California Police Misconduct Lawsuits, Awards & Settlements Here is a sampling of some of the results of Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution and First Amendment Retaliation cases handled by Jerry L. Steering: 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; Burks v. County of LA, LA County Superior Court (1993), $30,000.00 settlement for false arrest; 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; Tualaulelei v. City of Compton, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (L.A.) (1995), $6,000,000.00 structured settlement for wrongful death police shooting in Compton, California; Morgan v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside), (1996), $714,000.00 settlement following jury verdict for excessive force and false arrest during search warrant execution in Victorville, California; 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; Gallard v. City of LA, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (L.A.) (1998), $82,000.00 settlement for wrongful eviction by LAPD officers; 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; Darr v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside)(2000), $50,000.00 settlement for violation of first amendment right to freedom of association; Sharp v. City of Garden Grove, OC California, Superior Court, (2000), $1,010,000.00 jury verdict, 45 minute detention of father of parolee; Corugedo v. City of LA, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (L.A.)(2000), $100,000.00 settlement for unlawful entry into home and seizure of minor; Gardner v. AMR, U.S. Dist. Court, Cent. Dist. of Cal. (L.A.) (2001), $650,000.00 settlement of wrongful death, for failure to provide ambulance; Austin v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, $500,000.00 jury verdict for false arrest and excessive force; 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); Lopez v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) (2002), $50,000.00 settlement for racially motivated battery; Morales v. City of Bell Gardens, U.S. District Court Cent. Dist. Cal. (L.A.)(2003), $120,000.00 settlement for excessive force and false arrest; Miller v. City of San Bernardino, et al., U.S. Dist. Court Cent. Dist. of Cal. (Riverside) (2003), $35,000.00 settlement for unlawful detention; Calderon v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Riverside)(2003), $115,000.00 settlement for false arrest and illegal search; 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; Alvarez v. City of L.A., U.S. Dist. Court Central District of California (2004), $850,000.00 settlement for false arrest, malicious prosecution and withholding exculpatory evidence; Arroyo v. City of San Bernardino, U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Cal. (Riverside)(2004), $125,000.00 settlement for unreasonable seizure of person; 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; Risk v. Cathedral City, U.S. District Court Central District of Cal. (Riverside)(2006), $125,000.00 settlement for false arrest / excessive force; Howden v. City of Anaheim, et al, U.S. District Court Central District of California (Santa Ana)(2007), $90,000.00 settlement for false arrest and false personnel claim against police officer; In re Jamie J., U.S. District Court Central District of Cal. (Riverside)(2007), $75,000.00 settlement for false arrest / excessive force; Ford v. County of San Bernardino, (2007), $80,000.00 settlement for excessive force; In re Jane Doe v. County of San Bernardino, et al., (2008), $290,000.00 settlement (prior to filing lawsuit) for sexually motivated mistreatment of arrestee; 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; Garcia v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court – Riverside (2008), $95,000.00 settlement for failure to protect inmate at Glen Helen Jail; Diaz v. County of San Bernardino, et al. , United States District Court – Riverside (2008), $49,999.00 settlement for excessive force; Vera v. County of Riverside, et al., United States District Court – Riverside (2009) $199,000.00 settlement (part structured) for unreasonable force / infliction of emotional distress; Grasso v. County of San Bernardino, et al. (2009), $180,000.00 settlement for unreasonable force / infliction of emotional distress; 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; Torres v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Riverside)(2010), $500,000.00 settlement for 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; Chynoweth v. County of Riverside et al., Riverside County Superior Court (2011), $750,000.00 settlement for unreasonable force; Moore, et al. v. City of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County Superior Court (2012), $825,000.00 (trial settlement) for excessive force and false arrest; Aubry v. County of San Bernardino, et al, U.S. Dist. Court (LA) 2012, $325,000.00 settlement for the use of unreasonable force and for false arrest; 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 Parnell v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court (L.A.) 2013; $250,000.00 at trial for unreasonable force and unlawful search; and Trent v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2013; $600,000.00 settlement for unreasonable force and unlawful seizure of person; 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. Slater v. County of Riverside; U.S. District Court (L.A.) 2016; $40,000.00 for unreasonable force on jail inmate. Montano v. USA; U.S. District Court (L.A.) 2015; $500,000.00 for wrongful death of dialysis patient Thomas v. City of Gardena; U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2015; $292,495.00 jury verdict plus attorney’s fees and costs for false arrest Licitra v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2016; $300,000.00 settlement for false arrest / unreasonable force In re Emmanuel W.; U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2016; $200,000.00 settlement for false arrest / unreasonable force Jones v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2016; $300,000.00 settlement for unreasonable seizure of person; Jimenez v. County of San Diego, U.S. District Court (SD) 2016; $500,000.00 settlement for excessive force. In re J.M.J.; U.S. District Court (LA) 2016; $225,000.00 settlement for first amendment retaliation (whistle blowing). In re JOHN DOE v. DOE City; , U.S. District Court (LA) 2017; $255,000.00 settlement for malicious criminal prosecution, unlawful seizure of person and unreasonable force. A.E. v. City of (confidential), U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2016; $75,000.00 settlement for unreasonable seizure of person; Jones v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court (LA) 2016; $170,000.00 for false arrest / unreasonable force; Maldonado v. County of Riverside, U.S. District Court (Riverside) $100,000.00 for injury by fellow jail inmate; In re D.D.; U.S. District Court (LA) 2017; $300,000.00 for false arrest / unreasonable force. VNT Property 1 LLC, et al. v. City of Buena Park, et al.; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2017; $350,000.00 for wrongful seizure of property; Pitt v. County of San Diego, U.S. District Court (San Diego) 2017; $220,000.00 for false arrest; and Segovia v. Cathedral City, U.S. District Court (LA) 2017; $300,000.00 for false arrest. Sharp v. County of Orange, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2018; $250,000.00 for retaliatory seizure of person. Jackson v. County of Kern, U.S. District Court (Bakersfield) 2018; $250,000.00 for excessive force. Scott v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2018; $390,000.00 for false arrest. Luque-Villanueva v. County of San Diego, U.S. District Court (San Diego) 2019; $150,000.00 for false arrest / excessive force. Duero-Young v. City of Oceanside, U.S. District Court (San Diego) 2019; $100,000.00 for unreasonable force. Krechmery v. City of Ontario, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2019; $200,000.00 for excessive force; 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; Eatherton v. County of Riverside; U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2021; $450,000.00 for false arrest & excessive force Nichols v. City of Riverside; U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2021; $450,000.00 for false arrest Pelayo v. City of Anaheim, U.S. District Court (LA) 2021; $950,000.00 for excessive force (wrongful death) Alba v. City of Barstow, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2021; $1,290,000.00 for wrongful death (police shooting) Winger v. City of Garden Grove, U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2021; $800,000.00 for wrongful arrest Russo v. County of San Bernardino, U.S. District Court (Riverside) 2022; $750,000.00 for excessive force Daigle v. City of Oceanside and County of San Diego; U.S. District Court (San Diego) 2022; $700,000.00 for wrongful arrest and excessive force 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 with hernia to work in jail kitchen Riggs v. City of Anaheim; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2022; $250,000.00 for unlawful detention and excessive force Franks v. County of San Bernardino; U.S. District Court (Santa Ana) 2023; $500,000.00 settlement following $375,000.00 jury verdict for false arrest on compensatory damages phase Swaine v. City of Torrance; U.S. District Court (Los Angeles) 2023; $750,000.00 for false arrest Free Case Evaluation
