Montemayor’s attorney Dan Stormer commented on the footage, “In some ways, it’s even worse than we thought. It’s not often you see something like this that is so cut and dried, but it’s pretty brutal.” The LAPD is conducting internal investigations into this incident...
Tuesday, June 4, Orange County Board of Supervisors Grant $1.1 Million Settlement in OC Sheriff Deputies’ Fatal Shooting and Head Stomping Case. HSR Attorneys Represent Kimberly Zion, Mother of Mentally Ill Victim Connor Zion
By Lisa Keller of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP posted in police misconduct on Thursday, June 6, 2019.In January a federal jury determined that Deputy Michael Higgins used excessive force and awarded $360,000 in damages to Connor's mother, Kimberly Zion. HSR...
HSR Attorneys Negotiate a $1.9 Million Settlement on Behalf of the Family of Jonathan Salcido, a Mentally Ill Young Man Killed by Whittier Police
By Lisa Keller of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP posted in police misconduct on Saturday, June 8, 2019.The case, filed in federal court, was settled June 5, 2019, prior to beginning trial."This horrible incident should never have happened," said HSR partner Dan...
HSR Files Lawsuit on Behalf of the Family of Paul Mono, a 65-year-old Blind Man Shot and Killed by Orange County Sheriffs in His Home in a Retirement Community
By Lisa Keller of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP posted in police misconduct on Friday, May 31, 2019.On February 6, 2018, Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies entered the quiet Laguna Woods Village gated retirement community in broad daylight and surrounded...
Federal Jury Finds Monterey County Liable for Death of Mark Pajas Sr. After County Failed to Provide Him Medical Care at Jail
By Shaleen Shanbhag of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP posted in police misconducton Friday, February 8, 2019.On February 7, 2019, a seven-person jury in federal court in San Jose, CA unanimously found in favor of the family of Mark Pajas Sr., who died in the custody...
January 22, Orange County Jury Awards $360,000 in Excessive Force Shooting and Head-stomping Case – HSR Represents the Mother of Connor Zion, Killed by Sheriff’s Deputy
By Lisa Keller of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP posted in police misconduct on Thursday, January 24, 2019.A federal jury unanimously found that Orange County sheriff's deputy Michael Higgins used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United...
Counties Settle Lawsuit with Hiscock Family in Yuba County Jail Death
HSR attorneys Lori Rifkin and Dan Stormer represented the family of Bertram Hiscock who died in Yuba County Jail, January 29, 2017. Bertram and Yuba Counties settled the case for $1 million -- each county to pay $500,000.PRESS RELEASE:Hiscock Press Release...
HSR Seeks a Temporary Restraining Order Against Phoenix Police in Advance of Possible Trump Visit
On Tuesday, September 18, HSR and co-counsel filed for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") against the City of Phoenix and Phoenix police. Based on the City's denial of any wrongdoing following the police's violent attacks on peaceful protesters during an...
HSR Attorneys Comment on How Report That Long Beach Police Officers are Erasing Messages Regarding Police Violence May Impact Lawsuits
In a September 18, 2018 exposé, Al Jazeera reported that the Long Beach Police Department had equipped 145 police-issued phones with TigerConnect, aka Tiger Text. The texting app, first installed in 2014, was designed to erase messages after a set period of...
Class Action Suing Phoenix Police for Violent and Dangerous Treatment of Peaceful Protesters During Anti-Trump Rally
Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP's Dan Stormer, Joshua Piovia-Scott and Cindy Pánuco, together with the ACLU of Arizona and Phoenix-based civil rights attorney Dan Pochoda filed a class action lawsuit today against the City of Phoenix, Chief of Phoenix Police Jeri...
