The Estate of Fletcher Jackson; Mary Cobb-Jackson, individually and as the personal representative of the Estate of Fletcher Jackson; F.J.A.J. by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Michelle Heard; The Estate of John Sloan; Yvette Hernandez, individually and as the personal representative of the Estate of John Sloan v. City of Oakland, Howard Jordan,
Published: Feb. 27, 2016 | Result Date: Feb. 4, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:12-cv-02101-JCS Settlement – $75,000
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Adanté Pointer
(Pointer & Buelna LLP)
John L. Burris
(Law Offices of John L. Burris)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiffs Mary Cobb-Jackson and Yvette Hernandez sued the City of Oakland, former Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan, Captain Ersie Joyner III, and Officer Cesar Garcia, alleging wrongful death in connection with an officer-involved shooting that occurred in 2011.
Plaintiffs are the mothers of decedents Fletcher Jackson and John Sloan. Decedent Jackson's minor son was also plaintiff in the case.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants allegedly shot the decedents without justification after receiving a tip that a crime was about to occur. Plaintiffs claimed decedent Jackson, who was unarmed, was shot as he was trying to flee. Plaintiffs asserted claims for wrongful death and civil rights violations.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendant officers received a tip that gang members were about to carry out a "hit" or an assassination. As such, the police intervened and, in the process, shot and killed the decedents.
Result
The city agreed to settle the action for $75,000.
Other Information
FILING DATE: April 26, 2012.
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