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Jury Clears Deputy Ynigo of Eighth Amendment Violation in LA Jail Injury Case

Jury Clears Deputy Ynigo of Eighth Amendment Violation in LA Jail Injury Case

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Anmol Tiwari
January 27, 2025
Jury Clears Deputy Ynigo of Eighth Amendment Violation in LA Jail Injury Case

Larry Jones vs. County Of Los Angeles et al

Case Background

On February 21, 2024, Plaintiff Larry Jones filed a civil rights violation lawsuit in the California Central District Court, Western Division (Case Number: 2:24cv1388). The Court assigned the case to Judge Stephen V. Wilson and referred it to Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth. The lawsuit alleged violations of the Eighth Amendment.

Cause

On September 19, 2023, while incarcerated at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles County, Plaintiff Larry Jones suffered a traumatic injury. Deputy Ira Ynigo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LACSD) forcefully slammed a steel door while Mr. Jones relied on the door frame for support, as p

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Civil Rights Violation
Excessive force
finger amputation
Eighth Amendment
inmate medical negligence
civil rights violation
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