Police Practices
Police agency actions frequently make headlines. Preserving the trust and integrity of these agencies is of utmost importance. Litigation can jeopardize that trust, which is why having counsel with extensive experience and a deep understanding of the many factors involved in choosing the best legal strategy is crucial. Our firm possesses that expertise. We have managed a wide range of cases, from pre-litigation advising to arguments before the United States Supreme Court.
Our Police Practices Unit’s Areas of Expertise
Pitchess motions
Administrative proceedings
Use of force
False arrest
K-9 unit bite claims
Search and seizures
Detainment and jail operations
Attorneys
Case Victories
Shareholder Will Camy and Associate Jenn Thompson recently obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of the City of Stockton. The City’s police canine bit Plaintiff in the upper left leg, who…Read more about this case.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Tehama in a civil rights case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Read more about this case.
Shareholders Stephen Horan and William Camy successfully defended a local municipality and its police officers, prevailing on a Motion for Summary Judgment with respect to Plaintiff’s federal civil rights claims…Read more about this case.
Successfully brought a Demurrer resulting in dismissal of entire action on behalf of County Sheriff’s Department on the basis of Eleventh Amendment Immunity. Read more about this case.
Shareholders Stephen Horan and William Camy obtained summary judgment on behalf of the County of Butte and its Sheriff’s Department against Plaintiffs’ civil rights and wrongful death claims arising out of an incident in Chico…Read more about this case.
Crime Justice & America (CJA) sued Butte County because the Sheriff would not allow physical distribution of its free publication giving general legal advice to inmates in jail. Read more about this case.
Summary judgment granted in the Eastern District on behalf of entity and police officer in pursuit case that alleged the death of the suspect was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Read more about this case.
Prevailed on summary judgment, as well as at the Ninth Circuit, on claims filed against a Sheriff’s Department and two deputies for use of deadly force. Read more about this case.
Defense verdict in favor of police officers and city in a claim for excessive use of force where the officers applied a carotid hold resulting in death of suspect while in custody.
Successfully obtained dismissal of the Sheriff and County via a motion for summary judgment on claims that the jail failed to notify a pre-trial detainee of certain information. Read more about this case.
Defense verdict in favor of municipality against claims of excessive force and deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s medical needs against a police officer and his law enforcement employer. Read more about this case.
Defended large county against claims that the county’s jail, one of the largest in the nation, did not provide sufficient accommodation to disabled persons. Read more about this case.
Obtained a defense verdict in favor of deputy sheriff. Plaintiff alleged the deputy illegally entered his property and used excessive force. The jury unanimously found that entering the property was permissible and the amount of force used was appropriate under the circumstances.
