Support pro se lawsuit against police harassment
The Issue
On October 18, at approximately 1:45 PM, I exited a Houston branch library after spending several hours inside using my laptop. I had arrived earlier that day around the library's opening time.
When I exited the library, I observed two Houston police officers sitting in a patrol vehicle behind my car.
As I approached my vehicle to retrieve my cellular phone, the officers began yelling at me. I initially did not respond and continued toward my vehicle.
The officers then exited their patrol vehicle and informed me that the vehicle had been trespassed and had allegedly been sitting at the library for several weeks.
I informed the officers that October 18 was the first time I had visited that library in approximately six months and that the vehicle belonged to me.
The officers requested identification. I informed them that my identification was inside my vehicle. However, I was not permitted to enter my vehicle to retrieve it.
During the encounter, one officer struck or knocked my cellular phone from my hand.
I told the officer that I did not give him permission to touch me and that I intended to pursue legal action regarding his conduct.
The officer then handcuffed me. At that time, I was not actively resisting the officers, and I had complied with their commands.
I repeatedly informed the officers that I did not consent to a search of my vehicle.
I refused to provide my keys. One officer reached through the vehicle window, unlocked the door, and conducted a search of the vehicle.
The search lasted approximately ten minutes.
The officers had stated that they were investigating a vehicle that had been trespassed from the library. However, I repeatedly informed them that I had not been at that library for several months and that the vehicle belonged to me.
After the incident, I was informed by a library patron that the vehicle associated with the trespassed individual differed from my vehicle and allegedly shared only a similar color.
I believe records, dispatch logs, body-camera footage, dash-camera footage, witness testimony, and video evidence will establish the facts of this encounter.
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The Issue
On October 18, at approximately 1:45 PM, I exited a Houston branch library after spending several hours inside using my laptop. I had arrived earlier that day around the library's opening time.
When I exited the library, I observed two Houston police officers sitting in a patrol vehicle behind my car.
As I approached my vehicle to retrieve my cellular phone, the officers began yelling at me. I initially did not respond and continued toward my vehicle.
The officers then exited their patrol vehicle and informed me that the vehicle had been trespassed and had allegedly been sitting at the library for several weeks.
I informed the officers that October 18 was the first time I had visited that library in approximately six months and that the vehicle belonged to me.
The officers requested identification. I informed them that my identification was inside my vehicle. However, I was not permitted to enter my vehicle to retrieve it.
During the encounter, one officer struck or knocked my cellular phone from my hand.
I told the officer that I did not give him permission to touch me and that I intended to pursue legal action regarding his conduct.
The officer then handcuffed me. At that time, I was not actively resisting the officers, and I had complied with their commands.
I repeatedly informed the officers that I did not consent to a search of my vehicle.
I refused to provide my keys. One officer reached through the vehicle window, unlocked the door, and conducted a search of the vehicle.
The search lasted approximately ten minutes.
The officers had stated that they were investigating a vehicle that had been trespassed from the library. However, I repeatedly informed them that I had not been at that library for several months and that the vehicle belonged to me.
After the incident, I was informed by a library patron that the vehicle associated with the trespassed individual differed from my vehicle and allegedly shared only a similar color.
I believe records, dispatch logs, body-camera footage, dash-camera footage, witness testimony, and video evidence will establish the facts of this encounter.
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Petition created on October 21, 2026