Civil Rights, Official Misconduct

• Claims for violation of federal civil rights laws (42 USC §1983) against various government entities and employees.

• Claims for violation of state civil rights laws (Unruh Act, Ralph Act & Bane Act) against various public and private defendants.

• Excessive force claims against a police department, involving officer conduct following a high speed vehicle pursuit.

• FEHA claims for housing discrimination on various grounds, asserted against a variety of property owners and property management companies.

• Claims against school districts for violation of students’ civil rights under state and federal law.

• Quo warranto claim for removal of a city official for misconduct in office.

• Qui tam action by an insurance company against healthcare businesses involved in worker’s compensation fraud.

• Claims for invasion of privacy, unauthorized disclosure of personal information, discrimination, and federal civil rights violations by a public employee.

• Claims under federal and state law for failure to provide proper medical care to county jail inmates.

• Claim against a public prosecutor for malicious and discriminatory prosecution.

• Various ADA and disability access claims against private businesses.