David Zuniga V. City Of Los Angeles Et Al

Case Background

On May 27, 2022, David Zuniga filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and various LAPD officers after he was hit by a projectile used by the LAPD to disperse a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest. The lawsuit included assault, negligence, and excessive force claims among others. The case was heard in the United States District Court, California Central (Western Division - Los Angeles). The case was assigned to Judge Consuelo B. Marshall and referred to Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. [Case number: 2:22cv3665]

Cause

Plaintiff David Zuniga, a 50-year-old monolingual Spanish-speaking resident of Los Angeles Coun