John Andoh v. City of South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Officer Russell Liles, individually and Does 1 through 100, inclusive
Published: Mar. 31, 2012 | Result Date: Nov. 1, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:10-CV-02053-LKK-EFB Settlement – $5,000
Facts
John Andoh, former South Tahoe Transit Authority Administrator, sued the City of South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Police Dept., and Officer Russell Liles, alleging racism within the Police Dept. Andoh was arrested in Oct. 2009 based on falsified information relating to his his interracial relationship with an STATA administrative assistant, whose brother was a police officer for the Police Dept. The police, however, claimed Andoh was arrested relating to inconsistent statements he made over a driving incident. He was charged with allegedly giving misleading information, but those charges were later dropped.
Result
Without admitting any misconduct, the city settled the matter for $5,000.
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