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Salinas (California) Police Harassment, False Arrest Suit Settles For $90,000

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, False Arrest. Location: California.

San Mateo County (California) Superior Court staff Paralegal and youth football coach, Maurice Goodman, brought a § 1983 action for civil rights violations against the City of Salinas and police for being falsely arrested in 2005. The suit settled for $90,000 on June 12, 2007.

In Salinas with his football ...

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