Oscar Ramirez Sr., Leticia Moreno and Both Successors in Interest to Oscar Ramirez Jr. v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Bryan Moreno, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive
Published: Dec. 31, 2016 | Result Date: Jun. 28, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:15-03062-AB-PLA Settlement – $1,250,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Humberto M. Guizar
(Law Offices of Humberto Guizar APC)
Kent M. Henderson
(Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco LLP)
Tiffany T. Chung
(Law Office of Tiffany T. Chung)
Kevin J. LaHue
(Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP)
Angel J. Carrazco
(Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco LLP)
Defendant
Paul B. Beach
(Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi PC)
Dennis M. Gonzales
(Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi, PC)
Arnold F. Lee
(Office of the Pasadena City Attorney)
Raymond W. Sakai
(Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi, PC)
James S. Eicher
(Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi PC)
Facts
On Oct. 27, 2014, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. Deputy Bryan Moreno responded to a report of a fight at a park adjacent to a high school and middle school, in the City of Paramount. Moreno chased suspect Oscar Ramirez Jr., ultimately fatally shooting Ramirez. Ramirez's parents brought a civil rights complaint against Moreno and the County of Los Angles pursuant 42 U.S.C. section 1983.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that their son was unarmed and that Moreno used excessive force when he shot him.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants contended that after information had been provided to Deputy Murano regarding decedent having a weapon deputy Murano confronted him and after numerous attempts to have him show his hands decedent made a furtive movement by turning and exposing one of his hands that had previously been hidden. Moreno fearing that he was armed and threatening his life, he fired numerous rounds striking decedent in the back, side and front of his body fatally wounding him.
Result
Plaintiffs settled with the county for $1.25 million.
Other Information
FILING DATE: April 24, 2015.
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