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Barbershop Raid Case Settles for $125,000 After Full Appeals Court Orders Mediation

by shayan in News on Jul 7, 2015 • Comments Closed • barbershop raids, brian berry, Central Florida, civil rights, edwyn durant, eleventh circuit court of appeals, en banc, excessive force, federal, Florida, jermario anderson, jerry demings, judge pryor, judge rosenbaum, judge wilson, lawsuit, mayer brown, michael kimberly, Modarres, natalie jackson, Orange County, orange county sheriffs office, Orlando, Pine Hills, reginald trammon, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, strictly skillz, taser, the womens trial group

A civil rights case over a raid on a Florida barbershop has settled for $125,000, leaving unresolved a federal appeals question about whether law enforcement officers can be liable for constitutional violations committed by other officers. The issue was important Read More →

Shayan Modarres Successfully Argues Appeal Before Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Re: Unconstitutional Barbershop Raids

by shayan in News on Sep 18, 2014 • Comments Closed • barbershop raids, brian berry, Central Florida, civil rights, edwyn durant, eleventh circuit court of appeals, excessive force, false police reports, federal, Florida, jermario anderson, jerry demings, judge pryor, judge rosenbaum, judge wilson, lawsuit, Modarres, natalie jackson, Orange County, orange county sheriffs office, Orlando, Pine Hills, reginald trammon, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, strictly skillz, taser, The Modarres Law Firm, the womens trial group, warrantless

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Shayan Modarres’ argument, and the lower District Court’s decision, that Orange County Sheriffs Office Deputies should be held liable for unconstitutional raids conducted on Black and Hispanic owned barbershops in the Pine Read More →

Client Samuel Fuller Awarded $75,000 In Settlement With Sanford Police Department

by shayan in News on Sep 18, 2014 • Comments Closed • brian mcintosh, cecil smith, Central Florida, city of sanford, civil rights, excessive force, false police reports, Florida, lawsuit, Modarres, paul pratt, samuel fuller, sanford, sanford police department, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, taser, The Modarres Law Firm

We reached a settlement on behalf of our client, Samuel Fuller, with the Sanford Police Department and the City of Sanford. Mr. Fuller was awarded $75,000 stemming from an incident where he was Tased by a Sanford Police officer. Watch Read More →

The Modarres Law Firm Reaches Six Figure Settlement With Seminole County Sheriff’s Office In Excessive Force Lawsuit Against

by shayan in News on Jul 3, 2013 • Comments Closed • Central Florida, channing byrd, civil rights, clutter, county, deputy, don eslinger, ducharme, excessive force, false police reports, federal, Florida, lawsuit, Modarres, pratt, robert wilds, seminole, seminole county sheriffs office, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, taser, The Modarres Law Firm

By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel 8:02 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2013 The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office has paid $100,000 to two men who were roughed up last year during a traffic stop recorded on a deputy’s dash-cam video, authorities said. The injuries to Read More →

Why Aggravated Manslaughter Of A Child IS IN PLAY In Zimmerman Case

by shayan in News on Jul 3, 2013 • 5 Comments • 782.07, 827.03, Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child, Florida, Jury Instruction, Lesser Included Offense, Manslaughter, Modarres, Second Degree Murder, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, The Modarres Law Firm, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman

There has been some dispute as to whether Aggravated Manslaughter is in play in the murder trial of George Zimmerman. Many Florida attorneys have weighed in, and I agree with some to a certain extent, but I will attempt to Read More →

Shayan H. Modarres Files Benjamin Crump’s Response To George Zimmerman’s Petition For Writ Of Certiorari In Fifth District Court of Appeals

by shayan in News on May 17, 2013 • Comments Closed • benjamin crump, deposition, fifth district court of appeal, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, The Modarres Law Firm, Trayvon Martin, writ of certiorari, Zimmerman

The full text of the filed brief can be found HERE. Shayan H. Modarres, of the Modarres Law Firm is co-counsel of record for Benjamin L. Crump, attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin. On April 29th 2013, the Fifth Read More →

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