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Litigation

Dec. 2, 2016

Trial begins for plaintiff shot by San Bernardino County authorities

A jury heard opening arguments in federal court Tuesday in a case against San Bernardino County in which the plaintiff alleges officers unreasonably shot him several times after they mistook him for a suspect they were tracking.

By Renee Flannery
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE — Attorneys delivered opening arguments Tuesday in a case in which the plaintiff alleges that San Bernardino County authorities acted unreasonably when they shot him multiple times after mistaking him for a murder suspect.

U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal presides over the trial. On Tuesday, he told the jury that the defendants, sheriff's deputy Nich...

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