Category: Law Enforcement Expert Witness
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Dynamics of Sex Trafficking
Johnson is charged with three counts relating to sex trafficking or transportation of a minor for purposes of engaging in sexual activity: sex trafficking of a minor, coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, and interstate transportation of a minor for criminal sexual activity. On October 3, 2025, the government notified…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on Reasonable Suspicion Excluded
Plaintiff Shelby Ross asserted a Fourth Amendment unreasonable search and seizure claim against Defendant Jeremy Finney. In addition, Plaintiff asserted state law claims of assault and battery against Finney. Against Tipton County, Plaintiff averred “negligent failure to protect”/“negligent failure to prevent” claims under Tennessee law. Ross hired Roy G. Taylor as an expert witness in…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on the Use of Soft-Empty-Hand Control Limited
Plaintiff Jeffrey Fulkerson accused Deputy Keegan Kirkpatrick of the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office (“NCSO”) of using excessive force during his arrest. Defendants retained Brian S. Batterton as a “police practices expert.” Batterton’s report contains three opinions: “(1) Based upon the facts and reasons contained Paragraphs 25 through 41 . . . a reasonable and well-trained…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on Dog Handling Practices Admitted
The claims in this case can be traced back to an unfortunate chain of events, as a routine three-officer search degenerated in the blink of an eye to chaos in a cramped apartment, the arrests of four family members, and a police dog attack that caused severe injuries to Plaintiff. On March 11, 2019, Plaintiff…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on the Officers’ Tactics Admitted
Plaintiffs Michael Gomez (“Gomez”), Joseph Lowe (“Lowe”), Ian Joi, and Alejandro Baez and Josephine Cartagena, as co-representatives of the Estate of Jayden Baez (“Baez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an Amended Complaint against Defendants Scott Koffinas (“Koffinas”), Ramy Yacoub (“Yacoub”), and Chris A. Blackmon (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants Koffinas and Yacoub—members of the Osceola County…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Barred From Testifying Because His Report Was Not Produced on Time
Plaintiff Tonya Armstead Miller brought five claims on behalf of herself and the estate of Roderick Marcell Inge relating to the fatal shooting of Mr. Inge. Specifically, Miller alleged that Defendant Chief Brent Blankley “maintained a system of grossly inadequate training” that caused officers to violate Inge’s Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights (“Count One”); that Defendant Officers John Beasley…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on False Arrest Excluded
Plaintiff Omar O’Hara brought this civil rights action against Defendants Terrence Lott and Marlissa Butler-Cherry, who are police officers with the University City Police Department (“UCPD”), in their individual capacities. He alleged that Defendants violated his constitutional rights when they wrongfully arrested him during the early morning hours on March 15, 2023. Plaintiff filed a…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on the Unique Overdose Risk of Fentanyl Excluded
David James Michael Jensen is charged in an eight-count Superseding Indictment with five counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, one count of Possession of Controlled Substances with Intent to Distribute (methamphetamine and fentanyl), one count of Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, and one count of Possession of…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony Regarding the Standard of Care in an Involuntary Detention Setting Admitted
This case arises out of Plaintiff Gregory Palm’s claim that he received deficient medical care while incarcerated in the Jones County Jail and Baldwin County Detention Center. Sheriff Butch Reese, Captain Shane Moody, Lieutenant Brent Skinner, and Lieutenant Dalton Hart (hereinafter “Defendants”) disclosed Kathryn Wild and Paul Cappitelli as expert witnesses. Plaintiff Gregory Palm filed…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on the Existence of Probable Cause
This matter arises from Plaintiff Gina Kuhlman’s arrest by Officers David Grasha and Samantha Haggerty of the Cleveland Division of Police, for operating a motor vehicle under the influence (“OVI”) and for refusing to submit to a drug and alcohol test. To support her case, Kuhlman offered the expert reports of Rajeve Saini and Timothy…
