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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Appellee Juan Carlos Sanchez testified that before his
extraction began a deputy appeared on his tier and stated,
“You guys are going to get your ass beat.” When an
extraction team came to Sanchez’s cell, a deputy shot at him
with the block gun. He was not hit because he was protecting
himself with his mattress. Deputies then threw a concussion
grenade that exploded between his legs. Deputies entered the
cell and threw Sanchez onto the floor on his stomach. A
deputy handcuffed him with his hands behind his back. That
deputy began “socking me in my face, punching me in my
face, just punching me.” Sanchez was struck in the face until
he bled. Other deputies then came into the cell. “[T]hey
come in and started kicking me, stomping me out, . . . just
jumping on my legs.” They broke Sanchez’s left ankle.
Deputies told Sanchez to “stop fighting,” but “I wasn’t
fighting.” Deputies later told him to “stop resisting,” even
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