Police Misconduct Attorney – Southern California

What Is Qualified Immunity, and Can California’s SB 2 Get Around It?

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

For forty years I have watched qualified immunity swallow good cases whole. A person’s constitutional rights get trampled, the facts ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0000

Here is the move I have watched for forty years. Officers charge into a situation recklessly, with no plan and ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0000

I have spent four decades watching the same script play out. An officer roughs someone up, or arrests them for ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0000

If the police get a call from your neighbor, do not be surprised to find them banging on your door. ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Some of the hardest calls I get are from families whose loved one walked into a jail alive and came ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Yes. A police dog is a use of force, the same as a baton or a Taser. When a K-9 ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

California police officers are not always legally required to provide their name or badge number on demand, but visible identification ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

They are two different claims that often arise from the same shooting. An excessive force claim is the constitutional claim, ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Yes. A foam baton round, bean bag, or rubber bullet is still force, and when an officer fires one at ...

Jerry L. Steering, Esq. — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

A police K-9 is not a passive tool. It is a weapon — powerful, unpredictable, and often devastating — that ...