N. A., Summer Nelson and Carla Wade v. County of Los Angeles
Published: Sep. 15, 2017 |Case number: 2:16-cv-03150 Settlement – $1,500,000
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Milton C. Grimes
(Law Office of Milton C. Grimes APC)
Iverson M. Jackson
(Iverson Matthew Jackson Law Firm PC)
Defendant
Diane C. Reagan
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Facts
On May 7, 2015, police responded to a call in the City of Cerritos regarding a suspicious person. Police encountered Nephi Arreguin, 21, who was inside his parked vehicle. A sheriff’s deputy fatally shot Arreguin. Arreguin’s mother and minor son sued the County of Los Angeles.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS’ CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended Arreguin was unarmed and made no threatening actions towards the officers. Nonetheless, Deputy Edward Fitzgerald approached Arreguin and shot at him without justification.
DEFENDANT’S CONTENTIONS: The county contended that Fitzgerald shot Arreguin in self-defense after he disobeyed commands and drove at and struck Fitzgerald with his vehicle.
Result
Plaintiffs settled with the county for $1.5 million.
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