Civil litigation • California

Clark v. City of Sacramento (Stephon Clark)

Cause number 2:19-cv-00171
Court E.D. Cal.
Filed January 28, 2019

Claims

Family of Stephon Clark, 22, alleges Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet used excessive force by firing approximately 20 shots at Clark on March 18, 2018, killing him in his grandmother's backyard in Sacramento. Clark was unarmed, holding only a cell phone. Officers mistook the phone for a weapon. Claims of excessive force, unreasonable seizure, and civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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