Cicinelli were suing over their termination in the Orange County Superior Court, alleging that Fullerton city council had been unconstitutionally biased against them. Response by Anonymous In August 2011, the Internet activist group Anonymous demanded that the officers involved be prosecuted, the Fullerton Police Chief resign, and that Thomas's family be awarded $5 million in compensation; they threatened to shut down the Fullerton municipal website if their demands were not met. In January 2014, after the police officers involved were acquitted, Anonymous released their personal addresses, as well as the identities of the jurors. On January 18 and 19, Anonymous disabled several websites belonging to or run by Fullerton Police and municipality. 2020 document release In May 2020, the city of Fullerton published 2,400 pages of documents about the Kelly Thomas case, as required by the recently enacted SB 1421 law. See also List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States Police brutality in the United States References External links Ramos, Cicinelli et al (FPD No. 11-38750) 2020 document releases by the city of Fullerton Fullerton Stories has a brief write up about Thomas' life Friends For Fullerton, a blog with extensive coverage of the event "Full, unedited Kelly Thomas confrontation video (35 min.)" on YouTube, published by the Orange County Register 1974 births 2011 deaths Criminal trials that ended in acquittal Deaths by beating in the United States Deaths in police custody in the United States Homeless people People from Fullerton, California History of Orange County, California People with schizophrenia Victims of police brutality 2011 in California Deaths by person in California Filmed killings by law enforcement Fullerton, California Law enforcement in California Law enforcement controversies in the United States