All Star Member Accomplishments

R. Samuel Paz

"This was a particularly rewarding victory, obtaining an injunction against the use of the restraint chair as an instrument of torture. I believe it was the first case in the U.S. to put limits on the use of these chairs."
-- R. Samuel Paz

VONCOLLN v. COUNTY OF VENTURA [PDF]
November 12, 1999, Filed; November 15, 1999, Entered

R. Samuel Paz
Law Offices of R. Samuel Paz
Buckingham Heights
5701 S. Slauson Avenue , Suite 202
Culver City, CA 90230

Michael J. Haddad

"When this outrageous incident happened, it became clear that in addition to obtaining damages for our clients (which we are still working on), we had a unique opportunity to force the Oakland Police Department to fundamentally change how it deals with all types of crowds.  The OPD moved a long way from its original position, and now we have a good written policy, with at least three years of court oversight.  The test will be to see how well the policy is followed - and to hold them to it if it is not."  

• OAKLAND : Agreement Reached on Crowd-Control Tactics
• Oakland Police Department Agrees to Sweeping Reforms to its Crowd Control Policies and Procdures
  
  Michael J. Haddad
  Haddad & Sherwin
  505 Seventeenth Street
  Oakland, CA 94612
  Phone: (510) 452-5500 Fax: (510) 452-5510
  Web: www.lawyers.com/haddad&sherwin

David Rudovsky

• City of Canton Ohio v. Harris
  The United States Supreme Court held that a City’s failure to train police officers may state a municipal liability claim under Sec. 1983.
• Sterling v. City of Minersville
  The Third Circuit found there was a constitutional right to privacy including the right not to have intimate facts concerning one's life disclosed. The court held a police officer violated this right by threatening to disclose the officer’s belief that the person was gay. The officer was not entitled to qualified immunity.

David Rudovsky

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