City settles excessive force lawsuit, New Times reports
San Luis Obispo New Times reports that the city of Paso Robles has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last year by Rodi Bragg, who alleged that Officer Jeffry Bromby used excessive force to arrest her for a minor offense–shoplifting a bottle of juice or water–outside of Scolari’s Market on July 30, 2010. The city will pay her $50,000.
New Times first reported on this story in August 2011, posting accompanying video of the arrest online. Bragg—whose full name is Rodi’a Monterroso-Bragg—claimed she suffered burns and scarring after Bromby forced her into contact with asphalt that had been baking under the summer sun.
San Luis Obispo attorney David S. Vogel told New Times that attorneys representing the city eventually deposed Bragg for five hours, after which the suit against the city—which no longer included individual named defendants aside from Bromby—settled for $50,000 late last year, “a good resolution.”
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