Our Fullerton federal attorneys have handled many cases involving the misconduct of police officers and the law enforcement. These cases are generally categorized under the category of civil rights litigation and are referred to as 1983 cases. 1983 refers to the statute ( 42 USC 1983) which codified the law.  We also handle criminal defense matters in Fullerton and the entire Orange County. Our Fullerton criminal law attorneys have handled hundreds and hundreds of cases at the North Justice Center and Mr. Fakhimi is a familiar face to the DAs and judges in that courthouse.

In all likelihood we will never know what the Fullerton PD officer destroyed the recorder and what was on it. However, it seems that many are fast to spectacle that there must have been some incriminating evidence and that it was probably related to the person that the officer had just arrested.  Now that the officer is an accused I hope that he gets the same treatment that all defendants are supposed to get and that he is treated fairly and without prejudice or favoritisms.   If it is established that he had somehow overstepped his bounds and had done something that caused the man to commit suicide, then considering the history of the department it would not surprise many in the industry if the man’s family pursues a 1983 claim against the department.  If you feel that you have been subjected to a potential civil rights violation please contact our office for a free consultation.

Fakhimi & Associates is an Orange county law firm dedicated to defending those accused of federal and state criminal offenses as well as representing employees whose rights have been violated by employers.

Treasury’s “current contracts and fee bill review practices create an unacceptable risk that Treasury, and therefore the American taxpayer, is overpaying for legal services,” the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said in a report issued Thursday.

Treasury could not have adequately gauged whether the fees were reasonable because the records are so sparse, the report says.

The report criticizes so-called “block billing,” in which law firms submit “vague and inadequate descriptions of work, and administrative charges — all of which should have been questioned before payment,” the report says.

Treasury staff failed to question the charges for work that was described vaguely, the report says.