Student shocked by stun gun in campus library sues UCLA

by E Wayne Ross on January 19, 2007

San Jose Mercury News: Student shocked by stun gun in campus library sues UCLA

A UCLA student who was shocked with a Taser by campus police after refusing to show his identification card sued the university Wednesday, claiming his civil rights were violated.

Mostafa Tabatabainejad, 23, alleges University of California, Los Angeles campus police officers used excessive force by repeatedly shocking him with the stun gun Nov. 14, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court.