Final Settlement

After two years of court proceedings, I finally signed off on the civil rights lawsuit against San Quentin Prison officials for violating my First Amendment right. Once the Attorney General and my attorney signed the finalized settlement agreement, certain payment and actions to fully settle all claims will be executed.

It was a lengthy battle, but with the help of my attorneys we were able to win the settlement. The truth and the law were on my side.

I want to thank Peter Kang, his law firm, Sipley, Austin, Brown, and Wood, LLP, and his assistant for representing me pro bono and working tirelessly on the lawsuit. I also want to thank Victor Hwang from API Legal Outreach for being co-counsel and the "professor" for his input in the case. They are lawyers with compassion.

Everyone of us is protected by constitutional rights, even prisoners and detainees. When someone violates your rights because he or she doesn't not like your looks or your beliefs or what you have to say, that is committing a crime against what the United States proclaims to represent.

You have a right to defend yourself.