Allegations:
J.G. was the victim of a series of unwarranted stops, searches, seizures, threats, racially-charged harassment and false allegations by officers in Garfield Ridge, where he and the officers both live. The first incident happened in March 2012, when J.G. was 16 years old and playing basketball with his friends in Wentworth Park. Officers Barajas and Garza approached J.G. and his friends, ordered them to stand near the hood of their squad car, and searched them. Officer Barajas handcuffed J.G., grabbed him by the ear, and pulled him away from his friends, then slapped him several times. He taunted J.G., asking, "Do you think you are tough? and told J.G.