Clearly Established

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Sep 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM	Aug 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	“We Are Stuck With It” — Federal Court Confronts the Problem With Qualified Immunity OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM	Aug 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM	youtube	Cop Punches Teen: No Charges. Mayor Touches Shoulder: Jail. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM	Aug 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM	youtube	If the Cops Gave the World Access to Your Crypto Wallet.. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM	Aug 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM	youtube	Prosecutor Cuts off Trinidad Police Department OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Aug 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	They fined him. Jailed him. Now they want his plane. \| Jouppi v. Alaska OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Aug 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM	youtube	Will the courts protect stupid policing because he's a fed? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM	youtube	BAC: 0.00 — Arrested Anyway. Then It Got Worse. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM	youtube	Can Reckless Ben sue Provo Cops over Google Warrant OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Handcuffed and Charged For Chalk in the Free Speech Zone at the Alamo OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Officer Bogany Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Officer Barker Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM	youtube	Detective Middleton Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM	youtube	Detective Simmons Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM	youtube	Chief Parrish Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM	youtube	Livingston PD Officer Under Oath: Background on Brandon White & HBO Matt Lawsuit OFFICIAL API		not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	He Said "Come Back Tomorrow." The Deputies Had Other Plans. \| Part 2 OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jul 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM	youtube	He Paid the Fine, Then Filed a Complaint. Then They Charged Him. \| Full Deposition OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Interview with Civil Rights Attorney Taking On the American Fork Lego Raid OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 25, 2026 at 9:31 AM	youtube	UPDATE: "Give Me Your Name Or Jail" - 5th Circuit REJECTS Qualified Immunity OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	The Lego Raid Was Just the Beginning: American Fork PD's Home Invasion Pattern OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	Trinidad Water Scandal Keeps Getting Worse — Here's What Just Happened OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	Judge Signed Cop's Facebook Warrant — Then Found Out What Police Didn't Tell Him OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	Reckless Ben Saga: American Fork Police Training Records EXPOSED – No Immunity for the City OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM	youtube	Judge Orders Removal of Reckless Ben's Videos. Constitutional? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	Two Years on the Job. 240 Hours of Tactical Training. One "Accidental" Discharge. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	Ordered an Arrest over a Facebook Post — Now the Top Cop Is Gone OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	American Fork Cops' own LEGO Scandal: They Raided Reckless Ben's Airbnb & Arrested Everyone OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Jun 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM	youtube	The Cops Left One Fact Out of the Warrant. It Changes Everything \| Reckless Ben Raid OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 31, 2026 at 4:47 AM	youtube	American Fork Police Detained Reckless Ben to “Scare” Him OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM	youtube	City of Trinidad Fires City Attorney and Judge In One Night - Leon Valley 2.0? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 26, 2026 at 9:25 AM	youtube	Top Cop, Facebook Post, and a Town Called Trinidad OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	HonorYourOath makes City pay $59 per second because 1A & 4A Violations OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM	youtube	Otto the Watchdog & Police Chief: Water Clerk Fired for Not Being Offended OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM	youtube	Otto the Watchdog & Police Chief: Prequel OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM	youtube	Hero Cops Break and Enter to Tell Homeowners to Lock Their Door: Qualified Immunity? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	May 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM	youtube	The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn't the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Hencely v. Fluor: Is Qualified Immunity Collapsing? (SCOTUS case) OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM	youtube	Will Qualified Immunity save cop who hit man 133 times with baton? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM	youtube	Don't Sue the Cops. Sue the City. \| Amagansett Press & the Monell Roadmap OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM	youtube	"Transparency Is in the Eye of the Beholder" — John Oliver on Body Cams \| Civil Rights Lawyer Reacts OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM	youtube	Can you be arrested for calling cops pigs? OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Apr 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM	youtube	The Lodge: Texas LEOs show us how they make billions without charges or arrests. There's options. OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM	youtube	PSA — You're Missing the Point (feat. Afroman trial) OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 24, 2026 at 2:26 PM	youtube	JUDGE SAID WHAT Ep. 2: Supreme Court Protects Cop, Silences Journalist OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM	youtube	Man Won't Give His Name. Cops Miss Breakfast. Now We're in Federal Court Pt. 1 OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM	youtube	What Crime Did I Commit? — We're Investigating OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM	youtube	15 Years Fighting a Dirty Cop — SCOTUS Won't Even Listen OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Mar 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM	youtube	Nothing Better Than a Good Lawman OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM	youtube	Rookie Cops Show Off Their Training: suing cities 101 OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM	youtube	Sheriff's Dumb Answer That Was Actually Right OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM	youtube	JUDGE SAID WHAT: Episode 1 (January – February 2026) OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM	youtube	Baytown Cop Charged After Slamming Into Minivan OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM	youtube	deputy vs body camera OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created
Aug 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM	Feb 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM	youtube	Training Day Was Based on His Unit. Now He's Calling Out the System. \| IJ Interview Reaction OFFICIAL API	not requested	not created

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Location	Progress	Status	Confidence	Sources	Latest	Summary
February	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	1	Jul 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM	Uh was were was there any uh discussion or guidance to suggest that what uh Brandon White or others were doing was illegal? >> No. >> Okay. uh February in February 2022, what was your understanding of an individual's right to film police? >> Uh it was legal all certain limitations apply of course, but it was legal as long as they didn't interfere with your your investigation. >> Okay.
Texas	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	1	Jul 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM	Uh, what is your understanding of when a citizen is legally required to identify themselves to law enforcement in Texas? >> When they've been detained? >> When they've been detained. >> Arrest. >> Right.
Texas Penal Code	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	1	Jul 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM	When's the last time you looked at Texas Penal Code 38.02? [sighs and snorts] >> I couldn't tell you.
Livingston	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	2	Jul 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM	And while in Livingston at Melany's house, uh, HBO Matt went out to the car to get some more poster board, uh, and he had a suppressor.
East Texas	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	1	Jul 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM	This concerns two small towns in East Texas, uh, Livingston police officers, and there's also a tie-in to, uh, the city of Corgan as well, which is neighboring to Livingston.
Melany's	recorded	ongoing	med 55%	1	Jul 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM	And while in Livingston at Melany's house, uh, HBO Matt went out to the car to get some more poster board, uh, and he had a suppressor.
Federal Court Pt	recorded	ongoing	low 40%	1	Mar 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM	Man Won't Give His Name. Cops Miss Breakfast. Now We're in Federal Court Pt. 1

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2026-08-07T12:00:05Z · youtube

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2026-08-03T22:28:00Z · youtube

Will the courts protect stupid policing because he's a fed?

2026-07-28T17:00:52Z · youtube

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2026-07-21T15:30:27Z · youtube

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2026-07-16T12:00:12Z · youtube

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2026-07-12T12:00:00Z · youtube

Officer Bogany Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-11T12:00:17Z · youtube

Officer Barker Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-11 · transcript

Transcript indexed: Officer Barker Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

Officer Barker Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-10T12:16:17Z · youtube

Detective Middleton Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-10 · transcript

Transcript indexed: Detective Middleton Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

Detective Middleton Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-09T16:00:07Z · youtube

Detective Simmons Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-09T16:00:07Z · transcript

Transcript indexed: Detective Simmons Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

Detective Simmons Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-09T13:37:19Z · youtube

Chief Parrish Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-09T13:37:19Z · transcript

Transcript indexed: Chief Parrish Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

Chief Parrish Deposition - HBO Matt et al v Livingston PD et al

2026-07-09T13:21:24Z · youtube

Livingston PD Officer Under Oath: Background on Brandon White & HBO Matt Lawsuit

2026-07-09T13:21:24Z · transcript

Transcript indexed: Livingston PD Officer Under Oath: Background on Brandon White & HBO Matt Lawsuit

Livingston PD Officer Under Oath: Background on Brandon White & HBO Matt Lawsuit

2026-07-08T12:00:06Z · youtube

He Said "Come Back Tomorrow." The Deputies Had Other Plans. | Part 2

2026-07-02T13:00:14Z · youtube

He Paid the Fine, Then Filed a Complaint. Then They Charged Him. | Full Deposition

2026-06-28T12:00:08Z · youtube

Interview with Civil Rights Attorney Taking On the American Fork Lego Raid

2026-06-25T14:31:13Z · youtube

UPDATE: "Give Me Your Name Or Jail" - 5th Circuit REJECTS Qualified Immunity

2026-06-23T12:00:10Z · youtube

The Lego Raid Was Just the Beginning: American Fork PD's Home Invasion Pattern

2026-06-20T11:00:15Z · youtube

Trinidad Water Scandal Keeps Getting Worse — Here's What Just Happened

2026-06-17T11:00:32Z · youtube

Judge Signed Cop's Facebook Warrant — Then Found Out What Police Didn't Tell Him

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Reckless Ben Saga: American Fork Police Training Records EXPOSED – No Immunity for the City

2026-06-11T20:04:31Z · youtube

Judge Orders Removal of Reckless Ben's Videos. Constitutional?

2026-06-08T11:00:31Z · youtube

Two Years on the Job. 240 Hours of Tactical Training. One "Accidental" Discharge.

2026-06-07T11:00:13Z · youtube

Ordered an Arrest over a Facebook Post — Now the Top Cop Is Gone

2026-06-05T11:00:16Z · youtube

American Fork Cops' own LEGO Scandal: They Raided Reckless Ben's Airbnb & Arrested Everyone

2026-06-03T11:00:05Z · youtube

The Cops Left One Fact Out of the Warrant. It Changes Everything | Reckless Ben Raid

2026-05-31T09:47:39Z · youtube

American Fork Police Detained Reckless Ben to “Scare” Him

2026-05-29T13:00:32Z · youtube

City of Trinidad Fires City Attorney and Judge In One Night - Leon Valley 2.0?

2026-05-26T14:25:37Z · youtube

Top Cop, Facebook Post, and a Town Called Trinidad

2026-05-25T12:00:13Z · youtube

HonorYourOath makes City pay $59 per second because 1A & 4A Violations

2026-05-19T22:06:56Z · youtube

Otto the Watchdog & Police Chief: Water Clerk Fired for Not Being Offended

2026-05-15T21:15:36Z · youtube

Otto the Watchdog & Police Chief: Prequel

2026-05-13T16:25:54Z · youtube

Hero Cops Break and Enter to Tell Homeowners to Lock Their Door: Qualified Immunity?

2026-05-07T20:00:26Z · youtube

The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn't the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.

2026-04-23T12:00:48Z · youtube

Hencely v. Fluor: Is Qualified Immunity Collapsing? (SCOTUS case)

2026-04-19T12:00:03Z · youtube

Will Qualified Immunity save cop who hit man 133 times with baton?

2026-04-13T11:30:14Z · youtube

Don't Sue the Cops. Sue the City. | Amagansett Press & the Monell Roadmap

2026-04-07T17:27:11Z · youtube

"Transparency Is in the Eye of the Beholder" — John Oliver on Body Cams | Civil Rights Lawyer Reacts

2026-04-04T23:37:36Z · youtube

Can you be arrested for calling cops pigs?

2026-04-02T21:18:06Z · youtube

The Lodge: Texas LEOs show us how they make billions without charges or arrests. There's options.

2026-03-27T20:38:24Z · youtube

PSA — You're Missing the Point (feat. Afroman trial)

2026-03-24T19:26:24Z · youtube

JUDGE SAID WHAT Ep. 2: Supreme Court Protects Cop, Silences Journalist

2026-03-18T14:04:51Z · youtube

Man Won't Give His Name. Cops Miss Breakfast. Now We're in Federal Court Pt. 1

2026-03-12T10:01:28Z · youtube

What Crime Did I Commit? — We're Investigating

2026-03-05T23:51:33Z · youtube

15 Years Fighting a Dirty Cop — SCOTUS Won't Even Listen

2026-03-02T13:01:35Z · youtube

Nothing Better Than a Good Lawman

2026-02-25T23:47:59Z · youtube

Rookie Cops Show Off Their Training: suing cities 101

2026-02-21T14:01:09Z · youtube

Sheriff's Dumb Answer That Was Actually Right

2026-02-18T19:31:14Z · youtube

JUDGE SAID WHAT: Episode 1 (January – February 2026)

2026-02-16T22:49:22Z · youtube

Baytown Cop Charged After Slamming Into Minivan

2026-02-13T15:22:29Z · youtube

deputy vs body camera

2026-02-10T22:27:08Z · youtube

Training Day Was Based on His Unit. Now He's Calling Out the System. | IJ Interview Reaction

Automatically Extracted Claims, Facts, Rumors, and Stories

Confidence	Classification	Speaker/author	Candidate statement	AI Summary	Occurrences
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Good morning. >> Good morning. >> Uh, you uh you heard all the instructions I gave uh during the uh uh Sergeant Bogan's deposition? >> I did. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	And as I stated previously, uh sometimes I I I ask bad questions that sound better in my head.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh have you ever been involved in litigation before? >> I have not. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	And uh you're currently employed with who? >> Livingston Police Department. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	How long have you been there? >> Uh 2003 I was part-time.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	I I I know for example, Sardogany works uh patrol.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	What what what do you do as a detective? >> Uh we review offense reports that come in from the officers and determine uh criminal elements and offense reports that equal uh criminal offenses and we draft arrest warrants.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh we request subpoenas, work with the DA's office uh and submitting cases to the DA's office, those types of things.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Well, he's a he's title is patrol lieutenant, but he's a lieutenant over everybody. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	rumor or unverified claim	Clearly Established	I just knew her from just being around the city where I worked and see her maybe on call.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	I just recognized her, but I don't know any specific interactions we' had. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh prior to February 2022, were you familiar with um what I've seen uh police and others describe as auditors? >> Yes. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Um, be prior to February, I I was aware of incidents involving Brandon White and our officers, but I had never witnessed them in person. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	How do you become aware of those incidents? >> I believe it was Chief Parish that told us that about Mr.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	White going around and and filming the police officers in the city. >> Okay. >> Just kind of to make us aware that that's what was going on, not to be alarmed that, you know, it's not just some guy walking around with the phone. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	You slely swear or affirm the text between the truth, the whole truth, and nothing. >> I do. >> Thank you, >> Mr.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	What situation? >> I think it was a traffic accident. >> So, it was a like a civil case. >> It was.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Were you uh what was your involvement in that case? >> I was just a backup officer.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh everything we're saying is being transcribed by the court reporter. >> So it's important that we uh don't talk over each other because she can only transcribe one person at a time.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh, and I say that because sometimes we want to get in the flow of a conversation and we can't.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh-uh." Because, uh, things like that are difficult for the court reporter to transcribe, and it could make the record confusing.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	So, if you don't understand the question at all, just let me know and I'll rephrase.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	So the u the other thing is if you need to take a break, I'll work with you.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	I just ask that if there's a question outstanding on the table that you answer the question first. >> Sure. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Um you are uh no longer with the Livingston Police Department, are you? >> That's correct. >> Where are you at now? >> I'm at the Pulk County District Attorney's Office. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh when did you uh move over to the DA's office? >> I started January the 17th of 2023. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh did you have any other involvement on on the case involving the plaintiffs uh when you were at the district attorney's office? >> No, sir. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	I was getting ready to to retire from the police department anyway and a new DA was elected and she had came to me about going to work for her and that's how I ended up going to work at the DA's office. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	How long had you been a licensed peace officer? since 1994. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	And so, uh, you have I I imagine, uh, you've written, uh, plenty of arrest warrant affidavit. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay.	not created	299
very high 96%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh, when you were with the Livingston Police Department in 2022, what was your primary role? >> Uh, just detective. >> Okay.	not created	299
med 65%	statement	Clearly Established	We never went to court, so they settled out. >> Okay, got it.	not created	1
med 65%	statement	Clearly Established	So, there was never actual lawsuit filed. >> Uh, >> as far as you know. >> As far as I know.	not created	1
med 65%	statement	Clearly Established	They had these felony charges hanging over them for quite some time and then eventually the charges were dismissed.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh was were was there any uh discussion or guidance to suggest that what uh Brandon White or others were doing was illegal? >> No. >> Okay. uh February in February 2022, what was your understanding of an individual's right to film police? >> Uh it was legal all certain limitations apply of course, but it was legal as long as they didn't interfere with your your investigation. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh did you understand uh any of the plaintiffs in this case to be interfering with any investigation by filming? >> No.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh what is your understanding of uh an individual's right in the state of Texas to open carry firearms? >> Uh they are allowed to open carry firearms. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And I asked a number of questions uh earlier to uh the sergeant.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh what is your understanding of an officer's a uh Texas police officer's uh right to uh inspect uh paperwork concerning a suppressor? >> No, I'm not aware of any paperwork needed for suppressor.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And in your role as a detective, uh, what were your what were your duties? uh anywhere from assisting patrol if you know we needed to fill in to help patrol and or my main job was to investigate cases that I got assigned to uh from our lieutenant. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So you were assigned cases from your lieutenant. >> Yes. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	You would not if a patrol officer prepared a report uh on an incident, would that go to you? >> No, sir.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	It would those go to the lieutenant first and he distributes the cases out uh on Monday mornings to everybody. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. >> I swear. >> Thank you. >> Good morning.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Is it Officer Simmons or >> Detective Simmons, but you can call me whatever you'd like. >> Detective Simmons.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh you were here uh during one of the earlier depositions uh of I believe officer Boggony.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So, you're doing really good just answering affirmatively, correct? >> Yes. rather than nods, things like that. >> And then uh the court reporter can only transcribe one of us at a time.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So we have to go a little bit slower than a normal conversation. >> Understood. >> All right.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh how many times? >> Just one other time other than this that I know of. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	I was a chief of police for the Shepard Police Department, arrested a city council member and um uh they terminated my employment because of and then I sued the city on a whistleblower act and won. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	How long have you been with the the Livingston uh Police Department? >> Since uh June of 2020. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And the whole time you've been there, uh, was Chief Parish the chief of police? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Are you familiar with Texas Penal Code 38.02 regarding failure to identify? >> I am. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh, what is your understanding of when a citizen is legally required to identify themselves to law enforcement in Texas? >> When they've been detained? >> When they've been detained. >> Arrest. >> Right.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	When's the last time you looked at Texas Penal Code 38.02? [sighs and snorts] >> I couldn't tell you.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Have you uh have you arrested individuals before who had not identified themselves to you while you had them detained? >> Only one other time. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	I apologize. >> What time was that? uh gentleman was uh under an overpass uh burning. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And you and and so did you uh arrest him specifically for failure to identify? >> No, I arrested him for the burning which would have been a citation and then for fail to ID. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So at that point, do do you understand that even when you're citing somebody, it's considered an arrest? >> Correct. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And so you were not actually detaining that individual, you were arresting him when he refused to identify. >> Correct. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So then at the time of February 4, 2022 during that detention of the plaintiffs, uh you believed that the individuals in the vehicle were legally required to identify themselves. >> Correct. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	We're here for the deposition of Chief Parish, uh the 30B6 representative for the city of Livingston.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	What is your title and role with the city of Livingston? >> I'm the chief of police. >> How long have you been the uh chief of police >> since um interim? since February March 2nd, 2020.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And then what were you doing before that? >> I was second in charge.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And I was lieutenant from about uh 2008 until that time I became chief. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So, how long have you been with uh the city of Livingston? >> Since February of 92. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Who do you re who do you report to within the city's uh organizational structure? >> My boss is the city manager. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh what written delegation of authority have you received from the city manager? >> Um I'm I'm not sure exactly what you want to know.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Um, as far as any written delegation, I mean, just in our our our uh command structure, that's just he is just my boss.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	He doesn't necessarily dictate and stop me if I'm going off.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	He doesn't dictate necessarily what the individual departments do. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So, for like internal policing policy, that's your responsibility. >> Well, I'm not a policy maker.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Council is the only policy maker for the city. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	I'm talking for internal the internal functions of the police department. >> Yes, it's me.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Yes, I do that. >> And so, uh, who hires and fires police officers? >> I do. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So, you don't you don't have anytime you want to hire or fire somebody, uh, you don't have to go to the city manager for that. >> I don't have to, but I do. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	But you but you have the final say in that regard. >> Yes sir. >> Okay. [snorts] >> Uh there is a city interrogatory response which you uh I believe you identified yourself as someone who uh uh assists in providing those answers.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	What what do you understand uh your specific powers are for that? >> As the chief of police over the department. >> Yes. >> Um as you said earlier, the hiring, the firing, I do the general management, administrative duties of the police department. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And uh I know you say, you know, especially with like uh hiring and firing, for example, you you give a courtesy uh notification to the city manager, but are there specific decisions uh that you make with respect to the police department that has to go to the city manager? >> Uh well, anything to do with like policy or anything like that.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And yes, it it is a courtesy type thing, but just remember the city manager can override me at any time and uh change whether I hired or fired somebody. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So, has the city manager ever overruled any of your decisions regarding police operations? >> Um, none that I No. >> Okay.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Hey guys, over the next couple of days, starting with today, I'm going to be dropping depositions in the case where I represent HBO Matt, Brandon White, and Melanie Treble.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	This concerns two small towns in East Texas, uh, Livingston police officers, and there's also a tie-in to, uh, the city of Corgan as well, which is neighboring to Livingston.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Essentially, a couple of years ago, essentially a couple of years ago, uh they were about to protest the city of Corgan over some arrests involving uh Brandon White, Philip Turner, and so they were going to put together some protest signs to do that.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	And while in Livingston at Melany's house, uh, HBO Matt went out to the car to get some more poster board, uh, and he had a suppressor.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	He had a he had a handgun with a suppressor attached.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Uh, but they ultimately, even though they challenged HBO Matt, they wanted to see his paperwork.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	They even threatened to tow his vehicle if he didn't step out of the house.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	He told them to go get a warrant, but in the end, they ultimately decided uh there was no crime being committed.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Now, I'm going to be doing a full breakdown on this, but I wanted to provide some context for the deposition videos you're about to see over the next coming days.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	They follow Officer Simmons around who is on patrol at the time in the city of Livingston.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So he decides that he's going to initiate a traffic stop.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	I know you." Uh, he didn't care that they were armed.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Well, once the police chief, Chief Parish, discovered this, these two incidents involved the same people and he knew what was going on with Corgan because he had discussions with the Corgan police chief. uh Parish uh with Livingston PD decided he was going to talk to the DA, the district attorney about trying to charge these guys with felonies.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Once the DA indicated, yeah, they shouldn't be allowed to do what they did, whatever it is that is, uh Parish basically directed his two detectives to write up uh identical search warrant affidavites or sorry, arrest warrant affidavit for felony charges.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Um, these detectives testified, as you'll see, that they never uh spoke with any of the officers on scene.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	Remember, all the officers on the scene determined there was no crime that was committed.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	But once the police chief directed his detectives to go ahead and write these things because the district attorney will accept them, uh, that's what they did.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	They swapped out HBO Matt for Brandon White for Melie Treble.	not created	1
med 55%	statement	Clearly Established	So uh as a result of these arrest warrants, they were all arrested uh held on substantial bonds, I think in excess of $100,000.	not created	1