Woman Punched by CHiPs Officer Files Civil Rights Lawsuit

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A woman seen in a viral video being pummeled by a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer alongside a Los Angeles freeway filed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday. The lawsuit that attorney Caree Harper filed in federal court on behalf of Marlene Pinnock names the commissioner of the CHP, the unidentified officer in the July 1 video and other officers as defendants. The now-viral video recorded by a passing driver shows Pinnock, 51, being repeatedly punched as she's straddled by the officer. The lawsuit claims excessive force, assault, battery and a violation of Pinnock's due process rights. Pinnock remains hospitalized with head injuries.

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