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Date: 10-28-2021
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Case Number: 5:20-cv-00416-JGB-SP
Judge: Jesus G. Bernal
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California (Riverside County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Cory M. Brente, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Michael Nelson Feuer, Rebekah Young and Colleen R Smith for the City of Los Angeles
Dana Alden Fox, Matthew Patrick Harrison, Andrew C Hubert and Dawn M Flores-Oster for Salvador Sanchez
Description: Riverside, CA: Personal injury wrongful death attorneys represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983.
Plaintiffs claimed that Salvador Sanchez used excessive for when he shot and killed Kenneth French, age 32, on August 26,2019. Kenneth, who was mentally ill, was shot by Sanchez, who was off duty at time, in a Costco store.
The jury found that Sanchez was acting within the scope of his employment even though he was off duty.
Outcome: 10/26/2021 110 PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (Annotated set) filed by Defendant City of Los Angeles.. (Smith, Colleen) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
10/26/2021 111 PROPOSED Special Amended JURY VERDICT filed by Defendant City of Los Angeles. (Smith, Colleen) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
10/26/2021 112 PROPOSED SPECIAL JURY VERDICT filed by Plaintiff Paola French, Russell French. (Masongsong, Renee) (Entered: 10/26/2021)
10/26/2021 113 MINUTES OF Jury Trial - 5th Day held before Judge Jesus G. Bernal: Witnesses called, sworn and testified. Exhibits identified and admitted. Plaintiff(s) rest. Defendant(s) rest. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Jury Trial continued to 10/27/2021 at 08:00 AM before Judge Jesus G. Bernal. Court Reporter: Terri Hourigan. (twdb) (Entered: 10/27/2021)
The awarded Plaintiffs $17 million in damages.
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