Date: 03-29-2008

Case Style: E. Ramon Hernandez v. The City of Austin Police Department, et al.

Case Number: 1:06-cv-00975-RP

Judge: Robert Pitman

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Travis County

Plaintiff's Attorney: Amber Vasquez Bode, The Vazquez Law Firm PLLC, Austin, Texas and Tim Flocos, Law Office of Tim Flocos, Austin, Texas

Defendant's Attorney: Tom A. Stribling, The Stribling Law Firm, P.C., Austin, Texas

Description: Ramon Hernandez sued The City of Austin Police Department, Christopher Gray, William Heilman and Joel Follmer on a civil rights theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for using excessive force to effectuate his arrest on a minor traffic violation. Hernandez claimed that he was tased three times and that he was repeatedly punched during the September 2005 traffic stop and subsequent arrest. Plaintiff claimed that a dash-cam video clearly showed that the officers were out of control and using excessive force on his while he was restrained.

The defendant police officers claimed that the dash-cam did not tell the full story of what they were dealing with in their arrest of Hernandez.

Outcome: Defendants' verdict.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None