Lee Roistacher and Kimberly Sullivan obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death case following a 7 day jury trial in Federal Court, Central District of California, which ended on September 18, 2025. Plaintiffs Keandre, Devonte and Linden Stephenson sued CHP Officer Jeffrey McKee claiming that Officer McKee used excessive and unreasonable force to detain their father, resulting in his death. In less than a day of deliberations, the jury found in favor of Officer McKee. The case was Stephenson, et al. v. State of California, et al., Case No. 5:21-cv-00526-JAK-DTB and tried before the Honorable John A. Kronstadt.
