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 Fillmore, throughout Ventura 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 FILMORE ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITITIONALLY DISHONEST. Fillmore is a small city in Ventura County, California with an estimated population of 17,000 residents. The racial makeup of Fillmore is approximately 57.2% White, 0.5% African American, 180 1.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 34.7% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race are 74.7%. The City of Fillmore contracts law enforcement services with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, that deploys out of the Filmore Station, located at 524 Sespe Avenue, Fillmore, California. Although a small suburban city, Filmore has its share of criminal street gang activity. See, Fillmore Man Arrested for Three Counts Attempted Murder, The Filmore Gazette, March 27, 2019 (two separate gang related shootings that occurred in the City of Fillmore). See also, 18 arrested during Ventura County gang bust, KTLA5 News, August 1, 2023 (multiple shooting incidents involving gang members and associates in the Fillmore area); Multiple Fillmore Gang Members Arrested, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Press Release, August 1, 2023; Fillmore – Firearm and Gang Arrests, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Press Release, July 24, 2023; Gang-related assault in Fillmore leads to multiple arrests, My California News, March 11, 2025; Ventura County Deputies Arrest Several Gang Members in Fillmore After Report of 15 to 20 People Fighting, Sierra Sun Times, March 11, 2025; Alleged Fillmore Gang Member Charged with Tattooing Minor in Gang Recruitment Scheme, Hoodline Los Angeles, January 08, 2024; Ex-agent delves into gang world, The Acorn, February 07, 2025. Because Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies have to deal with these criminal street gang members in Filmore on a daily basis, many of those deputies have adopted a gangster mentality themselves; their motto being “We’re the baddest gang in town”. When these gangster deputies then come into contact with basically innocent law-abiding citizens, they often begin the fun by treating them like street criminals. This often sparks verbal protest or verbal challenge to police orders or police actions from these basically innocent law-abiding citizens. When that happens, the deputies then deem the basically innocent law-abiding citizens to be in “Contempt of Cop“. See, “The Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?“, steeringlaw. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has long held verbal protest or verbal challenge to police orders or police actions to be constitutionally protected conduct, City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987), verbal protest or verbal challenge to police orders or police actions will often result in Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies beating or tasing or pepper-spraying, and falsely arresting and procuring the malicious criminal prosecutions of those innocents for resistance offenses such as violation of Cal. Penal Code § 69 (resisting officer with force), Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) (resisting/delaying/obstructing a officer), Cal. Penal Code § 240/241 (assault on officer), Cal. Penal Code § 242 / 243(b) & (c) (battery on an officer causing injury) and Cal. Penal Code § 245(c) (assault on officer with weapon). This is not lefty propaganda; this is reality. IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU ACTUALLY ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS BY WINNING YOUR CASE. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”. 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. 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. 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. 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. FREE CASE EVALUATION
