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TABLE OF CASES

GILBERTSON INVESTIGATIONS - Expert Witness Casework by Gregory Gilbertson, Professor of Criminal Justice, (Ret.)

EXPERTS IN POLICE PRACTICES Use of Force - False Arrest - Police Misconduct Self Defense

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Email: gregorygilbertson@proton.me  Phone: (239) 571-1840

$47 Million Dollars in Settlements and Judgements

PROFESSOR GREGORY GILBERTSON TABLE OF CASES

In the trial of Moises E. Ponce Alvarez v. King County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. District Court Judge
Richard A. Jones entered this opinion regarding my credentials as an expert witness: “Mr.
Gilbertson’s qualifications demonstrate extensive experience in policing. His experience includes
work as a Georgia police officer, SWAT team officer, superior court investigator, school resource
officer, stakeout squad officer, and senior patrolman. After his law enforcement career, Mr.
Gilbertson became a college professor and private investigator. He has taught courses in criminal
justice and conducted pretrial investigations for attorneys in criminal cases. The Court finds his
testimony can be expected to have a reliable basis in knowledge and experience.”

1. State v. Hanson, (New London Super. Ct. 2013), acquitted, Nov. 15, 2013 (Attempted
murder; First-degree Assault. Acquittal – Trial Testimony

2. Black v. United States, No. C13-5415 RBL, 2014 WL 3337466 (W.D. Wash. July 8, 2014) (42
U.S.C. § 1983 Fourth Amendment Rights, Excessive Force; Wrongful Death, Survival,
Negligence).

3. Culver v. Armstrong, No. 14-CV-012-J, 2015 WL 12916994 (D. Wyo. May 1, 2015), aff’d, 832
F.3d 1213 (10th Cir. 2016) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1367 – Unlawful seizure by
excessive force;; Assault; Battery; False Arrest; False Imprisonment; Malicious Prosecution

4. Mendenhall v. Pierce Cty., (2014) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force; False Arrest,
False Imprisonment.

5. Patel v. Hall, No. 14-CV-69-F, 2015 WL 13343281 (D. Wyo. Oct. 7, 2015), aff’d, 849 F.3d 970
(10th Cir. 2017) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 – Unlawful Seizure of Real Property; Unlawful Seizure of
Personal Property; Unlawful Search and Seizure

6. State of Washington v. Julius George Waldkirch, 14-1-00355-7, 2014 WL, Criminal
Assault/Battery

7. Soule v. City of Edmonds, No. C14-1221 TSZ, 2015 WL 5022771 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 24,
2015) (42 U.S.C. 1983 Excessive Use of Force; Assault; IIED (outrage); Negligence). Trial
Testimony

8. Martinez v. Mares, No. 1:14-CV-00041 WJ-KBM, 2014 WL 12650970 (D.N.M. Sept. 22,
2014) 42 U.S.C. 1983 Excessive Use of Force; Police Misconduct – Police Officer Defense

9. State of Washington v. Daniel Gene Goodwin, 15-1-00067-5, 2015 WL. Court and date needed.

10. Gravelle v. Kiander, No. C13-1911JLR, 2016 WL 194741 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 15, 2016) Claims
of Negligence Against the United States under the FTCA; Negligent Arrest; Negligent Failure
to Transport Insulin; Negligent in Requiring Plaintiff to Walk

11. Alvarado-Young v. Washington, No. C15-5883-RBL, 2016 WL 7243753 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 15,
2016) (42 U.S.C. 1983 claims).

12. Davis v. State, 321 P.3d 37 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014) (Police Misconduct). Trial Testimony

13. Lawrence Green v. City of Bremerton, No. 15-2-02140-2, 2015 WL (Wrongful Termination).

14. Speed v. City of Renton, No. 2:14-CV-01655 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 23, 2015) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force; Assault, Wrongful Arrest).

15. State v. Ogle, 2013-Ohio-3420, No. 2013 WL 3988782 (Fourth Dist. Hocking Cty. Ct. App.)
(Assault of a Peace Officer, Fourth Degree).

16. Graham v. City of N. Las Vegas, No. 213CV01815KJDVCF, 2015 WL 13237298 (D. Nev. Nov.
20, 2015) (False Arrest).

17. State of Oregon v. Carol Jean Humphreys, No. 12T41341, 2012 WL (False Arrest).

18. George v. Newman, No. 15-CV-39-SWS, 2016 WL 7665188 (D. Wyo. Mar. 28, 2016) (False
Arrest; 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

19. Potis v. Pierce Cty., No. C14-826-RBL, 2016 WL 1615428 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 22, 2016) (Abuse
of Authority).

20. Ronald Douglas v. County of Riverside, No. 5:14CV02027, 2015 WL (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

21. State v. Darnall, No. S-10-0118 (Wyoming Sup. Ct. 2011) (False Arrest).

22. Knight Estate of Graham v. City of Fayetteville, 234 F. Supp. 3d 669 (E.D.N.C. 2017) (42
U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force; Negligence, Deliberate Indifference; Wrongful Death

23. Hanson v. Rice, No. 2:15-dv-00765-MJP (W.D. Wash. Mar. 22, 2016) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

24. German v. Roberts, No. 315CV05237BHSDWC, 2017 WL 8942550 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 14,
2017), report and recommendation rejected, No. CV 15-5237 BHS-DWC, 2017 WL 6547472
(W.D. Wash. Dec. 22, 2017) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

25. State of Washington v. Alonzo Briant Price-Holt, 15-1-04606-0 (King Cty. Super. Ct., filed
Nov. 24, 2015). $160.000.00 settlement

26. Duckworth v. Pierce Cty., No. C14-1359 RBL, 2015 WL 1965367 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 30, 2015)
(42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force; Fales Arrest; False Imprisonment).

27. State of Washington v. Anthony Salanoa Ili, No. 15-1-05244-2 (King Cty. Super. Ct., filed
Aug. 13, 2015) (Assault – 3
rd Degree, Self-defense) Acquittal at Trial

28. Hagopian v. Seattle et al, No. 2:15CV01055 (W.D. Wash. June 6, 2016) (42 U.S.C. § 1983,
Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, Assault – $100,000.00 settlement

29. Mischel v. Thurston Cty. Sheriff et al, 3:16CV05523 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 6, 2017) (42 U.S.C. §
1983 Civil Rights Violations; 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Assault, Battery and Unlawful Imprisonment

30. Pickens v. City of Orting, No. 3:15CV05529, W.D. Wash. Nov. 10, 2016, Wrongful
Termination, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 – $250,000.00 settlement

31. Nathan Boyd v. City of Tulsa and Gregory Douglass, CJ-2016-1510 (Tulsa Cty. Dist. Ct.
filed Apr. 20, 2016) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

32. Gaylor v. Morin, No. EDCV161224JGBKKX, 2018 WL 6133405 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2018)
(Failure to Render Aid).

33. Estate of McCall v. Hoke Cty., No. 1:16-CV-141, 2017 WL 4477293 (M.D.N.C. July 12, 2017),
aff’d sub nom. (4th Cir. 2018) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

34. Kampradith v. King Cty. Sheriff et al. (Police Pursuit).

35. Jane Doe v. City of Sacramento, Sacramento Cty. Super. Ct. Mar. 17, 2017, Police
Misconduct, Assault, Battery – $1,350,000.00 settlement

36. Estate of Michael Bourquin by & through Burch v. Pierce Cty., No. C16-5141RBL, 2017 WL
1957123 (W.D. Wash. May 11, 2017) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

37. King Cty. v. Michalski, No. 16-1-02745-4SEA (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

38. Frantom v. State, 12 Wash. App. 2d 953, 460 P.3d 1100 (Police Misconduct).

39. Horton v. City of Chicago, No. 13-CV-6865, 2018 WL 6505398, N.D. Ill. Dec. 11, 2018, 42
U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force – $700,000.00 settlement

40. Marinoff v. City of Renton, No. CRT-15-004, WL 2017 (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of
Force).

41. Alvarez v. King Cty., No. C16-0721RAJ, 2017 WL 3189025, (W.D. Wash. July 27, 2017) (42
U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force). Trial Testimony

42. Daniels v. King Cty., (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force) (2017)

43. Hunter v. City of Fed. Way, No. C16-1445RSL, 2017 WL 6406019, W.D. Wash. Dec. 15,
2017, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force – $640,000.00 judgement – Trial Testimony

44. Nelson v. Weber, No. 316CV05680BHSJRC, 2017 WL 3034641 (W.D. Wash. May 19, 2017),
No. C16-5680 BHS-JRC, 2017 WL 3017632 (W.D. Wash. July 17, 2017) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

45. Porter v. Transamerica Life Insurance Co. (2017) (Police Misconduct).

46. Canty v. King Cty., No. 2:16-cv-01655 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 3, 2018) (False Arrest).

47. State of Washington v. Poplawski, No. 16-1-07774-5 (King Cty. Super. Ct., filed Nov. 16, 2016)
(False Arrest). Acquittal

48. Mendoza v. City of Vancouver, 269 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (W.D. Wash. 2017), aff’d, 745 F. App’x
768 (9th Cir. 2018) (Police Misconduct).

49. Ruvalcaba v. Brown, 3:2017cv05709 (W.D. Wash. filed Sept. 9, 2017) (Use of Force).

50. State of Washington v. Ezekiel J. Scannell-McCrae, No. 15-1-00055-2 (Island Cty. Super. Ct.,
filed Mar. 11, 2015) (Murder, Second Degree; Self Defense).

51. Lankford v. City of Pullman, No. 2:16-CV-00377-SMJ, 2018 WL 1125644 (E.D. Wash. Mar.
1, 2018, False Arrest – $75,000.00 settlement

52. Johnson v. City of Olympia, 2018 WL 5909214 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 3, 2018) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force). Trial Testimony

53. State of Oregon v. Hess, No. 16CR58195 (Clackamas Cty. Cir. Ct. Mar. 14, 2018)
(Manslaughter, First Degree – Self Defense).

54. Veale v. Washington Fugitive Investigations, No. 17-2-08870-1 (Pierce Cty. Super. Ct., filed
June 21, 2017) (Self Defense).

55. Ward v. City of Lakewood, No. 3:17CV05240 (W.D. Wash. June 21, 2018) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
– Arrest of Plaintiff without Probable Cause Against All Individual Defendants) (False Arrest).

56. State of Washington v. Faire, No. 18-1-01062-9 (Snohomish Cty. Super. Ct., filed Apr. 9, 2018)
(Theft, Second Degree – Exceeds $750). Case Dismissed

57. Zinn v. City of Scottsdale, CV2017-053077 (Maricopa Cty. Super. Ct. filed Apr. 12, 2017)
(42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force). Trial Testimony

58. Jason Jackson v. Matthew Carter, 2017, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force,
$450,000.00 settlement

59. State of Washington v. Rodney Wheeler¸ No. 16-1-05587-3, King Cty. Super. Ct., filed Oct.
5, 2016, Murder, Second Degree – Acquittal at Trial – $500,000.00 civil settlement

60. Manriquez v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Department., No. 218CV00863APGVCF, 2020 WL
557520 (D. Nev. Feb. 4, 2020) (42 U.S.C. § 1983) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

61. State of Oregon v. Boettcher, No. 16CR67746 (Clackamas Cty. Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 25, 2016)
(Murder, First Degree; Self Defense).

62. Jones v. City of Hattiesburg, No. 2:18-CV-84-KS-MTP, 2018 WL 3624978 (S.D. Miss. July 30,
2018) (42 U.S.C. § 1983; False Arrest).

63. Saade v. Department of Health, No. C19-470 TSZ, 2019 WL 4464401 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 18,
2019) (U.S. CONST. Amend. IV; 42 U.S.C. § 1983).

64. Gibson v. State of Arizona, No. C20155325 (2019) (Police Misconduct).

65. Yamhill Cty. v. Mershon, No. 17000204 (2019) (Attempted Murder; Firearms Used in
Felony; Menacing and Aggravated Assault; Self Defense).

66. Laquida Cockerham v. City of Chicago, No. 2016-L-001682, Cook Cty. Cir. Ct. filed Feb.
17, 2016, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force – $1,180,000.00 judgement

67. Estate of Matthew Graves v. City of Eagle Point, OR, D. Or. 20 Or. Lit. Arb. Rpts. 48 Jan.
21, 2020, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1988, Excessive Force – $4.500,000.00 settlement

68. State of Oregon v. Martin, No. 18CR20418 (Clackamas Cty. Cir. Ct. Mar. 12, 2019)
(Manslaughter, First Degree, Self-defense).

69. Thompson v. City of Olympia, 2019 WL 6654577 (W.D. Wash.) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive
Use of Force).

70. Anest v. Spokane County, No. 2:18CV00129 (E.D. Wash. filed Apr. 19, 2018) (42 U.S.C. §
1983).

71. Griffith v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., No. 18-2-10414-4, 2019 WL 8918123 (Pierce Cty. Super.
Ct. June 07, 2019) (Racial Discrimination; Negligence; Assault).

72. Zebroski v. City of Portland, No. 18CV08255 (Multnomah Cty. filed Mar. 8, 2018)
(Negligence; Elder Abuse) Trial Testimony

73. Usandivaras v. Eggleston, No. C18-889 MJP, 2019 WL 2491919 (W.D. Wash. June 14, 2019)
(42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

74. Hehr v. Whitman County, No. 18-2-03275-4 (Spokane Cty. Super. Ct. filed, July 27, 2018)
(Negligence).

75. State of Idaho v. Paschane, No. CR28-18-18553 (Kootenai Cty. Magis. Ct. July 9, 2019)
(Aggravated Assault)

76. Stewart v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs., (2020) (42. U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

77. Nelson v. Weber, No. 316CV05680BHSJRC, 2017 WL 6015860 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 27, 2017),
No. C16-5680 BHS-JRC, 2017 WL 5999602 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 4, 2017) 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b))

78. Mills, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Harris v. Owsley County Kentucky, 2019 WL
8334267 (E.D. Ky.) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force, Deliberate Indifference

79. Tate v. Smith, 2019 WL 9516170 (W.D. Wash. 2020), appealed docketed, No. 20-35271 (9th
Cir. Mar. 25, 2020) (Assault, Excessive Force, False Arrest, Unlawful Seizure

80. State of Montana v. Harold Joseph Smith (2020) (Assault with a Weapon; Self Defense).

81. State v. Jones, 185 Wash. 2d 412, 372 P.3d 755 (2016) (Attempted Murder, First Degree).

82. Hernandez v. City of Federal Way, 2019 WL 7837332 (W.D. Wash.) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

83. Poplawski v. Pedersen, No. 2:18CV01704, W.D. Wash. 2019, False Arrest – $100,000.00
settlement

84. State of Washington v. Daye’vion Royalston, No. 18-1-04176-3 (King Cty. Super. Ct.) (2018)
(Murder, First Degree).

85. McGowan v. Stutesman, No. 6:17-CV-00424-TC, 2019 WL 2571277 (D. Or. Mar. 28, 2019),
report and recommendation adopted, No. 6:17-CV-424-TC, 2019 WL 2569549

86. Taylor v. City of Seattle, No. C18-262 TSZ, 2018 WL 5024029, W.D. Wash. Oct. 17, 2018,
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force – 1,500,000.00 settlement

87. Grom v. City of Coeur d’Alene, No. 2:18CV00468 (filed Oct. 24, 2018) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force).

88. Fisher v. Kew, No. CV 18-11678-DJC, 2019 WL 3554379 (D. Mass. Aug. 5, 2019) (42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 Excessive Use of Force; Illegal Arrest).

89. State of Washington v. Bryan Michael Owens, No. 19-1-01656-0 (Thurston Cty. Super. Ct.)
(filed Sept. 4, 2019) (Murder, Second Degree, Self-defense).

90. State of Washington v. Jamie Kathleen Kirsila, No. 19-1-05058-3 (San Juan Cty. Super. Ct.)
(filed Oct. 18, 2019) (Assault and Battery).

91. Joyce v. Pierce County, No. 3:2019-cv-06119, W.D. WA., filed Nov. 22, 2019, 42. U.S.C.
1983 Excessive Use of Force – $3,500,000.00 settlement

92. Pellum v. King County, No. 2:20CV01033 (W.D. Wash.) (filed July 2, 2020) Excessive Force;
42 U.S.C. § 1983

93. Gill v. Magan, No. 19-2-04053-8 (Snohomish Cty. Super. Ct., filed May 6, 2019) (Negligence).

94. State v. Prosser, No. 37353-3-III, 2020 WL 4783749 (Wash. Ct. App. Aug. 18, 2020) appeal
from Clark Superior Court No. 18-1-00784-4, First Degree Robbery

95. Velasquez v. King Cty., No. C19-745RSM, 2020 WL 3451966 (W.D. Wash. June 24, 2020).

96. Prosser v. Skamania Cty. Sheriff, et al., No. 19-2-00002-5 (Skamania Cty. Super. Ct. filed Jan.
3, 2019) (Murder, First Degree; Self Defense).

97. Blache v. Washington State Patrol, (filed 2019) (Police Pursuit).

98. Cooper v. Badker, (South Dakota filed 2019) (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force).

99. Harris-Billups v. Anderson, 2019 WL 3562665 (Dekalb Cty. Super. Ct.) (42 U.S.C. § 1983
Excessive Use of Force; Assault and Battery; Wrongful Death).

100. People of the State of Illinois v. Gary Francis Vosberg, No. 2019-CM-0002080 (Winnebago
Cty. Cir. Ct. filed July 15, 2019) (Aggravated Assault/Public Property).

101. State of Washington v. Cain, No. 19-1-05955-5 (King Cty. Super. Ct. filed Nov. 12, 2019)
(Burglary, Second Degree; Assault-2 Deadly Weapon; Assault-2 Deadly Weapon).

102. Lemoine v. Canyon Cty. Sheriff (Canyon Cty. ID filed 2019) (Police Pursuit).

103. United States v. Vance, No. 1:19-cr-00251 (District of Columbia D. filed July 26, 2019)
(Deprive Civil Rights; Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law).

104. Larson v. Strommen, No. 4:2019+cv00090 (D. District of Mont. Filed Dec. 27, 2019) (Felony
Sexual Abuse of a Child).

105. Hunter v. Leeds, City of, No. 1:15-CV-02266-KOB, 2017 WL 1196850 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 31,
2017), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 941 F.3d 1265 (11th Cir. 2019), 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive
Use of Force).

106. Graham v. Lone Grove, City of, No. CIV-19-298-JFH (E.D. Okl. Filed Sep. 19, 2019) Violations
of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Excessive Use of Force

107. James Faire and Angela Faire v. Okanogan County et al., No. 2:20-CV-00337, Complaint
for Damages and Civil Rights Violations – $850,000.00 settlement

108. Estate of Isaiah Mark Lewis v. City of Edmond, OK and Police Sergeant Milo Box and Police
Officer Denton Scherman, Case No. CIV-19-489-R, Complaint for Civil Rights Violations.

109. Estate of Jesse S. Sarey v. City of Auburn, WA and Officer Jeffrey Nelson, Case No. 19-
06470, Excessive Force and Civil Rights Violations – $4,000,000.00 settlement

110. Robert Tyrone Green v. State of Michigan, Case No. 92-007266-FC, Police Practices/Report
Writing, Wrongful Conviction 2nd Degree Murder.

111. Elena Salinas v. Valley County, MT & Luke Strommen, Cause No. CV-19-90-GF-BMM, Sexual
Assault, Abuse of Police Authority, Negligent Supervision, and Negligent Retention.

112. Sady Bilbruck v. Valley County, Mt. & Luke Strommen, Cause No. CV-21-40-BMM, Sexual
Abuse, Abuse of Authority, Negligent Supervision, and Negligent Retention.

113. State of Washington (King County) v. Bryce Jon McFarland, No. 19-C-04070-6 KNT, Murder
in the 2nd Degree.

114. State of Washington (King County) v. Derrick G. Holland, No. 19-1-05945-98, Murder in the
2nd Degree.

115. Justin Edward Lewis v. Kitsap County & Officer Craig Ferguson, 3:19-cv-05108-BHS-JCR,
Excessive Force & Civil Rights Violations. Corrections/County Jail Case

116. State of Washington (Pierce County) v. Ryan Fearn Crabtree, Cause No. 19-1-02914-7, Bomb
Threat, Resisting/Interfering with Police, Disorderly Conduct.

117. The Estate of David Novak v. City of Spokane, Cause No. 21-2-00037-32, Excessive Force
& Civil Rights Violations – $4,000,000.00 settlement

118. Young Choi v. City of Lakewood, David Butts, and Brian Luttrull, Cause No. 3:21-cv-5119,
Excessive Force & Civil Rights Violations – $75,000.00 settlement

119. The Estate of William Abbe, deceased vs. City of Vancouver et al. No. 3:21-cv-5790,
Excessive Force & Civil Rights Violations – $725,000.00 settlement

120. The Estate of William V. Langfitt IV v. Pierce County et al., No. C21-5122 BHS, Excessive
Force & Civil Rights Violations.

121. The Estate of Joshua Flores v. City of Centralia et al., No. 3:2021-cv-05458, Excessive
Force & Civil Rights Violations – $200,000.00 settlement

122. Urbano Vasquez v. King County et al., No. 2:19-cv-745, Excessive Force & Civil Rights
Violations.

123. State of Washington v. Andrew Morris, Case No. 18-1-00378-4, Assault 1st Degree.

124. Adrian Damon Sims vs. City of Lakewood, No. 3:20-cv-06201-BHS, Excessive Force & Civil
Right Violations.

125. Kaala D. Jones vs. City of Conway, AR et al. No. 4:21-cv-205-JM, False Arrest & Civil
Rights Violations – $350,000.00 Settlement

126. State of Oregon vs. Jordan Christopher Clark, Murder 2nd Degree, No. 20CR37909, Self-
defense, Acquittal, Trial Testimony

127. David Samuelson vs. Clatsop County, et al., Case No. 19CR68133, False Arrest & Civil
Rights Violations.

128. Maria Guitierrez vs. City of Arlington, WA et al., No. 2019-00021784, False Arrest,
Excessive Force & Civil Rights Violations – $300,000.00 Settlement

129. State of Washington v. Andrew Morris, Case No. 18-1-00378-4, Assault 1st Degree.

130. State of Washington v. Elijio Mendoza, Case No. 18-1-02174-39, Assault 2nd Degree.

131. Rita Rivera, as Administratrix the Estate of Tyreas E.K. Carlyle v. The City of Philadelphia
Police Officer Carapucci, et al. No 3730, Assault & Battery.

132. Susan Zawacky, individual, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jenoah Donald,
deceased, v. County of Clark, Washington and Sheriff Chuck Atkins, Deputy Sean
Boyle, Deputy Holly Troupe and John Does 11-10, No. 3:22-cv-05101 DGE

133. Brooke Fortson, Plaintiff, v. City of Los Angeles, A Municipal Entity; Chief Michel Moore,
Officer Nicholas Illsley, Officer Jovanna Hernandez; and Does 3-10, Case No. 2:21-CV-
00384-CJC.

134. Secret Lopez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., Elizabeth Tarin, Does 1-10, et al., No. 21ST-
CV-38947

135. State of Oregon (Multnomah County) v. Logan Conrad Gimbel, Murder 2nd Degree, Case
No. 21CR58706, Self-defense.

136. Joseph Allen v. City of Auburn and Officer Jeffery Nelson, Case No. 18-11040, Excessive
Force – $450,000.00 Settlement

137. State of Alaska v. Darin A. Elzey, Assault 2nd Degree, Assault 3rd Degree, Resisting or
Interfering With Arrest, Case No. 3SW-22-00038CR.

138. Daisy K. Harrison v. Jason Ellison, City of Shepherdsville, KY, et al., Case No. 3:21-CV-174-RGJ, Excessive Force,

139. Brooke Fortson v. City of Los Angeles, Chief Michel Moore, Officer Nicholas Illsley,
Officer Jovanna Hernandez, et al., Case No. 2:21-CV-00384-CJC, Excessive Force

140. Kincy Fields and Jonetta Young v. City of Los Angeles and Does 1-10, Case No. 2:21-CV-
07313-DSF (MR Wx), Excessive Force, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Assault and
Battery.

141. Monet Carter-Mixon, Estate of Manuel Ellis and Marcia Carter v. City of Tacoma, Christopher
Burbank, Mathew Collins, Masyih Ford, Timothy Rankine, Pierce County, et al., Case No
3:2021-cv-05692, Excessive Force.

142. King County Department of Executive Services, Inquest into the Death of Jason S. Seavers,
No. 18IQ61954.

143. State of Florida v. Ivan Alberti Sierra, Murder 2nd Degree, Self Defense (Deposition)

144. Scott Miller and Michael Spalding v. Kshama Sawant and City of Seattle, No. 2:18-cv-
00506-MJP, Slander, Defamation, (Deposition)

145. Olivia Selto as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin Peterson Jr. v. County of
Clark, Sheriff Chuck Atkins, Sheriff’s Detective Robert Anderson, Sheriff’s Deputy
Jonathan Feller, John and Jane Does 1-10, No. 3:22-cv-5384, Wrongful Death –
$1,250.000.00 Settlement

146. King County Department of Executive Services, Inquest into the Death of Eugene D. Nelson,
Case No. 417IQ2075.

147. Courtney Jean Besch v. Washington State Department of Corrections, Mason County Sheriff’s
Office, et al., No. 3:2022-cv-05427, Violation of Prison Rape Elimination Act

148. Maria Del Carmen Flores, Plaintiff, v. City of Santa Monica, Steven Hollowell, Carlos
Madrid, Maurice Cochee, and Chief Ramon Batista, Defendants, case No. 2:23-cv-00043-SB-
PD

149. Joseph George Heid IV, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Case No. 5D18-1141.

150. Donald Jones as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dante Jones, Plaintiff, v. Franklin
County, a municipality, Cody Quantrell, an agent of Franklin County, and Jim Raymond, an
agent of Franklin County, WA, NO. 4:22-cv-5138 – $1,750,000.00 settlement

151. Fahren James, Plaintiff, v. City of Los Angeles, et al., case No. 2:21-cv-04525-CBM-AS,
Excessive Force – $500,000.00 settlement

152. Robert Serrano III, Amado F. Suarez, Jose Luis Juarez, Plaintiffs, v. Police Chief Michael Ellis,
City of Pomona, Pomona Police Officer Garrett Dulong, Police Officer Eric Ramirez, Case No.
2:23-cv-01016-JFW-KES, Excessive Force

153. Michael Davis, Plaintiff, v. John W. Mina, Sheriff of Orange County (FL), Deputy Michael
Fuller, Deputy Todd Mohney, and Deputy Randolph Herschelman, Case No. 6:23-cv-00072-
RBD-EJK (Deposition)

154. Anthony Armendariz, Plaintiff, v. County of San Bernardino and Deputy L. Williams, Case No.
5:22-cv-2124, Excessive Force (Deposition)

155. Peter Spakosky v. McMinn County (TN), Sheriff Joe Guy, Deputy Caleb Latham, Deputy Ralph
Creel, Deputy Jeremy Harrison, and Brad Johnston, Excessive Force

156. Eric Bouler as administrator of the estate of Melvin Bouler, Plaintiff, v. City of Gary, Indiana,
Officer Brandon D’Angelo, Case No. 2:21-cv-00086-PPS-APR, Excessive Force

157. Nicholas Stern, Plaintiff, vs. City of Los Angeles, a municipal entity; Chief Michel Moore;
Christian Arrue; Nicholas Chacon; David Martin; and Shannon Paulson Does 3-100
inclusive, Defendants, Case No: 2:21-cv-03760-CBM-AS, Excessive Force – $150,000.00
settlement

158. The Estate of James Sheets v. City of Struthers Police Dept. et al. 4:23-cv-22-1-00356-18,
Excessive Force

159. Brett Emmett Lloyd, Petitioner v. David Pedro, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional
Institution, Case No. 19-cv-20445

160. United States of America v. Dylan Hudson, Case No. 5:21-cr-00102-01, Civil Rights
Violations, (Deposition), Trial Testimony – Police Officer Defense

161. Hannah Allison, Aria Catano v. City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, et al. Case No.
2:21-cv-06171

162. Tracie Schmidt, Plaintiff v. Struthers City Police Dept., et al., Case No. 4:23-CV-693, Excessive
Force

163. Alexander Farnsworth, Plaintiff, v. City of Geneva. City of Geneva Police Department, City of
Geneva Police Chief Michael J. Passalacqua, Police Officer Jack Montesanto, Police Officer
Ryan Camacho, Police Officer Richard Baskin, Sergeant William Belowicz, Defendants, Case
No. 6:20-cv-06935-FPG-MWP.

164. Gerald Jordan, Plaintiff, v. Town of Fairmont Heights, Civil Action No. 8:22-cv-02680-AAQ,
False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Excessive Force

165. The Estate of Jason Thompson v. City of Green Bay, WI and Brown County, WI, et al., Case No.
1:23-cv-00084

166. Christopher Austen Scott v. City of Los Angeles, Chief Michel Moore et al., Case No. 2:21-CV-
06161 (Deposition)

167. Nikita Tarver, Plaintiff, v. city of Seattle and Several Unknown Officers, Defendants, Case No.
2:22-cv-00736-BJR

168. State of Washington v. Cynthia B. Metsker, Case No. 23-2-01496-32 (Spokane County, WA) Self-
defense

169. Latia Alexander (Estate of Isaiah T. Williams), Plaintiff, v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00074-APG-NJK

170. Jason Fuhr, individually, and as Executor of the Estate of Shaun Fuhr, Davonta Taniya Fuhr,
individually, Plaintiffs, v. City of Seattle and Noah Zech, Defendants, No. 2:23-cv-00600

171. Anthony Huff-McKay v. City of Tacoma, et al. No. 24-2-05414-1

172. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. v. Patrick Gleba No. 407 – 2023

173. Robin Lerum v. City of Seattle and City of Bellevue, et al., No. 22-2-19347-6 KNT

174. Clinton Hughes v. City of Los Angeles, et al. Case No. 2:21-CV-06160

175. Mary Buckingham and Martin Buckingham v. County of Hawaii, et al. Defendants, civil No.
#3CCV-21-0000250177.

176. L. Lindsay Myeni, Widow of Lindani Sanele Myeni, Plaintiff, v. City and County of Honolulu,
Garrick Orosco; Brent Sylvester, et al. Case No. 1CCV-21-0000504

177. State of Oregon v. Jorge Montejano-Gomez Jr., Murder 2nd Degree, Case No. 23-CR-19560,
Self-defense

178. Alavarez v. Las Vegas Metro Police Department, Case No. 2:24-cv-00230-JAD-NJK

179. Kijuan Sanchez McCurdy, Plaintiff, v. City of Birmingham; Adam Brooks, Defendants, Case No.
2-22-cv-688-NAD, Excessive Force

180. Robert Collins, Plaintiff v. City of Franklin Park, IL; Officer Manuel Quinones, Case No. 2021-
0000-4616

181. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Patrick Gleba, Erie County, PA, No 407 of 2023, Attempted
Homicide

182. Tiffany Barringer, Administrator of the Estate of Peyton Barringer, Plaintiff, v. sara A Jones,
U.S. District Court, eastern District Tennessee – Chattanooga, No. 1:23-cv-00257-KAC-SKL

183. Estate of Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell, Plaintiff v. City of Bridgeport, CT, et al.

184. Heriberto Gierbonlini Ortiz and Wanda Diaz, Plaintiffs, v. City of Youngstown and Officers Tyl
Srbinovich and Ivan Thomas, Case No. 4:24-cv-33

185. Robert Hanks and Stephanie Hanks vs. Clark County and Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Lanny Kipp, Deputy Shaun Kays, Deputy Sean Boyles, Deputy Shane Celemenhagen,
Deputy Donald Sullivan, and Deputy Samir Vejo, No. 3:22-cv-5359 – $150,000.00 Settlement

186. Joseph Frasure and Lisa Fisher, Plaintiffs vs. City of Wyoming and City of Wyoming Police
Officer Drew Jones, Jordan Batts, Ryan Warmack, Defendants, Case No. 1:24-cv-00092-JPH

187. Aaron Stewart, an individual, Plaintiff v. Extra Space Storage, a foreign corporation; and
City of Tacoma, a public entity, Defendants, Case No. 3:23-cv-05786

188. State of Washington v. Joice Williams, Murder, Case No. 22-1-01589-8 (Self Defense)

189. Kelsey Miles & Olivia Jensen, and the Estate of Christian Robert Jensen, deceased, Plaintiffs,
vs. Bradley County, TN and Bradely County Sheriff’s Office, Case No. 1:23-cv-00126

190. Yoel Rodriguez and Diana Salazar vs. Wal-Mart Stores East, Sheriff of Jacksonville Sheriff’s
Office, Officer Samuel A. Waters. Defendants, Case No. 16:2021-CA-02973-XXXX-MA

191. Derrick Evans v. City of Utica, New York, Case No. 6:23-cv-01210

192. Joseph Frasure and Linda Fisher, Plaintiffs, vs. City of Wyoming and City of Wyoming Police
Officer Drew Jones, Jordan Batts, Ryan Warmack, Defendants, Case No. 1:24-cv-00092-JPH
Police Officer Defense

193. State of Florida v. Jordan Christopher Reeves, Case No. 48-2014-CF-9746-A-O, Attempted 2ndDegree Murder, Aggravated Battery (Self Defense)

194. Denise Barnes v. City of Athens, TN, Case No. 24-CV-85 (False Arrest) Attorney Franklin
Chancey

195. State of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier, v. Parker Louis Perot, Case No. 247594 CT 1-3, Aggravated
Battery (Self Defense) Attorney Michael Davis

196. Dominique Alexander, Plaintiff, v. City of Chicago, Defendant, et al. Case No. 2023 L00930, P
Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police Misconduct) Attorney Nenye Uche

197. State of Washington v. Joice D. Williams, Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second
Degree, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree (Self-defense) Attorney Emily
Gause

198. Davis v. Tindall et al., Case No. CL22-5229 – City of Chesapeake, VA, Emily Begren, Chief
Deputy City Attorney

199. State of Wyoming Lincoln County, Plaintiff, v. Jared William Erickson, Defendant. DA No.
250169/DI, Voluntary Manslaughter (Police Misconduct) Attorney John Bowers

200. Tasha Roberts v. City of Chicago, Case No. 23L 8504, False Arrest, Attorney Julie Murphy

201. Flore Ann Gabriel, Plaintiff, v. City of Miami Gardens, Officer Camille R. Sainvil, Officer
Ryan Thompson, Officer Devin Lucius, and Officer Lakrishaw Filius, Defendants, Case No.
021-024731-CA-01 (False Arrest) Attorney Marie Vital

202. State of Oregon v. Kaythan Miguel Tenry, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Case No. 22-
02139, Murder in the First Degree, ORS 163.107 and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, ORS 166.220,
Self-defense, Attorney Linda Haines

203. Rodjuan Orlando James Neal-Williams, Plaintiff, vs. Officer Thomas Bryant; Corporal Jeffrey
Butterworth; Officer Stephen Darden; Edith Klplivi; Sergeant Brandon Murphy; Corporal
Andrew Robinette; Officer Oladys Beza Villatoro; and Montgomery County, Maryland,
Defendants

204. State of Oregon vs. Rondre Laquezz Wells, Case No. 24CR43045, Attempted Murder in the
Second Degree, ORS 161.405/163.115; Attempted Assault in the First Degree With a Firearm,
ORS 161.405/163.185; Assault in the Second Degree with a Firearm, ORS 163.175; Unlawful
Use of a Weapon with a Firearm, ORS 166.220; Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm,
ORS 166.220; Felon in Possession of a Firearm with a Firearm, URS 166.270, Attorney Issabelle
J. Askanas

205. Janice Moncrief, individually, and as Administratix of the Estate of Gary Moncrief, deceased,
Benita Moncrief; and Tamara Acree, Plaintiffs, vs. City of Montgomery, et al., Civil Action No.
2:23-cv-331-JTA, Attorney Jennifer Townsend

206. Dominique Alexander as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Dylan Chandler, deceased,
Plaintiff, vs. City of Chicago, Case No. 2023 L 009302, Attorneys Nenye Uche and Ahmed
Kosoko

207. Valentin Varela, an individual Plaintiff, v. City of Phoenix, a governmental entity; John
Doe Officers 1-10, Defendants, Case No. CV2024-017556

208. Eric Malon, Plaintiff, v. the City of Westport, CT, Foti Koskinas, et al., Defendants, 3:24-
cv-01052-SVN, False Arrest

209. Estate of Vadim Sashchenko, deceased, and Andrey Bolokhovskiy representative for the Estate
of Vadim Sashenko, Plaintiff v. The City of Vancouver

210. Antoine Morris and Dakwon Johnson, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffery Sanchez and the City of East
Chicago, IN, Defendants, Cause No. 2:23-CV-30

211. Rodjaun Orlando James Neal-Williams, Plaintiff, v. Officer Adria Addison, et al. Civil
Action No. 1:21-cv-3280-MJM

212. State of Florida vs. Thomas Jackson, Second Degree Murder with Weapon (Self-defense)

213. Harold Staten, Plaintiff v. The City of Philadelphia and Detective James J. McNesby,
Defendants, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-01380-AB

214. Shaina Wilkins and Emanuel Ways, Plaintiffs, v. The City of St. Louis and John Doe ,et al.,
Defendants, 4:25-cv-00645-NCC, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death/Assault & Battery

215. Eric Mack, Administrator for the Estate of Anthony Harden, and Antone Harden, Plaintiffs,
vs. City of Fall River, MA, Fall River Police Department, et al. Case No. 1:24-cv-12809

216. The Estate of Dennis Anthony Sachet, Plaintiff, v. Benton County, Benton County
Sheriff’s Office, Deputy David Young, et al., Excessive Force and False Arrest, Incident
Report Case No. 202402327

217. The Estate of Jeffrey Glen Reeder v. Benton County, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Elias
Perez, et al., Excessive Force, SIU Report Case No. 23-013702

218. Cody Desersa, Plaintiff, vs. City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, et al., Respondent, Excessive
Force

219. RE: Stacey A. Weeks, Plaintiff, v. United States of America et al., Defendants
220. Cheyenne Osuala v. Corey Galloway and the Louisville Metro Police Department, Case No. 20-
CI-004482, Excessive Force, False Arrest
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