AS WE HONOR THE MEMORY OF BRIAN UMANA-A BELOVED SON, BROTHER, FRIEND, AND FATHER-OUR FAMILY SHARES THAT A $1,000,000 SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE CIVIL CASE AGAINST THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING HIS HEARTBREAKING LOSS ON OCTOBER 8, 2021.
LONG LIVE BRIAN UMANA!
THIS ISN'T ABOUT A "LITIGIOUS SOCIETY"-IT'S THE SAD REALITY OF NATIONAL CITY. REPEATED SETTLEMENTS SUGGEST ONGOING POLICE MISCONDUCT, NOT JUST LEGAL COSTS. IF THE CLAIMS WERE BASELESS, THE CITY WOULDN'T KEEP PAYING.
INSTEAD OF SETTLING WITHOUT CHANGE, THE CITY MUST FOCUS ON REAL REFORMS. IGNORING THE PROBLEM ONLY FUELS MORE ABUSE AND ERODES PUBLIC TRUST. MENTAL HEALTH CALLS SHOULD BE TREATED SERIOUSLY. THREE PEOPLE, ALL SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, HAVE DIED IN NATIONAL CITY. EARL MCNEIL, TONY WILSON, AND BRIAN UMANA NEEDED HELP, NOT TO BE KILLED BY NATIONAL CITY POLICE OFFICERS.
- JESUS FLORES VS. NATIONAL CITY
SETTLED FOR $1,500,000 - EARL MCNEIL VS. NATIONAL CITY
SETTLED FOR $300,000 - TONY WILSON VS. NATIONAL CITY
SETTLED FOR $350,000 - BRIAN UMANA VS. NATIONAL CITY - SETTLED FOR $1,000,000
- ASHLEY CUMMINS VS. NATIONAL CITY - FORMER OFFICER SUING FOR DISCRIMINATION & HARASSMENT
CASE ONGOING
THESE CASES SHOW A CLEAR PATTERN OF POLICE MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE NCPD.