On Nov. 26, 2012, plaintiff Mario A. Garcia, 50, a self-employed landscaper, was arrested in Banning by the City of Banning Police Department on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was then transferred to the county of Riverside for booking. During Garcia’s booking, it was discovered that Garcia’s first and last name, as well as his birthday, matched a felony arrest warrant from nearly two decades before. He protested that he was not the person named in the warrant. However, Garcia declined to appear before a magistrate in Riverside County to protest the allegedly mistaken identity. As a result, he was transferred to the Los Angeles County Jail on Nov. 27, 2012. Garcia remained detained at the jail until Nov. 29, 2012, when he was released after the court determined that the Mario L. Garcia named in the warrant, was seven inches shorter and 120 pounds lighter than Mario A. Garcia. Mario A. Garcia sued Riverside County, the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Garcia alleged that the defendants violated his civil and constitutional rights. He also alleged that the defendants were negligent in the training and supervision of their respective officers, making the defendants liable for the officers’ actions. Shortly after the filing of the lawsuit, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was dismissed from the case. Later, Riverside County, on behalf of itself and the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, settled with Garcia. Thus, the matter continued against Los Angeles County and Baca. However, during the course of litigation, Garcia passed away from unrelated causes, and his wife, Oralia Cueto Garcia, and one of his daughters, Brenda Garcia, were substituted in as plaintiffs acting on Mr. Garcia’s behalf. Plaintiff’s counsel contended that besides Mr. Garcia having a different middle name and protesting that the name on the warrant wasn’t him, Garcia’s fingerprints did not match those of the suspect, Mario L. Garcia. Counsel also contended that Baca failed to train and supervise the officers at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, resulting in the Mario A. Garcia’s wrongful arrest and detainment. Defense counsel denied that Los Angeles County was liable, asserting that it was not fault for the incident. Specifically, counsel asserted that it was reasonable to match Mario A. Garcia to the warrant that had the same name and birth date as Mario L. Garcia, as well as a number of other matching characteristics., Garcia’s wife and daughter sought recovery of damages for Garcia’s past and future pain and suffering as a result of allegedly being wrongfully detained.