An attorney has filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of a West Covina man who claims police used excessive force while arresting him in March of last year. The lawsuit names the City of Covina, several Covina police officers, and the police chief as defendants.

The attorney, Nick Pacheco, alleges an officer kicked and punched his client, 24-year-old Eduardo Jaime, without provocation when they took him into custody in March of 2007 at the Covina Well bar in Covina.

Nine months after his arrest, Jaime was acquitted of the two counts he was charged with: resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer and assault on a peace officer.

The attorney is seeking unspecified damages.

Police and City officials have not commented on the suit.