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 Trinidad testified that he heard other cell
extractions before deputies came to his cell. “You could hear
all the pain. People are screaming and everything else.”
“[Y]ou hear the same thing as usual, ‘Stop resisting,’ and they
keep beating [the inmates].” “I already figured I’m going to
get hurt. I’m going to get hurt real bad.” Before entering
Trinidad’s cell, deputies shot into the cell ten or more balls
filled with pepper spray. Deputies then shot into the cell with
a block gun. One of the bullets from the block gun broke
Trinidad’s right hand; one hit him directly in the chest; and
one ricocheted and hit him in the shoulder. Deputies then
threw a concussion grenade into the cell. Before deputies
entered his cell, Trinidad heard a female deputy say, “Well,
get that mother fucker.” When the deputies entered the cell,
Trinidad lay face down on his mattress, trying to protect
himself by “hid[ing] my face in between the floor and the
table.” Deputies “ran in and they start beating me. One
jumped on my back and the other one just started hitting me,
and they start tasing me.” “[O]ne was trying to break my
ankle.” Approximately five deputies were on top of Trinidad.
One deputy was twisting his already-broken right hand and
tasing him. Another deputy “was twisting my ankles.”
“They told me to stop resisting . . . . I was not [resisting]
because one deputy . . . had my right hand and he’s
twisting. . . . I can’t resist.” Trinidad heard a deputy say,
“The battery’s going dead. Give me another taser.” After
Trinidad was handcuffed, deputies continued to beat and tase
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