J.C. v. County of Los Angeles, et al.
Published: Jul. 17, 2020 | Result Date: May 4, 2020 |Case number: 2:18-cv-03045-DMG-FFM Arbitration – $25,000
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Vincent W. Davis
(Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis and Associates)
Defendant
Katherine M. Bowser
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Tomas A. Guterres
(Collins Collins LLP)
Facts
Plaintiff J.C., a minor, and her parents Mary Pegler and Richard Cote, filed suit against Department of Children and Family Services social workers Malika Edmonson and her supervisor, Imelda Santos alleging that the social workers wrongfully detained J.C.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs asserted a violation of their civil rights stemming from an incident where defendants wrongfully detained J.C. Plaintiffs also contended defendants presented false statements in a detention report, which supported the continued unwarranted detention of J.C.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions.
Result
The parties agreed to settle for $25,000.
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