Attorney: Man punched by Fort Lauderdale police plans suit.

Byline: Brittany Wallman

Mar. 25--FORT LAUDERDALE -- An attorney representing the man punched in the face by a Fort Lauderdale Is your Fort Lauderdale restaurant clean? -- Click Here. police officer, on a widely viewed video, put the city on notice he plans to file a lawsuit. Attorney Doug Bates told the city March 10 that he'll sue for false arrest, false imprisonment, battery, excessive force, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, on behalf of Joshua Ortiz, 22, and Mallory Speiser, 22. Ortiz's confrontation with police was captured on video, and led prosecutors to drop charges against him earlier this month. Bates's letter …