My brief presentation to the Austin City Council regarding their oversight of the Austin Police Department.
In February, 2016 a unanimous federal jury awarded my client, Pete Hernandez, $877,000 (the largest civil rights verdict in Texas for 2016). We addressed the Council in late 2016 to ask for improvements to the complaint and oversight process for APD.
The City Council has failed to improve these processes despite requests from the Federal government dating back to 2008.
UPDATE: This case was settled in April, 2017 for $915,000. See video:
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