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McKenzie Scott PC Files Civil Rights Suit Against City of San Diego and Two SDPD Officers on Behalf of Marine Corps Veteran and Local Business Owner

San Diego, CAOn Juneteenth last week, McKenzie Scott PC filed a federal civil rights complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of Hakimkhalfani Webb, a 62-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps veteran and San Diego County business owner, against the City of San Diego and two San Diego Police […]

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On Juneteenth last week, McKenzie Scott PC filed a federal civil rights complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of Hakimkhalfani Webb, a 62-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps veteran and San Diego County business owner, against the City of San Diego and two San Diego Police Department officers. The complaint [Case No. 3:26-cv-03641-AGS-VET] alleges that Mr. Webb was subjected to two racially-motivated pretextual traffic stops in June 2025 and January 2026, during which he was removed from his vehicle, handcuffed, searched, and photographed without legal justification—conduct the complaint alleges is consistent with a well-documented and longstanding pattern of racially disparate policing by the SDPD.

About Mr. Webb

Hakimkhalfani Webb was born and raised in Texas and joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 18. He served honorably for 21 years – including three combat deployments to Beirut, Desert Storm, and Iraq – before retiring in 2002 and continuing to serve in the reserves for an additional nine years. Since retiring, Mr. Webb has operated All Point Security, a security firm he has owned in San Diego County since 2001. He is the father of three daughters and grandfather to two granddaughters. He has no criminal history whatsoever.

The Incidents

June 14, 2025: Mr. Webb was pulled over by SDPD Officers Michael Hagen (#1148) and Adrian Villanueva (#1759) under the stated pretext of a missing front license plate – a plate that was in the cab of his truck following a recent bumper replacement. The officers drew their weapons upon approaching him. Upon discovering his lawfully-registered 9mm Glock – a firearm he has carried for work as a licensed security guard since purchasing it in 2001 – Officer Hagen repeatedly told Mr. Webb he would shoot him. Mr. Webb was removed from his vehicle, handcuffed, placed in a patrol car, and subjected to an “inventory search” that found no contraband. He was not cited for the missing license plate. Instead, he was arrested on the false claim that the Glock was not registered to him, a charge the City itself subsequently confirmed was completely erroneous – in truth, the officers had failed to enter the complete serial number when checking registration.

Despite the City’s acknowledgment that Mr. Webb should not be prosecuted because his firearm was lawfully registered to him, it refused to return Mr. Webb’s property, requiring him to pay the California Department of Justice for a “Law Enforcement Gun Release.” Mr. Webb did not recover his gun – his primary tool of employment – until December 4, 2025, nearly six months after it was wrongfully seized.

January 24, 2026: The day after Mr. Webb submitted a request to seal and destroy records of his wrongful arrest, Officer Villanueva – the same officer from the June 2025 stop – made a U-turn to follow Mr. Webb’s vehicle in South San Diego. After Mr. Webb came to a complete stop at three consecutive stop signs, Officer Villanueva initiated another traffic stop, claiming Mr. Webb had rolled through a sign. Mr. Webb was again removed from his vehicle, handcuffed, and forced to pose for photographs from the front and side – mug-shot style – in the street, surrounded by uniformed, armed SDPD officers. He was released after approximately 30 minutes without any citation.

The Data: A Pattern the City Has Long Known About

The complaint draws on data published by the City of San Diego itself as well as findings from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) and San Diego’s own Commission on Police Practices (CPP).

California’s RIPA Board 2026 Annual Report: Reducing pretext stops will increase public safety and reduce racial profiling

The 2026 RIPA Board Report found, consistent with prior years, that racial and identity profiling in California remains a serious concern. The Board specifically noted that pretextual stops – stops based on hunches without reasonable suspicion or probable cause – are particularly susceptible to racial bias, and that RIPA data show Black drivers are asked for consent to search more frequently than White drivers despite minimal discovery of weapons or contraband. The Board found that officers asked for consent to search most frequently in stops initiated for equipment violations, with the highest rates in stops of Black individuals (6.45%; 7,016 stops). The RIPA Board also found that “a wealth of information, data, and research shows that pretextual stops do not benefit the community.” Accordingly, the RIPA Board noted “that there are significant benefits to enacting policies limiting or eliminating pretextual stops, including an increase in public safety and a reduction in racial and identity profiling.”

San Diego Commission on Police Practices – 2024 RIPA Data:

San Diego’s own Commission on Police Practices, in a June 2026 community briefing, highlighted the following findings:

  • Black individuals were stopped 3.05 times more often than expected based on population, while White individuals were stopped 15.05% less often than expected.
  • Compared to individuals perceived to be White, individuals perceived to be Black were:
    ○ 4.42 times more likely to be frisked
    ○ 3.36 times more likely to be asked to consent to a property search
    ○ 3.31 times more likely to be handcuffed
    ○ 3.24 times more likely to have force used against them
    ○ 2.31 times more likely to be subject to a parole status inquiry
    ○ 1.22 times more likely to be detained in a patrol car

 

The Commission on Police Practices will likely formally recommend that the City take action to reduce or eliminate pretextual stops, noting that such stops do not increase public safety.

Claims

The complaint asserts 10 causes of action, including violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (unlawful search and seizure, unlawful seizure of property, and equal protection), California’s Bane Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 52.1), negligence, false arrest, conversion, and trespass to chattels. A Monell claim is brought against the City of San Diego for its policy of failure to train officers to avoid race-based stops and seizures.

Mr. Webb seeks compensatory and punitive damages, injunctive relief to end race-based stops and searches by the SDPD, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

Statement of Counsel

“Mr. Webb proudly and honorably served our Country for three decades; he’s spent his civilian life as a law-abiding business owner in San Diego County,” said Michele A. McKenzie of McKenzie Scott PC. “What happened to him–and what keeps happening to him–is sadly not an anomaly. The City’s own stop data demonstrates that year after year Black drivers in San Diego are stopped, searched, handcuffed, and photographed at disproportionate rates that cannot be explained by anything other than race. Mr. Webb is a father and grandfather who has lived a law-abiding life. He rightfully is seeking a future in which he can live and drive in San Diego without fear of being arbitrarily stopped because he is a Black.”

“I feel it is important to stand up for myself and for others who are being stopped based on the color of our skin. These recurring stops by the police are terrifying and dangerous. I feel blessed that so far I have not been physically injured when the police point their weapons at me. But it’s past time for this to stop. I’m speaking out now before my blessings run out.” said Mr. Webb.

About McKenzie Scott PC

McKenzie Scott is a San Diego civil rights law firm dedicated to protecting individual liberties and holding government entities accountable. The firm specializes in civil rights violation cases, including police misconduct, First Amendment rights, in-custody jail deaths, civil liberties, and public interest litigation. McKenzie Scott’s attorneys have successfully represented numerous families in excessive force and wrongful death cases against law enforcement agencies, including securing the then-largest excessive-force verdict in American history ($85 million in K.J.P. v. San Diego) and the largest wrongful death settlement in history paid by San Diego County ($16 million in the Hayden Schuck case).

For more information, please visit www.mckenziescott.com.

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The Hope Trigger Sends an Elite Rescue Operative Into a Mission Where Reality, Love, and Trauma Collide

New York City, NYDeborah Riley-Magnus blends psychological suspense, paranormal mystery, romance, and high-stakes action in a rescue mission unlike any Max Caine has faced.

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Deborah Riley-Magnus blends psychological suspense, paranormal mystery, romance, and high-stakes action in a rescue mission unlike any Max Caine has faced.

Author Deborah Riley-Magnus introduces a rescue mission that challenges both physical courage and emotional survival in THE HOPE TRIGGER, a suspense novel published by Solstice Publishing.

Max Caine is a highly sought-after paramilitary kidnap and ransom operative whose extraordinary instincts and heightened senses have helped him navigate dangerous assignments.

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While recovering from a leg wound suffered during a recent extraction, Max reluctantly accepts an unusual case involving Hope Klocek, a woman experiencing an emotional crisis.

Unlike the missions he understands, this rescue requires far more than tactical expertise.

Max is accustomed to situations where threats can be identified, confronted, and overcome through training and decisive action.

Hope’s case refuses to follow those rules.

In THE HOPE TRIGGER, complications deepen when Max encounters what he calls the Twilight, a mysterious phenomenon in which reality intensifies and increasingly bizarre events become possible.

His instincts sharpen, and time and weather appear to move backward, and ghosts accompany him through an unpredictable parallel experience.

With the boundaries of reality becoming uncertain, Max must determine what can be trusted while continuing a mission whose greatest dangers may not be physical.

The emotional stakes become even more complicated as Max begins falling in love with the woman he has been asked to rescue.

For a man accustomed to controlling dangerous situations, that connection creates a vulnerability no conventional operation could prepare him to manage.

THE HOPE TRIGGER turns the rescue mission inward as Max begins confronting the damage within himself.

The operative who has built his reputation on saving others is forced to recognize that his own unresolved past may stand between him and the successful completion of the most personally significant mission he has undertaken.

Through this collision of action, psychological tension, supernatural uncertainty, and romance, THE HOPE TRIGGER explores the distance between rescuing another person and finding clarity within oneself.

Max may possess unusual abilities and professional instincts, but neither protects him from emotional wounds or guarantees that he can navigate the Twilight.

The story raises questions about trauma, vulnerability, love, and whether someone carrying unresolved damage can truly help another person in crisis.

As the mission intensifies, Max discovers that courage can demand more than facing external danger.

Sometimes it requires confronting the parts of oneself that have remained hidden.

Deborah Riley-Magnus builds THE HOPE TRIGGER around an unconventional protagonist whose greatest test reaches beyond the skills that made him exceptional in his profession.

By placing Max in circumstances where tactical strength alone cannot guarantee success, the novel transforms a rescue operation into a journey toward self-clarity and emotional reckoning.

The result combines high-stakes suspense with paranormal elements and an unexpected romantic connection, asking whether Max can free himself from the past in time to complete a mission that challenges everything he thought he understood about rescue, reality, and himself.

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Jan’s Little Sister Explores Desire, Trust, and a Relationship That Refuses Conventional Boundaries

New York City, NYPauline Finton blends romance, emotional complexity, and unconventional relationships in a story about honesty, discovery, and unexpected love.

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Pauline Finton blends romance, emotional complexity, and unconventional relationships in a story about honesty, discovery, and unexpected love.

Author Pauline Finton explores the unexpected ways relationships can evolve in Jan’s Little Sister, an adult erotic romance centered on three consenting adults confronting desire, trust, and changing emotional boundaries.

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Jan wants one quiet night of rest when she asks her free-spirited best friend, Nicky, to keep her husband, Rick, company. What begins as an unusual favor soon creates consequences none of them anticipated, challenging the assumptions surrounding Jan’s marriage, Nicky’s independence, and Rick’s devotion while opening possibilities that require honesty from everyone involved.

At its heart, Jan’s Little Sister follows characters learning that attraction is only one part of navigating an unconventional relationship. Nicky has long approached life on her own terms and is comfortable with a relationship dynamic built around guidance, trust, and personal freedom. Rick finds himself confronting emotions he never expected while remaining deeply connected to Jan. Meanwhile, Jan discovers a more assertive side of herself as circumstances challenge her understanding of intimacy and partnership.

Finton says the characters themselves became the driving force behind Jan’s Little Sister, demanding that their individual stories be heard as the novel developed. She points particularly to Chapter 21 and Nicky’s story as an important moment in which open and honest dialogue begins to reshape the characters’ relationships.

That emphasis on communication gives the novel an emotional foundation beyond its sensual premise. Instead of treating changing boundaries as merely provocative, Finton focuses on what happens when people acknowledge complicated feelings and begin discussing what they genuinely need from one another.

Written for mature romance readers, Jan’s Little Sister combines a gradual romantic build with emotionally complex characters and themes of trust, consent, self-discovery, and genuine bisexual representation. Readers interested in authentic power exchange relationship dynamics and unconventional love stories will find characters working through the consequences of choices that cannot simply be undone.

The novel ultimately asks whether established relationships must collapse when their boundaries change, or whether openness and communication can allow something different to emerge from circumstances that initially seem capable of pulling people apart.

Pauline Finton brings Jan’s Little Sister toward a hopeful conclusion grounded in the idea that meaningful relationships do not always fit comfortably inside predetermined categories. While written as an adult romance with mature themes, the story places emotional development alongside desire, allowing Jan, Nicky, and Rick to grow as their understanding of themselves and one another changes.

Finton’s characters ultimately confront the difference between secrecy and honesty, discovering that an unexpected relationship can become something lasting when the people involved are willing to communicate openly and reconsider what love can look like.

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Math Adventures Makes Learning Math Fun, Engaging, and Confidence-Building for Young Students

New York City, NYTerry Gray introduces an interactive workbook designed to help K to 8 learners build strong math skills through creativity and hands-on practice.

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Terry Gray introduces an interactive workbook designed to help K to 8 learners build strong math skills through creativity and hands-on practice.

In Math Adventures: A Fun Journey from K to 8 Graders, Terry Gray presents a thoughtfully designed educational workbook that transforms mathematics into an engaging and enjoyable learning experience.

8 2 Math Adventures Makes Learning Math Fun, Engaging, and Confidence-Building for Young Students

Created for students at various skill levels, the book offers a step-by-step approach that supports both beginners and those looking to strengthen their existing knowledge.

Combining clear instruction with interactive activities, the workbook encourages students to explore math concepts in a way that feels accessible and rewarding.

Each section builds progressively, helping learners develop confidence as they move from foundational skills to more advanced problem-solving.

The book includes a variety of exercises aimed at strengthening logical thinking, reinforcing key concepts, and promoting independent learning.

Its structured yet flexible format allows it to be used in classrooms, homeschooling environments, tutoring sessions, or for individual practice at home.

Designed with a friendly and approachable tone, Math Adventures helps remove the intimidation often associated with learning math.

By presenting challenges in a fun and supportive way, the book motivates students to stay engaged and continue building their skills.

In addition to improving academic performance, the workbook focuses on developing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities that are essential for long-term success.

It encourages curiosity and creativity, helping students see math as an exciting subject rather than a difficult task.

This book is part of the education mission of You’re All That Inc., which is committed to providing children with educational resources and opportunities that encourage academic success.

It’s the organization behind the initiative.

Math Adventures: A Fun Journey from K to 8 Graders was created as an additional learning resource to help children practice and strengthen their mathematics skills in an engaging way.

The book introduces age-appropriate math activities that encourage students to work through problems, practice fundamental concepts, and build confidence as they learn.

The goal is to make math practice feel less intimidating and more enjoyable while encouraging children to develop consistent learning habits.

Through practice, repetition, and hands-on activities, students can reinforce concepts they are learning in the classroom.

The book also gives parents, educators, and schools another resource they can use to encourage children to spend more time practicing mathematics both in and outside the classroom.

Through Math Adventures: A Fun Journey from K to 8 Graders, You’re All That Inc. hopes to support its broader commitment to education and help place useful learning resources in the hands of children.

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