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57927 Rulings

Topic Case Name Published / Result

Civil Rights

Civil Rights
Invasion of Privacy
Verdict: $55,000
Confidential Jan. 30, 1999
    Apr. 1, 1998
Civil Rights
False Arrest
Verdict: $20,000
C.B., a minor v. Sonora Sch... May 29, 2010
    Mar. 3, 2010
Civil Rights
ADA
Verdict: $250,000
Siobhan McAuliffe v. City a... Sep. 20, 2014
    Aug. 7, 2014
Civil Rights
Police Negligence
Verdict: $160,000
Tamara Smith, Wayne Smith, ... Aug. 7, 2010
    Feb. 10, 2010
Civil Rights
Police Negligence
Verdict: $2,200,000
Daniel Martinez v. County o... Aug. 14, 2010
    Aug. 3, 2010
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Verdict: $388,500
Johnson v. Hanson, et al. Oct. 1, 2011
    Nov. 22, 2010
Civil Rights
42 U.S.C. Section 1983
Mario Torres v. Wasco State... Apr. 17, 2020
    Jan. 30, 2020
Civil Rights
False Arrest
Verdict: -$1
William Andrew Elliott v. M... Sep. 7, 2013
    Dec. 5, 2012
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Verdict: $120,000
Pablo Simental Jr. v. Ruben... Jan. 7, 2022
    Dec. 12, 2020
Civil Rights
Assault and Battery
Verdict: $24,000,000
I.M., a minor, by and throu... Sep. 15, 2023
    Mar. 13, 2023
Civil Rights
ADA
Barbara Harrison v. CME Int... Nov. 24, 2023
    Jun. 28, 2023
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Verdict: $875,000
Donneley Rabot, Desiree Rab... Sep. 15, 2023
    Aug. 9, 2022
Civil Rights
Police Misconduct
Verdict: $55,000
Slawomir Wymiarkiewicz v. C... Jun. 28, 1997
    May 31, 1997
Civil Rights
Due Process Violation
A.L.S., individually and as... Dec. 1, 2023
    Aug. 21, 2023
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Ra 'Tah B. Meniooh v. Denni... Nov. 11, 2022
    Sep. 12, 2022
Civil Rights
Police Misconduct
Verdict: $500,000
Confidential Jul. 12, 1997
    Jan. 27, 1997
Civil Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Verdict: $200,000
James Parker v. County of L... Sep. 7, 2013
    Aug. 21, 2013
Civil Rights
Police Misconduct
Verdict: $1
Max Villanueva Vasquez v. T... Jul. 31, 2010
    Jul. 8, 2010
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Verdict: $1,650,000
Shellie Cooke v. City of Lo... Sep. 22, 2023
    Dec. 22, 2022
Civil Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Verdict: $1,500,000
Patrick Russell, et al. v. ... Sep. 15, 2023
    Feb. 9, 2023
Civil Rights
Police Misconduct
Verdict: $57,500
Confidential Oct. 31, 1998
    Jun. 5, 1998
Civil Rights
42 U.S.C. Section 1983
Verdict: $2,800,000
Gaspar Zavala v. Ronald Bro... Dec. 18, 2020
    May 20, 2020
Civil Rights
Assault and Battery
Verdict: -$1
Jose Zelaya v. County of Lo... Sep. 7, 2013
    Aug. 15, 2013
Civil Rights
Police Misconduct
Verdict: $9,000
Confidential Oct. 31, 1998
    May 29, 1998
Civil Rights
Police Negligence
Verdict: $990,000
The San Jose Charter of the... May 13, 2006
    Feb. 7, 2006
Civil Rights
Excessive Force
Verdict: $2,300,000
Barbara J. Batchan, conserv... Aug. 31, 2013
    Aug. 12, 2013
Civil Rights
ADA
Verdict: $250,000
Claudia Chavez v. County of... Jan. 7, 2022
    Mar. 28, 2022
Civil Rights
Unruh Civil Rights Act
Verdict: $2,800,000
Annice Evans, individually ... Feb. 3, 2023
    Nov. 11, 2022
Civil Rights
Malicious Prosecution
Verdict: -$1
Harold C. Hall v. City of L... Sep. 21, 2013
    Aug. 16, 2013
Civil Rights
False Arrest
Verdict: $15,000,000
Edward Ortiz, Paul Harper, ... May 13, 2006
    Feb. 9, 2006