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Lechner Filings

Documents connected to Lechner v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al..

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Summary Judgment Order

A major victory for Lechner that kept his central constitutional claims alive for trial, including Monell liability against LVMPD and multiple First and Fourth Amendment claims against individual officers.

Filed August 30, 2023 ECF 150 49 pages
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Final Judgment

Final judgment entered for Gerald Lechner after his federal jury victory against LVMPD and several officers, including a $10,000 compensatory-damages award and a finding that LVMPD maintained an unconstitutional policy targeting street performers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Filed May 20, 2025 ECF 267 2 pages