Five Oakland police officers slated to be fired following a controversial 2018 shooting have filed a lawsuit against the city and its civilian Police Commission, asking a court to spare their jobs and formally clear them of wrongdoing.

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The suit, filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, is the latest chapter in what has been a contentious year of investigations and conflicting findings about the March 11, 2018, death of Joshua Pawlik. Pawlik, a 32-year-old homeless man, was discovered unconscious and armed in a yard between two homes in West Oakland, and was gunned down by police moments after he woke up.