Posted on 08/18/2011 8:25:56 AM PDT by Immerito
Jose Guerena was killed by a Pima County SWAT team back in May. His wife, Vanessa, and 4-year-old son were in the home at the time but were fortunately unharmed when police fired dozens of bullets into the home. Guerena himself did not fire on police, but police reported he was holding a rifle when they broke the door down. Follow-up investigations have shown that Guerena was related to people likely involved in criminal activity, but Guerena himself appears to have been on the sidelines.
Now Vanessa Guerena is filing suit against Pima County to the tune of $20 million dollars.
Radley Balko follows up with a good summary of the case, the political fall-out, and the interesting detail that nobody has yet been arrested in the Pima investigations, including Jose Guerena’s brother, Alejandro, who appears to have been a much more likely suspect than Jose.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
I pray that this lawsuit is successful and that the sheriff is fired.
In this case, I hope she wins and collects every penny...
It’s not going to bring the victim of this murder back but I hope the family wins their suit.This stuff has to stop NOW.
Good! I hope she collects!
I hope they win so big that they have to rename Pima County Guerena County.
The Sheriff shouldn’t be fired, he should be in prison.
These lawsuits against a county, when settled, are paid by the taxpayer. Why not by the perpetrators who caused the suit?
These lawsuits against a county, when settled, are paid by the taxpayer. Why not by the perpetrators who caused the suit?
Those thugs don’t have 20 million.
Ever-helpfully,
Laz.
How can they sue if they were killed?
{No disrespect to the family intended, just that the headline doesn’t read well.}
Good, I hope she wins & the sheriffs dept leadership is drug through the dirt and then replaced.
She deserves every nickle. The cops deserve to be hanged.
TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 21 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1983 Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
“The Guerena family lawsuit likely faces an uphill battle.”
I'm helpful!
How can you detest a quote from an article YOU pinged me too?
Idiot.
LoL!
“The Guerena family lawsuit likely faces an uphill battle.”
I am sure her lawyers are working on a contingency basis. The Counties Lawyers are being paid by taxpayers.
The family does face an uphill battle , but I believe the county have a hard time finding a jury that is not on the families side.
Every deputy who fired a shot in that battle should be out looking for a job. Adrenalin and gung ho Ninja tactics do not excuse shooting a man down like a dog.
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