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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Appellees presented substantial evidence to show that the
LASD had a custom of ignoring or condoning excessive
force, and that this custom proximately caused the beatings at
issue here. That evidence included the CCJV report;
Olmstead’s testimony; evidence that LASD had not used their
force-tracking system to monitor force used against many
prisoners, including appellees; and evidence that supervisory
staff had observed the practices proved at trial but had done
nothing. In declining to grant judgment as a matter of law to
appellants on this issue, the district court ruled that the LASD
had tolerated excessive force at the jail and had created an
atmosphere of wanton violence and impunity. The court
wrote that within the jail itself, “Captain Cruz . . . perpetuated
a culture where excessive force was encouraged, openly
joked with the deputies about force, and promoted the
practice of incomplete and ineffective investigations into
deputy misconduct.”

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