"Officer Nielsen said that Zoellner declined medical attention. "He appeared dazed; seemed out of it."

(Recent photo of Kyle Zoellner)

If the Arcata City Council rejects Kyle Zoellner's claim, and if he decides to file a lawsuit, hopefully he will hire a lawyer, one who has experience with such lawsuits.

Whether someone helped him with this claim or he wrote it himself, just throwing in bunch of legal lingo doesn't mean you have a case.
You have to prove these claims in court. Can Zoellner be successful, who knows? Without hearing arguments and what evidence both sides will present, it is all speculation.

In the preliminary hearing, Officer Devin Nielsen said  that Zoellner denied medical attention.
http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2017/05/regrettably-i-wrote-name-zoellner-det.html?m=1

Quote from post above:

"Officer Nielsen said that Zoellner declined medical attention. "He appeared dazed; seemed out of it." Officer Nielsen said Ziellner was not angry; he was calm, polite and not intoxicated

So, it is the officer's word vs. Zoellner. If the officer's body camera has a recording and it supports Officer Nielsen's statement, then that part of Zoellner's claim is easily disproved.

Another question Zoellner better be prepared to answer is why file the claim now? Nothing in his narrative suggests any new information so why wait almost 7 months to file a claim?

Previous post:

http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2017/10/we-cannot-comment-due-to-potential.html?m=1
( includes claim filed by zoellner)