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 Guadalupe, throughout Santa Barbara 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’s 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. If you cannot win your Civil Rights Police Misconduct Lawsuit then you have no rights, because you have no way to enforce them. A right without a real-world remedy (i.e. winning your case) is no right at all; at least for you. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge” and Mr. Steering’s understanding the technical and practical legal landscape of Police Misconduct Civil Rights cases will dramatically increase your chances of winning your case; of actually enforcing your constitutional rights. THE POLICE IN GUADALUPE ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST. Guadalupe is a small city located in Santa Barbara County, California. The City of Guadalupe has a population of approximately 9,000 residents. The City has its own police department, the headquarters of which is located at 4490 Tenth Street, Guadalupe, California. The Guadalupe Police Department has its own problems with its officers using excessive force on their spouses, and on the public. See, Guadalupe Police officer charged with domestic violence pleads not guilty, Santa Maria Times, August 12, 2016. See also, Family of Central Coast man killed in police shootout, reaches $4 million settlement with city, Noozhawk.com, June 2, 2023; California Department of Justice Investigating Guadalupe Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506, California Department of Justice, August 23, 2021; Second lawsuit filed against City of Guadalupe in accidental shooting of Juan Olvera Preciado, September 22, 2023, KSBY.com News; Guadalupe man killed in officer-involved shooting, investigation underway, News Channel, 12 CBS, 3 ABC, 11 FOX, August 22, 2021 See also, Bernardo v. City of Guadalupe, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:24-cv-09493-FMO-MAA, where Guadalupe police officer Andrew Breda tased motorist Joseph Bernardo when Mr. Bernardo cooperated with Officer Breda’s order to him to turn around. See, below video of Joseph Bernardo tasing by Guadalupe police officer Andrew Breda. As shown above in the Bernardo tasing incident, most of the outrages committed by Guadalupe Police Department police officers committed against civilians arise in the context of “Contempt of Cop” situations; situations involving generally law-abiding civilians verbally questioning or verbally protesting or verbally challenging police orders or actions. See, The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?, steeringlaw. A common example of these “Contempt of Cop” situations arise in the context of traffic stops of motorists. These are the situations where generally law-abiding citizens come into contact with the police for usually de minimis traffic violations (i.e. speeding, illegal lane changes, rolling stops at stop signs). Since 1997, the United States Supreme Court has given the police the power to order not only the drivers of a stopped vehicle, but also the other passengers of the vehicle, to step outside of the vehicle and be subjected to a detention of their person. See, Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997). In these situations, when the police order the drivers or the passengers of a vehicle to step outside of the vehicle, and to be frisked or prone-out on the street, or to sit on the curb, many motorists or passengers verbally question or verbally protest or verbally challenge such police orders, usually wrongfully believing that their constitutional right are being violated. When that happens, agencies like the Guadalupe Police Department will then beat or tase or pepper-spray, and then falsely arrest and procure the malicious criminal prosecution for some fabricated “resistance offense” such as violations 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
