation for being brutal and not being accountable to the public for their outrages committed against the public. Many of these acts of brutality by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputies sheriffs have adopted a street gangster mentality in response to the rather large presence of criminal street gangs in Poway. See, San Diego County Has 158 Gangs With Growing Criminal Impact, Patch, December 4, 2013, Poway gang member to stand trial for murder, San Diego Union Tribune, August 31, 2016; 37 Alleged Gang Members Charged In North County Crackdown, City News Service, March 1, 2018, The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office keeps a list of San Diego County Officer Involved Shootings on its website “San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Officer Involved Shootings“: Here are the shootings that the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office claims to have fairly investigated:
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EXAMPLES OF MR. STEERING’S SUCCESSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
Anthony Senteno v. City of Oceanside
When Oceanside Police Officers told Anthony Senteno that he was under arrest for tossing sauce at a fast-food restaurant employee and handcuffed him, Mr. Senteno attempted get away from the officers, They grabbed him and slammed him down on his tailbone / back area, causing a severe spinal injury to Mr. Senteno. Mr. Steering thereafter obtained a $1,150,000.00 settlement from the City of Oceanside and from the City providing the ambulance service, the City of Vista.
Gwen Daigle v. City of Oceanside
Gwen Daigle suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in the parking lot at a local gym in Oceanside, California. When Oceanside PD arrived, rather than call the ambulance for her, they took her to jail in the Vista Detention Facility. At the jail the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department failed to medically screed Gwen Daigle for booking, and just tossed her in the drunk tank, where she suffered additional brain damage. The plaintiff obtained award of $700,000.00. See, Oceanside Woman Sues Oceanside Police for Public Intoxication Arrest While She Suffered a Stroke.
Jovan Jimenez v. County of San Diego
In Jovan Jimenez v. County of San Diego, Mr. Steering recovered $500,000.00 for a man from Riverside County who was beaten by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sheriffs for verbal protest of his misdemeanor simple battery arrest. See the incident on KABC 7 News, Jerry L. Steering on KABC 7 Los Angeles, regarding Jovan Jimenez’ beating by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Bernardo Luque-Villanueva v. County of San Diego
In Bernardo Luque-Villanueva v. County of San Diego, Mr. Luque-Villanueva was pepper-sprayed and choked-out by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sheriff James Steinmeyer in response to his stating to Deputy Steinmeyer, “F—k the police”, after seeing Deputy Steinmeyer abuse another at a 7-11 store in Encinitas. Mr. Luque-Villanueva received an award of $150,000.00. See the video of that incident at, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Deputy James Steinmeyer pepper sprays Bernardo Villanueva
Erwin Duero-Young v. City of Oceanside
On September 18, 2017, at or about 10:45 p.m., Erwin Duero-Young was a passenger in a Ford F-150 pick-up truck that was stopped by the Oceanside Police Department, along with his fellow employees who were returning to their homes from work at KFC.
While Officers Myers and Weber were speaking with Mr. Estrada, Erwin Duero-Young stepped out of the vehicle in order to put out his cigarette. The Officers yelled at him and told him to get back in the vehicle, and Duero-Young explained to the Officers that he was merely putting out his cigarette, and that they had no reason to scream at him and to order him around, as he had done nothing wrong. In response to Duero-Young’s verbal protest, Officer Weber grabbed him and pulled him out of the pick-up truck, slammed him down onto the ground into a planter and proceeded to brutally knee drop him and repeatedly punch Erwin Duero-Young in his face with a closed fist. Mr. Duero-Young was awarded $150,000.00. See, the video of Mr. Duero-Young’s beating here.
