Overview

• County officials said they settled to avoid the cost, length and uncertainty of a jury trial and made no admission of liability.
• In court filings, the agreement was finalized earlier this year after a judge approved funds for the children in January 2024 and additional terms were sealed in May 2025.
• Body-camera footage shows deputies drawing guns and forcing Nakia Porter to the pavement during a stop over mismatched plates as her father was detained and her young children remained in the car.
• Porter was jailed overnight on suspicion of resisting arrest and was never charged, according to the coverage.
• The lawsuit alleges deputies misrepresented her resistance and how long she was unconscious, and her attorney says the $17 million figure ranks among the largest of its kind in California.