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SALDANA V. CITY OF INDIO - Indio Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict as to sexual harassment, assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress; $65,000 as to negligent infliction of emotional distress (December, 1993)
Case Description	Employment/sexual harassment
Plaintiff's Counsel	Mervyn S. Lazarus

SALQUERO V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - LA Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (February, 1993)
Case Description	Excessive force/false arrest/flashlight used as impact weapon
Plaintiff's Counsel	Mary Fredrickson

SANCHEZ V. CITY OF RIALTO - San Bernardino Superior Court

SANCHEZ V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - LA Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (August, 1992)
Case Description	Excessive force/sap and flashlight used as impact weapons
Plaintiff's Counsel	Edyth Sonberg and Carol Boyk

SANTOS, BONIFACIO V. CITY OF CULVER CITY, ET AL - LA Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (June, 2009)
Case Description	Violation of civil rights/excessive force
Plaintiff's Counsel	Donald W. Cook

SCHUBERT V. CITY OF WEST COVINA- LA Superior Court (Central)

Disposition	Verdict of $117,500 in favor of plaintiff
Case Description	Excessive force/false imprisonment
Plaintiff's Counsel	Monica Jimenez and Ray Boucher

SHORES V. CITY OF POMONA - LA Superior Court (Pomona)

Disposition	Defense verdict (April, 1994)
Case Description	Unlawful shooting/violation of civil rights
Plaintiff's Counsel	Terrance Riley

SIMPSON V. WEST COVINA - LA Superior Court (Pomona)

Disposition	Defense verdict (August, 1995)
Case Description	Wrongful death/police shooting
Plaintiff's Counsel	James A. Otto

SIN V. CITY OF COMPTON - U.S. District Court

SLADWICK V. CITY OF RIALTO - Riverside Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (November, 1992)
Case Description	Excessive force/improper police procedures in arrest of 70 year-old man.
Plaintiff's Counsel	Walter L. Farmer

SMITH V. CITY OF ONTARIO - San Bernardino Superior Court

SMITH V. CITY OF POMONA - Pomona Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (June, 1994)
Case Description	Excessive force by police officer and fire captain in securing emergency scene
Plaintiff's Counsel	Gloria Dredd Haney

SOLANO V. BUTTS, ET AL - US District Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (January, 1998)
Case Description	Civil rights/excessive force/false arrest/conspiracy and failure to render medical attention
Plaintiff's Counsel	Stephen Yagman

SOLTERO V. COMPTON - US District Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (July, 1995)
Case Description	Civil rights/excessive force and false arrest
Plaintiff's Counsel	Moreno, Becerra & Guerrero

SORCHINI V. COVINA - US District Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (May, 1999) (re-trial after hung jury in 1997)
Case Description	Civil rights/use of police canine
Plaintiff's Counsel	Donald Cook

STERN V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - LA Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (February, 1993)
Case Description	Excessive force/use of flashlight as impact weapon during arrest of plaintiff on domestic disturbance call
Plaintiff's Counsel	Edward Villalobos

SUPRA V. COUNTY OF ORANGE - Orange Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (December 14, 1998)
Case Description	False arrest/false imprisonment/assault and battery
Plaintiff's Counsel	Robert Goode

SUSAG V. CITY OF LAKE FOREST - Orange County Superior Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (June 11, 2002)
Case Description	Police Misconduct; Civil Rights; False Arrest/Imprisonment; Assault and Battery
Plaintiff's Counsel	Jeffrey S. Benice

SYFU V. SCHULTZ - US District Court

Disposition	Defense verdict (September 20, 2005)
Case Description	Violation of Civil Rights. Four plaintiffs claimed that they were unlawfully seized during the execution of a search warrant following a shooting which originated from their apartment.
Plaintiff's Counsel	Stephen Yagman & Marion Yagman