MIAMI – The attorney for a Doral man who alleged cops there took him for a “rough ride” after arresting him without cause will get close to $100,000 from them.

Miami federal judge K. Michael Moore on Aug. 21 ordered $91,627.50 in fees and $5,779.83 in costs to Daniel Courtney, adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation. The ruling follows a $600,000 jury verdict in favor of Courtney’s client, Victor Sepulveda.

Officers Alberto Tellez, Michael Acosta and Javier Diaz in 2022 were found to have committed excessive force and battery in September 2017. The jury awarded $525,000 in damages for pain and suffering, injuries, mental anguish and loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life. Another $75,000 went to past and future medical damages.

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