The city of Fresno, which has paid millions to settle federal civil rights lawsuits filed by the families of loved ones killed by police, this week prevailed in such a case – on a technicality.
Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the city would have prevailed had the case gone to trial.
The case involved the 2014 fatal shooting of farmworker Miguel Moreno Torrez. It was dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to comply with a court order to give their depositions and exchange evidence. Their lawyer said they are in Mexico and unable to participate in legal proceedings, court records say.