Ballaz v. LAPD

Summary

In this law enforcement civil rights litigation proceeding, plaintiff Patricia Ballez, a camera operator with Fox News alleged the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) of causing her serious injuries while she was lawfully covering the 2007 May Day Immigration Rights Rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

The plaintiffs in this case comprised of Patricia Ballaz, Christina Gonzalez and Patricia Nazario. Patricia Ballaz was represented by attorney Robert Jarchi and R. Browne Greene. Christina Gonzalez was represented by attorney Keith Griffin. Patricia Nazario was represented by attorney Gregory Yates. The defendant in this case, Los Angeles Police Department was represented by attorney Jessica Brown and Todd Hayward.

Outcome

Patricia Ballaz:
Economic damages: Past-532,452, Future-1,000,000
Non-Economic Damages: Past-100,000, Future-100,000
Patricia Nazzario
Economic Damages: Past-37,443, Future-0
Non-Economic Damage: Past-1,000, Future-1,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ballaz, Patricia
Gonzalez, Christina
Nazario, Patricia
Defense: Los Angeles Police Department
Verdict: $1,771,895

Judge: William Highberger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Central Civil West Courthouse

Case Number: BC377597
Industry: Law Enforcement
Practice Area: Civil Rights, Tort Law, Constitutional Law

Plaintiff

Ballaz, Patricia

Represented By:
Jarchi, Robert (Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP)
Greene, R. Browne (Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP)

Plaintiff

Gonzalez, Christina

Represented By:
Griffin, Keith (Girardi & Keese, LLP)

Plaintiff

Nazario, Patricia

Represented By:
Yates, Gregory (Gregory A. Yates, P.C.)

Defense

Los Angeles Police Department

Represented By:
Brown, Jessica (Los Angeles City Attorney's Office)
Hayward, Todd (Los Angeles City Attorney's Office)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

In Session - No Content Available

0 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

23 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Preciado, Frank	In Person
00:09:12	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Preciado, Frank	In Person
00:17:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Preciado, Frank	In Person
00:09:05	General Case Activities
00:17:42	General Case Activities
00:17:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Preciado, Frank	In Person
00:18:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Preciado, Frank	In Person
00:18:19	General Case Activities
00:19:12	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Garcia, Ted	In Person
00:33:46	General Case Activities
00:33:51	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Garcia, Ted	In Person
00:34:25	General Case Activities
00:35:23	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Clay, Joseph	In Person
01:28:46	Break
01:44:06	General Case Activities
01:44:23	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Clay, Joseph	In Person
01:58:16	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Clay, Joseph	In Person
02:10:31	General Case Activities
02:10:34	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Clay, Joseph	In Person
02:28:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Clay, Joseph	In Person
02:30:37	General Case Activities
02:32:06	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Lifshitz, Dr. Aliza M.D.	In Person
00:22:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Lifshitz, Dr. Aliza M.D.	In Person
01:08:42	Break
01:24:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Lifshitz, Dr. Aliza M.D.	In Person
01:30:02	General Case Activities
01:30:47	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
02:23:39	General Case Activities
02:23:50	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
02:49:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

24 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
00:04:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
00:12:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
00:13:04	General Case Activities
00:14:36	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Pashman, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:39:17	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Pashman, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:43:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Pashman, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:44:12	General Case Activities
00:49:39	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:04	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:21	Break
01:48:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:58:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:34	General Case Activities
02:01:53	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Coogan, Mark	In Person
02:19:22	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Coogan, Mark	In Person
02:22:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Coogan, Mark	In Person
02:23:57	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Ballaz, Patricia	In Person
02:56:52	End of Session
00:49:19	General Case Activities
01:16:10	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Formuzis, Dr. Peter , Ph.D.	In Person
02:22:42	General Case Activities

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:01:44	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:06:38	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:13:50	Break
01:29:36	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:30:24	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:54:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Reiter, Lou	In Person
01:59:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Reiter, Lou	In Person
02:02:58	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Leen, Jim	In Person
02:23:03	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Leen, Jim	In Person
02:28:12	General Case Activities
02:39:42	Witness Direct Examination	Hayward, Todd	Wexler, Janice	In Person
02:46:26	End of Session
02:00:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Reiter, Lou	In Person
02:00:55	General Case Activities
02:26:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Leen, Jim	In Person
02:37:31	General Case Activities
02:46:06	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hayward, Todd	Wexler, Janice	In Person
00:26:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hayward, Todd	Wexler, Janice	In Person
00:27:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Wexler, Janice	In Person
00:29:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hayward, Todd	Wexler, Janice	In Person
00:30:17	General Case Activities
00:36:32	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Nicola, Dr. Frederic	In Person
01:08:43	Break
01:26:01	General Case Activities
01:28:10	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Nicola, Dr. Frederic	In Person
02:03:19	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Nicola, Dr. Frederic	In Person
02:46:17	Witness Cross Examination	Griffin, Keith	Nicola, Dr. Frederic	In Person
02:56:16	End of Session
00:14:15	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Wexler, Janice	In Person
00:26:11	General Case Activities
02:55:53	General Case Activities

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Hutton, Dr. Tod	In Person
00:23:01	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Hutton, Dr. Tod	In Person
00:42:06	Witness Cross Examination	Griffin, Keith	Hutton, Dr. Tod	In Person
00:46:29	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Ballaz, Patricia	In Person
01:41:29	Break
01:56:32	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Ballaz, Patricia	In Person
02:38:59	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Ballaz, Patricia	In Person
03:09:34	End of Session
00:00:15	General Case Activities
00:45:28	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Ballaz, Patricia	In Person
00:09:18	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Gonzalez, Christina	In Person
00:56:15	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Gonzalez, Christina	In Person
01:13:08	Break
01:29:36	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Gonzalez, Christina	In Person
01:54:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Gonzalez, Christina	In Person
02:03:33	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Tomaszewski, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
02:46:21	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:36	General Case Activities
00:46:06	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Gonzalez, Christina	In Person
01:59:49	General Case Activities
02:02:54	General Case Activities

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Tomaszewski, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
01:09:51	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Nazario, Patricia	In Person
02:10:38	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:24	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Tomaszewski, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
01:08:52	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:07	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Nazario, Patricia	In Person
00:59:59	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Nazario, Patricia	In Person
01:21:36	Break
01:42:23	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Nazario, Patricia	In Person
02:02:43	General Case Activities
02:04:48	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Egan, John	In Person
02:07:53	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Egan, John	In Person
02:12:06	General Case Activities
02:16:01	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Karlan, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:16:47	Witness Cross Examination	Griffin, Keith	Karlan, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:17:29	Witness Cross Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Karlan, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:17:57	General Case Activities
02:19:02	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Bratton, William	Video Recording
02:53:42	General Case Activities
02:01:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Nazario, Patricia	In Person
02:15:16	General Case Activities
02:17:18	General Case Activities
02:54:52	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

30 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Reyes, Jesse	In Person
00:34:32	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Gregory	Reyes, Jesse	In Person
00:56:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Reyes, Jesse	In Person
01:04:52	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Fritz, Jerry	In Person
01:17:26	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Gregory	Fritz, Jerry	In Person
01:19:07	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Miller, Henry	In Person
01:40:30	Break
01:52:34	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Miller, Henry	In Person
02:07:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Miller, Henry	In Person
02:10:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Miller, Henry	In Person
02:10:24	General Case Activities
02:14:31	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Foster, Peter	In Person
02:30:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Foster, Peter	In Person
02:32:07	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Ybarra, Frank	In Person
02:43:35	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Ybarra, Frank	In Person
02:50:12	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Fernandez, Michael	In Person
02:55:44	Witness Cross Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Fernandez, Michael	In Person
02:56:09	General Case Activities
02:58:39	End of Session
00:00:48	General Case Activities
00:02:32	General Case Activities
00:56:17	General Case Activities
01:03:59	General Case Activities
01:18:02	General Case Activities
02:26:11	Witness Cross Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Foster, Peter	In Person
02:29:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Jessica	Foster, Peter	In Person
02:31:19	General Case Activities
02:49:18	General Case Activities
02:56:40	General Case Activities

PM Session

Other

12 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ballaz v. LAPD

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:52	Break
00:16:41	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Hillmann, Michael	In Person
01:31:56	Break
01:46:16	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Hillmann, Michael	In Person
02:05:51	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Baladerian, Dr. Nora PhD	In Person
01:59:39	General Case Activities
01:59:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Hillmann, Michael	In Person
00:15:48	General Case Activities
01:30:50	General Case Activities
01:30:59	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Gregory	Hillmann, Michael	In Person
02:04:18	General Case Activities
02:41:57	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Baladerian, Dr. Nora PhD	In Person
03:10:30	General Case Activities
03:11:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Hyland, Ms. Carol	In Person
00:48:21	General Case Activities
00:48:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hayward, Todd	Hyland, Ms. Carol	In Person
01:03:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Hyland, Ms. Carol	In Person
01:06:56	General Case Activities
01:07:13	Break
01:32:11	General Case Activities
01:33:01	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Wehlege, David	In Person
01:59:55	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Wehlege, David	In Person
02:03:28	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Wehlege, David	In Person
02:03:16	General Case Activities
02:28:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Wehlege, David	In Person
02:28:19	General Case Activities
02:28:54	General Case Activities
02:29:47	Witness Direct Examination	Jarchi, Robert	Preciado, Frank	In Person
02:42:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Griffin, Keith	Almonte, Eduardo	In Person
00:11:03	Witness Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Martinez, Arturo	In Person
00:20:31	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Martinez, Arturo	In Person
00:21:38	Break
00:33:22	General Case Activities
01:24:08	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:58	General Case Activities
00:31:06	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Jessica	Martinez, Arturo	In Person
00:32:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greene, R. Browne	Martinez, Arturo	In Person
00:33:58	Break
00:48:19	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:15	Closing Statement	Greene, R. Browne
00:52:47	Closing Statement	Griffin, Keith
01:08:28	Closing Statement	Yates, Gregory
01:27:11	Break
01:37:56	Closing Statement	Brown, Jessica
02:26:19	Closing Statement	Hayward, Todd
02:55:10	General Case Activities
02:55:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:55	Reading of the Verdict
		00:14:49	General Case Activities
		00:44:58	General Case Activities
		00:49:56	End of Session