A $10 million lawsuit against Palo Alto police over a 2019 use-of-force incident outside of Happy Donuts has been revised, after attorneys for the police complained that the suit was too long and sarcastic.
Attorneys for plaintiff Julio Arevalo initially filed the federal lawsuit in June, claiming that Arevalo’s civil rights were violated when he was arrested on July 10, 2019 outside the doughnut shop at 3916 El Camino Real. …
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I practiced law for 40 years, and never saw a court document stricken or even challenged for “sarcasm” .