A man who claims he was attacked by a police dog outside of a restaurant is suing the city of Lodi. Daniel Sanchez Garcia of Lodi claims in his lawsuit that he was attacked by a Lodi police dog after he was stopped outside of Antonio’s Restaurant and Latin Club on Beckman Road.
The suit seeks an amount of more than $25,000. The exact amount is not determined, but Garcia wants to be compensated for lost wages because of missed work, a loss of earning capacity, medical expenses and other damages.
The alleged attack occurred on June 18 near the intersection of Beckman and Victor roads. Garcia was leaving the restaurant when he was stopped by the restaurant’s security guards — not police. The guards asked him to take out his driver’s license and called Lodi Police. As Garcia was standing by his vehicle, according to the suit, Lodi police officers arrived, and a police dog jumped on him. The alleged attack lasted more than one minute.
Antonio’s was the site of a recent murder “and a number of shootings and stabbings,” Lodi City Attorney Stephen Schwabauer said.
“It’s a high police response area,” he said.
Schwabauer said that at least a part of Garcia’s claims are true.
“It’s my understanding there was a bite but that it was not significant,” he said.
Garcia’s attorney, Harold Miller of Stockton, did not return several telephone calls from the San Joaquin News Service. The suit is scheduled to be heard in court May 16.
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