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• Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys
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• Charmane Henderson v. City of Torrance, et al, Settlement: $3 Million
  This case arises out of the wrongful death of Deautry Charles Ross. On January 1, 2018, Mr. Ross died while in the custody of the Torrance Police Department. After Officer Brian McGee needlessly shot Mr. Ross with a stun gun, Mr. Ross repeatedly complained that he could not breathe but was refused timely medical attention. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on May 10, 2018.
  
  
• Austin Calhoun v. Santa Clara, et al, Verdict Award: $1,766,876
  On July 8, 2012, Austin Calhoun, who was 16 at the time, walked to a fire station and called 911. He was in the midst of a mental health emergency and holding a knife to his throat when officers arrived, but he did not threaten anyone. Using a gun known as a SAGE launcher that shoots rubber bullets, Officer Mike Horn opened fire and hit Calhoun twice in the head. Mr. Calhoun was fortunate to survive but sustained life-altering injuries. A civil lawsuit was filed on November 13, 2015.
  
  
• Timothy Randolph v. City of Antioch, et al, Settlement: $1.6 Million
  On July 28, 2014, Timothy Randolph was confronted by City of Antioch police officers. The confrontation led to a police-involved shooting. Officer Ward shot his firearm at Mr. Randolph eight to ten times at a distance of only six to seven feet. None of the officers present at the scene attempted to render medical aid but commented that Mr. Randolph should “just die.” A civil lawsuit was filed on August 8, 2016.

COVID: Los Angeles County Superior Court system struggles with backlog amid pandemic 

Feb 13, 2021 Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy On The Legal Standards of Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on How The Public’s Access to George Floyd Square Will Affect the Trial

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy analyzes the Derek Chauvin Trial

Feb. 9, 2021 Court TV

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy on the Trump Impeachment Trial

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on Derek Chauvin's Trial

Court TV || Dewitt on the Newark Cop Accused of Killing Wife

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Explains the Public's Rights When Recording Police

Feb 3, 2021 BET

New York Attorney General Letitia James Explains The State’s Lawsuit Against The NYPD And The Need For Reform

Jan 26, 2021 Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy On The 17 Year Old Who Committed the Indianapolis Mass Shooting

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy On The Woman Who Killed Her Snake Breeding Husband

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy On the Body-Cam Footage of Greg McMichael After the Ahmaud Arbery Shooting

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Attorney Gary Zerola's Rape Charges

Jan 18, 2021 KTVU

Attorneys sue over 'unjustified' fatal shooting of Hayward man holding knife

Jan 8, 2021 Meaww

'Elizabeth from Knoxville', Richard Barnett and other Capitol protesters could face 20 years in prison

JAN-DEC 2020

Dec 25, 2020 ABC 7

ABC7 || DeWitt Lacy on Lawsuit Against West Covina PD Involving Abuse of K9 Force

Dec 17, Jamaica Gleaner

Family of Jamaican man files second lawsuit in San Diego

Dec 9, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Teen Lover Spat Turned Murder

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on the Murder of Musician Egypt Covington

Court TV 13th Juror || DeWitt Lacy on Child Killed in Hot Car

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on Murder of Psychiatrist

Dec 7, San Diego Union Tribune

More family members sue Chula Vista over death of father after struggle with police

Dec 7, CBS8

Family of man who died after encounter with Chula Vista police files new suits

Dec 7, KPBS

Family Of Man Who Died After Encounter With Chula Vista Police Files New Suits

Nov 27, USA Today

Is Johnny Depp's career kaput? Maybe, but don't underestimate the devotion of his fans

Nov 27, Geek Buzz

Johnny Depp Should Let it Go and Move On Says Legal, PR, Civil Rights Experts

Nov 25, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy On the Guilty Verdict of the Stefanko Trial

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses the Defense's Strategy in the Stefanko Trial

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Comments on Erica Stefanko's Reaction to the Guilty Verdict

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Analyzes the Stefanko Trial

Nov, 10 Law and Crime

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on the NYPD Officer Accused of Helping Run Cocaine Trafficking Ring

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on Fort Hood Soldier Cory Grafton Arrested for Murder

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on the 'Random Robbery' That Led To the Killing of Actor Eddie Hassell

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on Salt Life Founder Charged With Murdering His 18-Year-Old Girlfriend

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on the Death Penalty for Baseball Player Found Guilty in Triple Homicide

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on Mental Defects in the Brandon Willie Martin Case

Law & Crime || Dewitt Lacy on the Ethics of Seeking the Death Penalty in Brandon Willie Martin Case

Nov 2, Court TV

Court TV || The Dream Team Joins To Break Down Whether Kyle Rittenhouse Is a Flight Risk

Court TV || The Dream Team Weighs in on The 13th Juror

Court TV || The Dream Team breaks down Johnny Depp's lawsuit against Amber Heard

Court TV || The Dream Team Breaks Down the Alleged Assault at the Hacienda Healthcare Facility in AZ

Oct 22, Court TV

Court TV || Lara Yeretsian, Neama Rahmani, and Dewitt Lacy Give Their Takes on Erin Robinson's Trial

Court TV || Lara Yeretsian, Neama Rahmani, and Dewitt Lacy's opinions on the trial of Gurpreet Singh

Court TV || Lara Yeretsian, Neama Rahmani, and Dewitt Lacy's opinions on the trial of Gurpreet Singh

Court TV || Lara Yeretsian, Neama Rahmani and Dewitt Lacy's Opinions on Charge Against Derek Chauvin

Court TV || Lara Yeretsian, Neama Rahmani and Dewitt Lacy's React To Comments From the 13th Juror

Oct 16, Edhat

A SERIES OF LIES: ELY FAMILY DENOUNCES DA FOR CLEARING DEPUTIES IN FATAL SHOOTING

Oct 16, Santa Barbara News Press

Ely family, attorneys rebuke district attorney’s report

Oct 16, KEYT

Ely family challenging Santa Barbara Sheriff’s report on 2019 fatal shooting in Hope Ranch

Oct 15, Santa Barbara Independent

‘A Series of Lies’ ― Ely Family Denounces DA for Clearing Deputies in Fatal Shooting/

Oct 15, Noozhawk

Actor Ron Ely’s Daughters Reject DA’s Findings in Officer-Involved Shooting of Brother

Oct 15, Inside Edition

Daughters of 'Tarzan' Actor Ron Ely Say Brother Didn't Kill Their Mom, Claim Sheriff's Deputies Coverup

Video: https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/daughters-of-tarzan-star-ron-ely-allege-cop-coverup-62470

Oct 13, Pasadena Now

Two Separate Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits Filed In Case Of Man Fatally Shot By Pasadena Police

Sep 14, Court TV

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy Breaks Down Case of a Virginia Mother Charged With the Murder of Her Child

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy on the 13th Juror: Should the Government Come Down on Netflix?

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy Breaks Down Robert Duboise's Exoneration of Rape and Murder After 37 Years

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy on the Poker Player Murder Case

July 30, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on the Doomsday Cult Mom Case

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on R. Kelly's Sex Charges

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on Marcus Wilson Claiming Self-Defense in Teen's Death

Court TV's 13th Juror || DeWitt Lacy on the Pregnant Woman Detained at Gunpoint by Police

July 9, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses New Filings in George Floyd Case

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Footage of the Doomsday Cult Mom Following her Husband's Murder

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses the Jussie Smollett Attack Saga

Court TV || DeWitt Discusses Charges Against Thomas Lane in George Floyd Murder

July 7, Law and Crime

J&P: White Woman who Called 911 on Black Man in Central Park to be Charged for Making False Report

June 26, Law and Crime

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Antonio Smith's Violent Arrest

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Georgia's New Law Against Hate Crime

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Shake Shack Allegedly Poisoning NYPD

June 19, Law and Crime

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Two Black Men Found Hanging from Trees Within Two Weeks

Law & Crime || DeWitt on the "Dancing Cop" Seen Punching Jonathan Robinson in the Face in a Video

June 17, 2020, Court Tv

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses the 'Doomsday Parents' Case Part 1

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy Discusses the 'Doomsday Parents' Case Part 2

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Thomas Lane Defense in George Floyd Case

DeWitt Lacy Discusses 'David Sparks' Case

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Atlanta Officers in Rayshard Brooks Case

June 10, 2020 Law and Crime

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Police Reform Efforts & Weaponizing Race

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy on Thomas Lane Charged With Aiding and Abetting Murder

Law & Crime || DeWitt Lacy on Weaponizing Race & Amy Cooper Bill

June 9, 2020, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Human Remains Found in Doomsday Cult Mom Case

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy on Human Remains Found on Chad Daybell's Property

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy Discusses Fake Ride-Share Driver Murder Case

Court TV || Dewitt Lacy on How System Should Deal with Officers Involved in Murder of George Floyd

June 10, 2020, Mercury News

Homeless woman injured by police dog sues California city, 6 cops

June 9, 2020, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Homeless woman injured by police dog sues West Covina, 6 officers

June 5, 2020, Star Tribune

'Small and mighty': Minnesota human rights agency faces test in police probe

June 1, Court TV

Court TV || DeWitt Lacy Discusses Derek Chauvin's Arrest for the Murder of George Floyd

Court TV || DeWitt on Whether All Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death Deserve Murder Charges

May 22, 2020, WitnessLA

Op-Ed: Homeless People Are Not Punching Bags

May 11, 2020 CourtTV

Using the citizens’ arrest defense in the Ahmaud Arbery case is not fair, and even if it was, you do not get to round up a posse with guns and go hunt someone down.

May 11, 2020 CourtTV, 13th Juror segment

Answering a question speculating on a not guilty verdict in the Ahmaud Abery case

April 17, CourtTV

Discusses the civil rights ramifications of an inmate who was arrested shortly after being released from prison due to coronavirus concerns.

April 16, Livermore Independent

Santa Rita Jail Confirms More COVID-19 Cases

March 26, Livermore Independent

Chief Justice Suspends Jury Trials Statewide

Jan 31, 2020, New York Post

Cop sued for shooting book-hurling suspect

January 29, 2020,NBC 3 KCRA: 

Modesto police release body cam video of 2014 officer-involved shooting

January 28, 2020, Free Thought Project: 

Unarmed Father Underhand Tosses a Book, So a Cop Shoots Him in Front of His Kids

January 28, 2020, Modesto Bee:

January 28, 2020, Sacramento Bee:

January 28, 2020, Univision 19: 

Familia continúa batalla legal por abuso de autoridad contra la policía de Modesto

January 27, 2020, ABC 10:

Modesto Police release body camera footage of shooting five years later

Oct. 9, 2019, Bakersfield.com

Lawsuit claims excessive use of force during February shooting

Oct. 8, 2019, KGET

Family of a man left paralyzed after an officer-involved shooting files lawsuit against Bakersfield

Familia de hombre quien quedo paralizado tras un tiroteo involucrando a agentes de la ley entabla demanda contra la ciudad

Oct. 1, 2019, WitnessLA

Op-Ed: When Is A Shooting “Necessary”? Legal Questions Remain After The Passage Of CA Bill To Restrict Deadly Police Uses-Of-Force

Sep 26, 2019, Orange County Register

DA clears Anaheim officers in death of bipolar man after violent struggle

Aug. 27, 2019, Daily Journal

The Qualified Immunity Dilemma

Aug. 20, 2019, USA Today

California's new police use-of-force law marks a 'significant' change in law enforcement. Here's why

Aug. 20, 2019, WitnessLA

Gov. Newsom Signs “Historic” Bill To Set Stricter Police Use-Of-Force Standards