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 West Hollywood, throughout Los Angeles 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 WEST HOLLYWOOD ARE OFTEN BRUTAL AND ARE INSTITUTIONALLY DISHONEST. West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. West Hollywood is home to the Sunset Strip and has an estimated population of 37,000. West Hollywood is known for its large gay and lesbian population and is a fairly upscale high-income area. Approximately forty percent of the population of West Hollywood identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. West Hollywood has become one of the world’s top gay vacation spots for LGBT travelers and is at the center of gay California nightlife, including spas, shopping, and dining. Demographically, West Hollywood is approximately 71% White, 3.6% African American, 6.3% Asian, 12.6% Hispanic, 5.3% 0.14% Native American 0.14% and 0.11% other races. The City of West Hollywood contracts it police services with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who deploy to patrol the streets of West Hollywood out of the West Hollywood Station located at 780 N San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, California. Notwithstanding West Hollywood’s affluent resident population that city has had a longstanding problem with crime by the homeless community. See, Homeless crime intensifying in West Hollywood, KABC7, June 27, 2018. See also, Crime in West Hollywood up by more than 130%, Reddit; See also, Crime Wave Sweeps West Hollywood with High-Value Thefts and Bold Break-Ins, Hoodline Los Angeles, January 17, 2024; Residents pressure West Hollywood to rehire deputies after high-profile crimes, KCAL News, May 16, 2023; Pickpockets targeting victims in West Hollywood bars and nightclubs, KTLA5 News, March 25, 2025; The Homicide Report, Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2023. Because the City of West Hollywood is policed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department the violent nature of that agency, an agency run by station gangs of gangster deputy sheriffs. See, Suspect shot by deputies near West Hollywood shopping mall, KABC7, March 29, 2025. See, Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Wikipedia; A Tradition of Violence The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, KNOCK LA; Deputy gangs in LA Sheriff’s Department have operated secretively “like the Mafia,” watchdog says, KCBS 2 News; ‘They are a cancer:’ Deputy gangs still operating within LA County sheriff’s department, report says, KABC7, March 3, 2023 Some of these Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department station gangs like the East LA Station “Bandidos” and the Compton Station “Executioners” actually require deputies to “murder” (shoot and kill without legal justification, with malice) civilians to be admitted to the station gangs. See, Los Banditos, East LA Station has been a notorious LASD gang hub for decades, but not every deputy is welcome, Knock LA, April 1, 2021. See also, Deputy accused of being in ‘Executioners’ gang reveals tattoo in court, names names, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2023. However, most of the time that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy sheriffs abuse law abiding citizens, it is in the context of “Contempt of Cop” situations; situations where law abiding citizens verbally protest or verbally challenge police orders or actions that they perceive are abusive and unlawful. See, The “Contempt of Cop Game”; How Well Can You Play?, steeringlaw. When these “Contempt of Cop” situations arise, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy sheriffs tend to beat or tase or pepper-spray, and falsely arrest and procure the malicious criminal prosecution of innocent civilians who merely exercise their verbally protest or verbally challenge police orders or actions; conduct that has long been held to be constitutionally protected conduct. As Justice William Brennan explained in striking down a City of Houston, Texas Municipal Ordinance that criminalized interrupting a police officer in the performance of his/her duties in City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987): “The Houston ordinance is much more sweeping than the municipal ordinance struck down in Lewis. It is not limited to fighting words nor even to obscene or opprobrious language, but prohibits speech that “in any manner . . . interrupt[s]” an officer. The Constitution does not allow such speech to be made a crime. The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.” 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
