MENDOCINO Co., 3/22/17 — The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians and Therafields, Inc. have filed nearly identical claims against Mendocino County, alleging that Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies and other county employees illegally searched, seized and destroyed over 800 mature cannabis plants during a September 2, 2016 raid on a cannabis farm in Hopland. The tribe and company are effectively claiming that the deputies violated the warrant by raiding an address that was not listed on the warrant, and instead raiding a location within the boundaries of the Hopland Rancheria. Under California law litigants must first file a “claim” against a county or municipality, before formally filing a lawsuit. Such claims are sometimes settled, and sometimes blossom into full fledged lawsuits to be fought in court.
The claims list Mendocino County, the county’s Board of Supervisors, county District Attorney David Eyester, Sheriff Tom Allman, and all other county employees or staff who participated in the raids or performed work relating to the September 2 activities as responsible for the damages listed.
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