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Exhibits from Zoellner v. Losey

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Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey Verdict

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Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey (Previously City of Arcata) Trial

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2017 Preliminary Hearing Transcripts with Annotations

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Transcripts and Documents from the Murder Case

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Why Zoellner's Malicious Prosecution Claim was Allowed to Proceed

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The Defense Argument from the 2017 Murder Case (Transcript)

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Zoellner's Appeal

On April 5, 2023, Kyle Zoellner filled a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In this document, Zoellner makes very broad appeals of many of the court's decisions throughout the case. Full Document Link: Notice of Appeal Document   The main body of text is reproduced below:   That Plaintiff Kyle Zoellner hereby appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from: 1. The final judgment entered on March 13, 2023 (Dkt# 418) dismissing Counts 4, 5, 6 (as to all Defendants other than Chief Chapman, Det. Sgt. Dokweiler, and the City of Arcata), 7, and 8 by Order filed April 19, 2021 (Dkt. No. 131); granted summary judgment to Defendants on Counts 1, 2 (as to all Defendants other than Det. Losey), 3, and 6 by Order filed March 1, 2022 (Dkt. No. 233); and granted judgment on the pleadings to Defendants on Count 9 by Order filed March 10, 2023 (Dkt. No. 417).1 An October 2022 jury trial on Count 2 resulted in a verdict in fa

Exhibits from Zoellner v. Losey

All documents below were obtained via publicly available court records. Because these documents were obtained through publicly available means, there may be redactions or other changes within the document. Physical Evidence Examination Report (Knife Fibers) - Fiber analysis performed by the DOJ evaluating fibers recovered from the knife that was located at the homicide scene and fibers obtained from the clothing that Kyle Zoellner had been wearing at the time of the incident. The summary given in the report says "The examined fibers recovered from the knife (#628-4) are dissimilar to fibers comprising the clothing of Kyle Zoellner(#'s 561-1, 561-3, and 561-4).". The report goes on to describe the fibers and the findings from various techniques used to examine them. Physical Evidence Examination Report (Knife Handle DNA) - This is one of the DNA analysis reports from the DOJ. This particular report discusses the DNA mixture obtained from the handle of the knife located a

Zoellner Lawsuit Trial Transcripts

Volume 1 (October 3rd Trial Day 1) - This contains opening statements and direct examination of former APD detective Eric Losey Volume 2 - Contains testimony from former Humboldt County DA Maggie Fleming and Eric Zoellner Volume 3 - Includes some housekeeping issues and discussion of a previously undisclosed email that DA Maggie Fleming discussed in her testimony Volume 4 - Primarily includes the testimony of APD Lieutenant Todd Dockweiler Volume 5 - - Includes testimony Detective Todd Dockweiler, Former Deputy DA Andrew Isaac, Former APD Detective Eric Losey and Kyle Zoellner. Deputy DA Andrew Isaac testifies that he recommended that they not file the charges against Zoellner in 2017. (page 639) He goes on to give very revealing testimony about the DA's decision making in 2017. He testifies "I will never forget, Your Honor, the look on Mr. Ree's face when he came out, down to my end of the hallway, and stated that Mr. Martinez's audio statement was contrary

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