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$185,000 Settlement For Man Needlessly Beaten By Seattle Police

Seattle resident Maikoiyo Alley Barnes (plaintiff) brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Seattle police after being beaten in 2005 for questioning a sergeant's motives to ticket his friend for littering. The suit settled for $185,000.

The plaintiff questioned police sergeant Greg Sackman's motive for citing his friend for ...

 

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