United States District Court, C.D. California
SECOND AMENDED JUDGMENT AFTER TRIAL
MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD United States District Judge
This
action came on regularly for jury trial between November 11,
2015, and December 15, 2015, in Courtroom 1600 of this United
States District Court. Plaintiffs were David Waters, Rocio
Martinez, Kevin Hebert, Charles Antuna, Casey Dowling, Robert
Wheat, Louis Duran, and Robert Tubbs. Plaintiffs were
represented by Bradley Gage and Milad Sadr of the Law Offices
of Goldberg & Gage, as well as Stephen King of the Law
Offices of Rodriguez & King. Defendants the County of Los
Angeles and Leroy Baca were represented by attorneys George
Peterson, Avi Burkwitz, and Sherry Gregorio of Peterson
Bradford Burkwitz LLP.
The
jury deliberated and thereafter returned verdicts as follows:
First
Amendment Retaliation Claim: Asserted by All
Plaintiffs
On each
Plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim, the jury
returned a verdict in favor of each Plaintiff and against
Defendant Leroy Baca, awarding each Plaintiff damages as
follows:
1.
Damages awarded Plaintiff David Waters:
Past and present non-economic damages: $80, 000
Future non-economic damages: $3, 000
Punitive damages: $45, 000
TOTAL: $128, 000
2.
Damages awarded Plaintiff Rocio Martinez:
Past, present, and future medical damages: $3, 000
Punitive damages: $45, 000
TOTAL: $48, 000
3.
Damages awarded Plaintiff Kevin Hebert:
Past and present non-economic damages: $35, 000
Future non-economic damages: $3, 000
Punitive damages: $45, 000
TOTAL: $83, 000
4.
Damages awarded ...