Iredale & Yoo, APC

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Tune in TONIGHT: ABC 20/20 broadcast about Customs and Border Protection airing today (Friday, July 28) at 10pmET, which ABC News says "revealed a history of cases in which the agency appeared to ignore accusations of mistreatment and abuse." Gene Iredale is interviewed on Mr. Cruz Velazquez's case. http://abcnews.go.com//video-shows-border-officers-/story

Julia Yoo authored an article evaluating the Department of Justice under the Trump Administration, and its implications on the First Amendment for Best Lawyers. https://www.bestlawyers.com//the-future-of-the-first-/1274

"Iredale called the officers’ treatment of Acevedo 'the most inhuman kind of cruelty.'" https://www.washingtonpost.com//u-s-border-agents-made-a/

"Attorney Eugene Iredale, who represented the family, said the case highlights the critical need for public awareness and involvement to prevent brutality." http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//sd-me-hernandez-settl

Issues: (1) Whether a formalist or functionalist analysis governs the extraterritorial application of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unjustified deadly force, as applied to a cross-border shooting of an unarmed Mexican citizen in an enclosed area controlled by the United States; (2) whether qualified immunity may be granted or denied based on facts such as the victim’s legal status unknown to the officer at the time of the incident; and (3) whether the claim in this case may be asserted under Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents. http://www.scotusblog.com//15-118_amicus_pet_american_immi

See below for the amicus brief submitted on behalf of organizations including the NPAP (National Police Accountability Project), where Julia Yoo is on the Board of Directors. The amicus brief supports the respondents in the Abassi case before the Supreme Court. It argues that a Bivens action should be available for Abbasi and other men who were held and mistreated in federal custody after 9/11 and eventually deported. https://ccrjustice.org//what-/our-cases/turkmen-v-ashcroft

"The lawsuit claims the fatal shooting was unwarranted because Smith did not pose a threat to anyone and contends the officer used excessive force." http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//sd-me-ois-suit-201612

"The appellate court said that 'in cases of officer-involved deadly shootings in which the officer and decedent are the only witnesses, courts must "carefully examine all the evidence in the record" to determine if the officer’s story is 'consistent' with the known facts.'" "Eugene Iredale, the attorney for Angel Lopez’s family, told NBC 7 that 'what they claim was a split second decision that required them to kill someone to save their own lives begins more and more to look like an execution.'" http://www.nbcsandiego.com//Two-San-Diego-Police-Shooting-

Public dissatisfaction with the Citizens’ Review Board process led to Measure G being placed on the November 8 ballot. http://sdcitybeat.com/article-17847-Measure-G-aims-to-widen

The lawsuit, filed by attorneys Julia Yoo and Eugene Iredale, argued that Victorianne’s death was the result of "a systemic failure to investigate incidents of misconduct and deaths in the jail. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//sdut-bernard-victoria

Congratulations to Eugene Iredale and Julia Yoo who were selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America!

San Diego SuperLawyers Magazine published the 2016 list of SuperLawyers, naming Eugene Iredale, Julia Yoo, and Grace Jun. Eugene Iredale was named a SuperLawyer in criminal defense, Julia Yoo was named a SuperLawyer in civil rights, and Grace Jun was named a Rising Star. Congratulations! http://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/sxslrs16