Houston, Texas
The city of Houston has been ordered to pay $17,000 to a man who was injured during a police raid on a downtown nightclub.
Donald Boyd and his civil rights attorney, Randall Kallinen, held a news conference Monday on the steps of City Hall. They called the verdict a victory and said they hope that it leads to changes in the Houston Police Department.
Boyd and Kallinen said they feel vindicated and praised a federal judge and jury's decision to hold Houston liable for violating people's rights against unreasonable seizures.
On May 17, 2008, Boyd was working at The Pink Monkey, a legally operated after-hours downtown nightclub, when it was raided by Houston police.
The lawsuit alleged that police unfairly targeted minority clubs in an effort to shut them down.
Boyd said he was slammed to the ground and injured. The disabled college student suffers from lupus and walks with a cane and leg brace after suffering a stroke prior to the incident.
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