On September 28, 2026, the case against Clark County and Deputy DA Agnes Botelho were dismissed. Case against the others is still pending.
On May 21, 2025, Jose DeCastro filed another civil suit in Nevada in retaliation for his arrest and conviction in State of Nevada v. Jose DeCastro, which was later overturned on appeal. This time attempting to use a Monell claim to pierce judicial and qualified immunity of the Judge who sentenced him, the Judge who refused to release him on bail pending his appeal (even though she eventually reverse his conviction), the prosecuting attorney, the LVMPD officer who testified against him, a bailiff, and others. His lawsuit is claiming damages starting at 29 million dollars ranging to a high of 50 million.
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