The City of Mesa has filed a motion to dismiss several claims in a federal lawsuit filed by a man who was knocked unconscious by police officers at a quinceanera.

On October 2, 2022, officers responded to an “unknown trouble” call at a Mesa event hall where a man claimed he was punched by Barraza during a 15-year-old’s birthday celebration, records show.

The Mesa Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after multiple officers knocked a man unconscious during a violent arrest at his goddaughter’s quinceanera.