Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for police brutality, false arrests, malicious criminal prosecutions, wrongful deaths 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 Irwindale, throughout Los Angeles County, and throughout the State of California. Mr. Steering has also sued the government as far away as in federal courts in Alabama and in the District of Columbia.
“THE YOUNG LAWYER KNOWS THE LAW, BUT THE OLD LAWYER KNOWS THE JUDGE”.
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, and a right without a remedy in the real world does not exist.
Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. The population of Irwindale is approximately 1,500 residents. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 91010, which is shared with Duarte, 91702, which is shared with Azusa, and 91706, which is shared with Baldwin Park.
The demographics of the City of Irwindale are White 27.14%, Two or more races 34.1%, Native American 3.85%, Asian 0.81%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.44%, Other race 33.65%.
Despite its small population, the City of Irwindale has its own police department, located at 5050 N. Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA 91706. See, Irwindale Police Department homepage. That police department has had its problems with misconduct by its officers. See, Former police Explorers who say Irwindale cop sexually abused them get $4-million settlement, Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2018 (former Explorer Scouts say former Officer Daniel Camerano molested them during ride-alongs and in the Irwindale police station); Irwindale hit with $20 million civil suit, Los Angeles Daily News, August 23, 2013 (Chino woman filed a $20 million civil lawsuit against the city of Irwindale for Irwindale police officer allegedly sexually assaulted her during a traffic stop and forced her to perform oral sex).
See also, Episode 901: Bad Cops Are Expensive, NPR, March 22, 2019 (bad behavior by a handful of officers had led to investigations and lawsuits with costs in the millions of dollars); Former Irwindale police chief lawyers up, alleges investigation into him is political, Pasadena Star-News, July 27, 2022; Ex-Irwindale Cop Gets 9 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Woman After Traffic Stop, CBS News, January 12, 2015; Former Irwindale police chief accused of sexual harassment by dispatcher, January 5, 2023
Most of the time when Irwindale Police Department police officers abuse civilians is in the context of “Contempt of Cop” situations.
“Contempt of Cop” situations usually occur when civilians verbally protest or verbally challenge police orders and actions. As a general proposition, police officers are more concerned with you obeying their orders and their personal safety that your constitutional rights. As the police say, “it’s better to be judged by twelve than carried by six”. Accordingly, when the police order persons out of their vehicles, perform illegal weapons pat-downs, prone motorists down on the street or handcuff them, all for the most de minimis traffic violations, the subject of those police actions often verbally protest or challenge such police orders or actions.
When that happens, the civilian who verbally protested or verbally challenged the police orders or actions are now deemed in “Contempt of Cop“, and often end-up being beaten or tased or pepper-sprayed, and thereafter falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted for some fabricated “resistance offense” such as violation of Cal. Penal Code § 69 (resisting officer with force), Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) (resisting/delaying/obstructing officer), Cal. Penal Code § 240/241 (assault on officer), Cal. Penal Code § 242 / 243(b) & (c) (battery on officer causing injury) and Cal. Penal Code § 245(c) (assault on officer with weapon).
IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU ACTUALLY ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS BY WINNING YOUR CASE.
The only thing that matters when enforcing your rights, is whether you win your case. If you don’t win your case, then you have no rights because you have no way to enforce them.
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. You need a unanimous jury of usually 8 jurors to vote in your favor in federal court to win your case. If you mouth-off to the cops or don’t do what the police tell you to do or cuss out the cops, or act like a jerk, one or more of the jurors in your case may not vote for you. That is the reality in which we all live.
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.
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. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”.
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 .
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