Lawsuit against L.A. County deputies involved in fight outside Santa Clarita bar dismissed

"In the lawsuit, Valencia resident Parker Seitz alleged that off-duty deputies Randy Austin and Nicholas Hernandez, along with a third man attacked him outside a bar called the Break Room in late November 2024. Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet."

"The incident, the complaint alleged, left Seitz with a fractured jaw, punctured lung and a bruised collarbone. But attorneys for the county argued in court filings that it was Seitz who was actually the aggressor."

"U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner disagreed in a ruling Wednesday, finding Seitz and his attorneys had not shown how his 1st Amendment rights had been violated. Klausner also ruled that some of the actions that Seitz's attorneys argued were meant to intimidate him instead appeared to be 'routine law enforcement interactions.'"

Parker Seitz sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, claiming off-duty deputies Randy Austin and Nicholas Hernandez, along with a third man, attacked him outside the Break Room bar in November 2024, causing a fractured jaw, punctured lung, and bruised collarbone. Seitz alleged civil rights violations, emotional distress, defamation, and a cover-up conspiracy involving a high-ranking official. He also claimed deputies and a captain intimidated him and his father to prevent reporting. The county argued Seitz was the aggressor. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner dismissed the case, finding insufficient evidence of First Amendment violations and characterizing some actions as routine law enforcement interactions. Seitz's attorneys expressed disappointment and vowed to continue seeking justice.

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