LOS ANGELES - The City of Los Angeles and several officers with the LAPD were called out in a March 29 federal lawsuit that alleges false arrest, excessive force and numerous other charges.
The complaint was filed by plaintiffs Zinaida Doljenko and Gennady Dolzhenko, who say that a false 911 call was made in March of 2019 by the plaintiffs' neighbors.
The officers named as defendants in the case are accused of wrongfully arresting Doljenko, a disabled woman who can barely walk and can't feel her feet. The officers allegedly lingered in her apartment for three hours after the call despite her allegedly not being a threat.
Doljenko says she was booked after a felony arrest on a $50,000 bond on false grounds, claiming that the officers conspired with the neighbors who called 911 to bring about charges against her.
The officers named in the suit are: Chief Michel Moore, Sergeant Meja, Sergeant Matt Ethridge, officer Herrera and officer Georgeson.
The defendants are charged with false arrest, excessive force, unlawful search, theft of personal property and illegal lockout, municipal liability and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Doljenko wants at least $750,000 for her suffering. The plaintiffs are self-represented.