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 Tehachapi, throughout Kern 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. It doesn’t matter what the law states, or what the Judge says, or what the jury instructions say, or even what the evidence shows, if a jury of 8 cop-loving jurors is not going to unanimously vote for you in your federal court Police Misconduct Civil Rights case. 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 TEHACHAPI ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST. Tehachapi is a city in Kern County, California, in the Tehachapi Mountains with an estimated population of 14,000. Tehachapi is at an elevation of 3,970 feet between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is 35 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield, the Kern County seat. Tehachapi is the home to one of California’s state prisons (CCI Tehachapi), located at 24900 Highway 202, Tehachapi, California. The Tehachapi Police Department has had its problems with Officer-Involved-Shootings. See, KCSO release body camera footage of Tehachapi officer-involved shooting, officers cleared, KBAK FOX 58, December 9, 2022; See also, Fatal shooting of Juan Sillas at Red Apple and Westwood Blvd in Tehachapi by Tehachapi Police Officer Richard Kiser, Kern County District Attorney’s Office, April 22, 2020; Tehachapi PD, KCSO deputies shoot, kill man armed with knife at Tehachapi mobile home park: KCSO / KGET, November 3, 2022; Man shot and killed by Tehachapi police officer, 23 ABC News; DOCS: Officer says man killed in Tehachapi officer-involved shooting fired first, 23 ABC News, May 23, 2019; Tehachapi Police pursuit of a suspicious man results in officer-involved shooting, 23 ABC News, May 26, 2017; Kollin v. City of Tehachapi, No. 1:18-cv-00617-NONE-JLT, Jun 10, 2020 (lawsuit for shooting of unarmed fleeing detainee). The Tehachapi is not the only “gang” in town. Tehachapi has a longstanding problem with criminal street gangs. See, Tehachapi Gang Arrest, 1 suspect still outstanding, The Mojave Desert News, June 18, 2024 (arrests of Vagos motorcycle gang members); Two Vagos motorcycle gang leaders arrested following search warrant in Rosamond: KCSO (Vagos motorcycle gang leaders arrested), KBAK 58 News, July 17, 2024; Tehachapi man arrested on drug charges also accused of stalking wife (Tehachapi Lokos street gang member arrested), KGET, December 6, 2024; One Hundred Day Multi-Agency Operation Dismantles Norteño Gang Organizations in Parlier and Reedley, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office; East Side Crip accused of ordering assault on gang member who cooperated with police on murder case, KGET, January 29, 2025; Safe Streets Task Force Arrests More Than 43 Defendants on Charges Alleging Narcotics Distribution Network Linked to Mexican Mafia Prison Gang, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Notorious L.A. gang leader killed in prison by other inmates, CDCR says, KTLA 5 News, July 22, 2024; Tehachapi, CA Crime Rates, areavibes; Sureno Gang Member Convicted Of Murder, Stabbed To Death Inside Tehachapi State Prison, California, GREENLIT GANG TV. As far as Tehachapi Police Department police officers beating or tasing or pepper-spraying, and falsely arrest and procuring the malicious criminal prosecution of law-abiding nice people in Tehachapi, this is usually the result of the Tehachapi Police Department police officers provoking those nice people to verbally protest or verbally challenge those abusive police actions. When that happens the nice law-abiding civilians are deemed in “Contempt of Cop“, and are beaten or tased or pepper-sprayed, and falsely arrested and malicious criminal prosecuted for some imaginary and fabricated resistance offense such as violation of Cal. Penal Code § 69 (resisting officer with force), Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1) (resisting/delaying/obstructing an 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). 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. 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
