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The lawyer must explain the decision to release a police video in a fatal shooting of Topeka – The Topeka Capital -journal

The lawyer must explain the decision to release a police video in a fatal shooting of Topeka – The Topeka Capital -journal

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  • A federal judge will decide whether to sanction Laron Larona Saunders for the fact that it is alleged to have violated a defense order on an unlawful death claim.
  • The judge has temporarily banned Lasiter Sonders from certain aspects of the case until a sanction decision has been made.
  • The lawsuit brought by Lowi’s family was scheduled for consideration in February 2026.

Last week, a federal judge ordered a lawyer to explain why she should not be sanctioned after being charged with violating a defense order on an unlawful death claim with respect to the fatal police shooting in 2022 in Taylor Lowi.

Judge Angel D. Michelle on February 5 gave lawyer Larona Larona Sonders and the plaintiff Da’mabrius Duncan until February 25 to explain “why the court should not impose the sanctions requested by the defendants.”

“After the court reviewed their answer, the court will decide whether a personal hearing is justified,” the order said.

Lassiter Saunders “Supposed to represent Duncan”, but is not a lawyer for the record in the case, said Michel’s order.

What else did the order say?

Mitchell also ordered Lassiter Saunders and Duncan to file separate declarations signed under the penalty of perjury, explaining in detail all the information released to third parties and the extent to which the confidential information is further disseminated.

Mitchell’s order added that Lassiter Saunders is prohibited – until the court court is otherwise ordered – to obtain additional materials produced in the case; participation in the process of detecting the case in which the two parties exchange evidence and information; and the presence of any deposits regarding the case.

Deposits include the extraction of witnesses from witnesses who are recorded as part of the detection process and can be used later in court.

The defendants claim that Lassiter Saunders violates the defense order

Showney District Attorney Mike Kagai concluded that the officers were justified on October 13, 2022, when they fired 34 shots in Lauri, which he said initially carried a knife, then released it and wore a wrench when it was fired a buzz of shots.

Overland Park attorneys William and Pateten Denning last August brought the case on behalf of Lowi’s daughter, who only described the complaint as “LL”, and her mother Duncan, who is a special administrator of the Lowry mansion.

A modified version of the initial complaint filed on January 14th identifies the defendants in addition to the city as Topeka police officers Malcolm Gillum, Justin Goody and Bradley Empite, SGT. Scott Macentier and Detective Alex Wall.

Mitchell ruled on December 13 that the city may not determine the entire Bodycam video made in the place as confidential during the detection process.

The Nicholas Jefferson lawyers, representing the city, and Jeffrey Kulman, representing the five officers, claim that Lassiter Saunders subsequently provided a video made at the site of the Kansas and NBC News reflector, which both posted online.

Claiming that Lassiter Saunders and the plaintiffs have violated a protective order issued earlier in the case, lawyers representing the city, and five employees demanded Mitchell last week to impose six specific sanctions on Lassiter Saunders, including finding it for disrespect and publicly to exhort her.

“She has done this for the wrong purposes to consider this case in the court of public opinion and to influence incorrectly and to mourn the jurors’ pool,” the proposal, which seeks sanctions, said.

When and where does the process take place?

Mitchell issued a planning order on Thursday, setting different deadlines for actions in the court, while summoning his court hearing to begin on February 3, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas.

“The trial setting can only be changed by order of the judge chairing the trial,” the Mitchell order said.

The plaintiffs demanded that the process be held in Kansas City, Kansas, while the defendants asked him to be held in Topeka.

The jurors for federal trials in Topeka come from the county, Brown, Chase, Clay, Dickinson, Gary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Maurice, Nama, Pota, Riley, Vabansi and Washington, according to the Federal Court of Website.

This site says that the jurors for federal trials in Kansas City, Kansas and Lebanevort come from the county Douglas, Wyandot, Johnson, Atison, Donifan, Franklin, Levert and Miami.

Contact Tim Hrenchir at [email protected] or 785-213-5934.

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