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Litigation

Dec. 21, 2016

Jury clears SF police officers in attorney's excessive force trial

An Oakland federal jury cleared two San Francisco police officers of wrongdoing Monday in a civil rights suit brought by a Berkeley attorney.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An Oakland federal jury cleared two San Francisco police officers of wrongdoing Monday in a civil rights suit brought by a Berkeley attorney.

The jury found Officer David Wasserman did not use excessive force when arresting Nyla Moujaes, who practices with the Homeless Action Center. The verdict also clears Sgt. Gary Buckner for allegedly not doing enough to intervene in...

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