Chen-Chen Hwang and Jiun-Tsong Wu v. Sergeant Julio Olguin, and Does 1 through 20
Published: Oct. 28, 2022 | Result Date: Aug. 15, 2022 | Filing Date: Mar. 9, 2022 |Case number: 5:22-cv-00424-JGB-KK Settlement – $136,000
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Alex Coolman
(Law Office of Alex Coolman)
Defendant
Nicole R. Roggeveen
( Cole Huber LLP)
Facts
Senior citizen couple alleged that members of the Riverside Sheriff's Department performed warrantless searches of two homes in Lake Elsinore under the mistaken impression that the couple's low electricity consumption was indicative of power theft to grow marijuana. The plaintiffs also alleged the wife of the couple was improperly detained by sheriff's deputies. Neither the County of Riverside, nor the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. The only named defendant denied plaintiffs' claims in their entirety and denied liability
Contentions
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied liability and settled only to avoid the estimated future costs associated with litigation.
Result
The case settled for $136,000.
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