Attorneys gave opening arguments Sept. 23 in an assault case brought by a patient of Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC). Jesse Simpson alleges he was assaulted and battered by two LLUMC security guards on Oct. 24, 2018, while attempting to get pain pills from the pharmacy. The alleged assault caused him to have two surgeries, his attorney, Daniel Balaban, said.
“They take him down in an utterly violent way,” said Balaban.
Defendants’ attorney Kenneth Pedroza said the guards were placing Simpson under a citizen’s arrest, to prevent him from harassing a hospital employee.
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