Orange County, California Criminal Attorney

Suing the police and defending bogus criminal cases since 1984

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS & CRIMINAL ATTORNEY

Mr. Steering has been suing the police and practicing criminal law since 1984 (in California since 1986.) He has tried and otherwise litigated hundreds of civil rights against Orange County and its cities; especially Anaheim, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove and other cities throughout Orange County. Mr. Steering has also been defending criminal cases; especially “resistance offense” cases, such as violations of Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1)(resisting / obstructing / delaying peace officer), Cal. Penal Code § 69 (resisting peace officer via threat or use of violence) and other similar “resistance offenses”. Police aren’t legal scholars, but they know this; that if you are convicted of a “resistance offense”, that more often than not, you are not legally precluded from suing the police; for your false arrest, and very often, for the use of excessive force upon you. Here are some examples of some of Mr. Steering’s Orange County lawsuits:
  • Markwell v. City of Huntington Beach, OC Superior Court, $40,000.00 settlement for excessive force (1987);
  • Goodwin v. City of Stanton, U.S. District Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (1988), $100,000.00 settlement for false arrest;
  • Hands v. City of Laguna Beach, OC, California, Superior Court (1989), $137,500.00 settlement, for false arrest and excessive force;
  • Voss v. City of Laguna Beach, OC Superior Court (1989), $35,000.00 award for false arrest;
  • Farahani v. City of Santa Ana, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana) (1990), $612,000.00 jury verdict for excessive force, for baton strike to head;
  • Kieswetter v. City of Laguna Beach, OC Superior Court (1991), $75,000.00 settlement for unreasonable force;
  • Guillen v. City of Santa Ana, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (1992)(L.A.), $75,000.00 settlement following acquittal of criminal charges of resisting and assaulting peace officer;
  • In Re Richard P., U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(1992), $450,000.00 settlement for false arrest, malicious prosecution and excessive force, following jury verdict of acquittal in state court criminal action for resisting peace officer and assault and battery on peace officer;
  • Lobsinger v. City of Stanton, OC Superior Court (1993), $50,000.00 arbitration award for excessive force;
  • Garcia v. City of Huntington Beach, OC California, Superior Court (1994), $140,000.00 settlement following plaintiff’s jury verdict for 8 minute false arrest;
  • Garcia v. City of Santa Ana, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(1994), $25,000.00 settlement for false arrest;
  • Bautista v. City of Huntington Beach, U.S. Dist. Court, Central District of Cal. (Santa Ana) (1994), $42,500.00 settlement for unlawful detention during warrant execution;
  • August v. City of Huntington Beach, et al., OC , California, Superior Court (1997),$80,000.00 settlement with bail agents for unlawful entry into home and unlawful detention;
  • Oschmann v. County of Orange, et al., U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(1998), $30,000.00 settlement for unlawful seizure of person;
  • Lopez v. County of Orange, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(1999), $50,000.00 settlement for false arrest and excessive force;
  • Ansari v. City of Laguna Beach, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(1999), $30,000.00 settlement for unlawful gunpoint detention;
  • Sharp v. City of Garden Grove, OC California, Superior Court, (2000), $1,010,000.00 jury verdict, 45 minute detention of father of parolee;
  • Keaty v. City of Huntington Beach, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (L.A.) (2002), $70,000.00 settlement for harassment by police officer);
  • Johnson v. County of Orange, U.S. Dist. Court (Santa Ana) (2003), $95,000.00 settlement for false arrest;
  • Baima v. County of Orange, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(2004), $208,000.00 settlement for false arrest and excessive force;
  • Jane Doe v. City of Irvine, et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of Cal. (Santa Ana)(2005), $400,000.00 settlement for sexual battery by police officer;
  • Mansfield v. City of Costa Mesa, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Santa Ana)(2006), $225,000.00 settlement for unreasonable shooting of family pit bull and for unlawful seizure of person;
  • King v. City of Huntington Beach, et al., U.S. District Court Central District of California (Santa Ana)(2006), $38,500.00 settlement for wrongful shooting of pit bull;
  • Chamberlain v. County of Orange, et al. (2008), $600,000.00 settlement for wrongful death / interference with parent – child relationship / failure to protect inmate in County Jail facility;
  • Rexford Newman v. County of Orange, U.S. District Court – Santa Ana (2008), $49,999.00 for unreasonable force and false arrest;
  • Munoz v. County of Orange, et al., U.S. District Court Central District of California (Santa Ana) (2008), $40,000.00 settlement (following plaintiff’s jury verdict) for battery of inmate at OC Jail;
  • Santos v. City of Garden Grove, et al., United States District Court, Central District of Cal. (Santa Ana) (2009), $475,000.00 settlement for false arrest, malicious prosecution and unreasonable force;
  • Turner v. County of Orange, U.S. Dist. Court, Central District of Cal. (Santa Ana)(2009), $200,000.00 settlement for false arrest and unreasonable force;
  • Cortez v. City of Anaheim, OC Superior Court (2010), $300,000.00 settlement for placing private citizen bystander in position of danger, and negligent infliction of emotional distress;
  • Torrance v. County of Orange et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Santa Ana)(2010), $380,000.00 settlement for unreasonable force and false arrest;
  • Gomez v. County of Orange, et al., U.S. Dist. Court, Central District of California (LA) (2011), $2,163,799.53, settlement (part structure) for unreasonable force [wrongful death] of convicted jail inmate;
  • Lorenzo Oliver v. City of Anaheim, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2012; $400,000.00 settlement following win on liability in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (See Police Misconduct News; or click above on “Police Misconduct News”) for false arrest (“Possum Impossible”; CBS News; Neil Chayet “Looking at the Law”);
  • Butano v. County of Orange; U.S. District Court (L.A.) 2014; $727,500.00 final settlement for false arrest and unreasonable force;
  • Holley v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2014; $500,000.00 settlement for false arrest and unreasonable force;
  • Fox v. County of Orange; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2015;$150,000.00 settlement for false arrest and unreasonable force;
  • In Re R.W.; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2015; $465,000.00 settlement for failure to provide medical treatment.
  • Sharp v. County of Orange, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2018; $250,000.00 for retaliatory seizure of person.
  • Penaloza v. City of Anaheim; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2020; $2,900,000.00 for excessive force;
  • Watts v. City of Newport Beach; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2020; $370,000.00 for false arrest
  • Pelayo v. City of Anaheim, U.S. District Court (LA) 2021; $950,000.00 for excessive force (wrongful death)
  • Winger v. City of Garden Grove, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2021; $800,000.00 for wrongful arrest
  • Andrews v. County of Orange; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2022; $500,000.00 for wrongful arrest and excessive force
  • Spring v. County of Orange, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2022; $500,000.00 for forcing jail inmate to perform kitchen work while medically disabled from working
If you are the victim of police misconduct, please call Mr. Steering, available 24 hours a day (949) 474-1849

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Criminal Defense Specialties:
  • Assault and Battery
  • Battery on Officer
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Possession
  • Drug Manufacturing
  • DUI
  • Murder
  • Manslaughter
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Sex-offender Registration
  • Theft and Embezzlement
  • Towing Industry
  • Violation of Court Order
  • White-collar Investor Fraud