Jury awards $10K to disbarred lawyer who went pro se in civil rights trial over L.A. jail abuses

A disastrous few days in court appears to have been rectified by the facts behind the legal claims, which a federal appellate panel said in 2021 were meritorious.

(clockwise from top left) 9th Circuit Judges Ronald M. Gould and Kim McLane Wardlaw, visiting U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, plaintiff Lecia Shorter, defense attorney Rina Mathevosian and amicus counsel Christopher Hu. (screenshot from 9th Circuit YouTube)

A federal jury has awarded a disbarred lawyer $10,000 for abuses she suffered while j…