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Constitutional Law
Police Misconduct
Strip Search; 42 U.S.C. Section 1983

James Taylor, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jimmy Rider v. City of Oakland, et al. / Darnell Foster, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Tyrone Moore, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jeffrie Miller, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / David Ward, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al.

Published: Dec. 8, 2012 | Result Date: Nov. 12, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 3:04-cv-04843-SI and related case Settlement –  $4,600,000

Court

USDC Northern


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Benjamin Nisenbaum
(Law Offices of John L. Burris)

Julia Sherwin
(Haddad & Sherwin LLP)

John L. Burris
(Law Offices of John L. Burris)

Julia Altomare

Michael J. Haddad
(Haddad & Sherwin LLP)


Defendant

Kandis A. Westmore

Christopher A. Kee

Stephen Q. Rowell

Randolph W. Hall

Maria S. Bee
(Office of the Oakland City Attorney)

Arlene M. Rosen


Facts

Dozens of men filed suit against the City of Oakland, claiming that they were illegally strip searched by the police. They alleged that they had their pants pulled down on city streets from 2002 to 2009.

Result

The parties settled for $4.6 million.


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