As part of its ongoing series covering alleged police excessive force and misconduct in Harnett County, North Carolina, the News & Observer reported on a 124-page federal lawsuit filed by Zaytoun Law Firm on behalf of five of the county's residents, including the family of John Livingston, a man killed on his front porch by a Harnett County Sheriff's Deputy. The full News & Observer story can be read by clicking here. The publicly-filed federal lawsuit can be read by clicking here. … [Read more...]
Zaytoun Law Firm in the news for federal police misconduct lawsuit against Harnett County Sheriff’s Office
Zaytoun Law Firm Seeks Public Records from Harnett County Sheriff and District Attorney
Zaytoun Law Firm was in the news after a hearing yesterday in Harnett County Civil Superior Court. Zaytoun Law Firm, and co-counsel Jesse Jones of Jesse Jones Law PA, are proud to represent the Estate of John Livingston, a Harnett County resident who was killed at his home by a deputy of the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, in addition to representing a number of other good Harnett County citizens who we allege were wrongfully arrested, assaulted and mistreated by the Sheriff's Office. On Monday July 25, 2016, a hearing was held in Harnett County Superior Court about petitions filed by Zaytoun Law Firm to access public records from the incidents of alleged police misconduct and the District Attorney's file materials related to the death … [Read more...]