Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)

Citation: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Parent Document: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2018-05-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4502306/heriberto-rodriguez-v-county-of... ↗

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In 2008, corrections staff at the Los Angeles County
Men’s Central Jail performed “cell extractions” in two high-
security units in the course of quelling a disturbance.
Appellees, five prisoners in the jail, were severely injured
during the extractions. They brought suit in federal district
court, alleging that appellants violated their rights under the
Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. After a month-long
trial, a jury found nineteen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department (“LASD”) employees and the County of Los
Angeles liable for appellees’ injuries under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
or California Civil Code § 52.1, or both. The jury awarded
$740,000 in compensatory damages and $210,000 in punitive
damages. The court awarded more than $5 million in
attorney’s fees.

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