ɡɹˈoʊdən, hˌuːz lˈɔɪɚz sˈɛd ðæt hiː wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd wɪðˌaʊt pɹˈɑːbəbəl kˈɔːz ænd ðæt hɪz ɹˈaɪt tə fɹˈiː spˈiːtʃ wʌz vˈaɪəleɪɾᵻd ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs, sˈuːd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv dˈæləs fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɪn "mˈɛntəl ˈæŋɡwɪʃ," dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ dˈæmɪdʒᵻz tə hɪz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən, ænd dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz ðæt wʌz kˈɑːnfɪskˌeɪɾᵻd.
Groden, whose lawyers said that he was arrested without probable cause and that his right to free speech was violated in the process, sued the City of Dallas for $900,000 in "mental anguish," $100,000 for damages to his reputation, and $1,000 for merchandise that was confiscated.