Should I file a civil suit for police brutality during or after my criminal case concerning the same arrest?

I was illegally stopped, coerced, and illegally arrested. My trial is scheduled for January of 2008 (so much for a speedy trial). How important is it for me to wait until this trial is over before I file a civil suit for police brutality, or is it OK for me to file this civil suit while I am waiting for my trial?

WELL YOUR STORY IS A BUNCH OF BUNK , the courts ar not going to have your trial 8 months from now , i can promise you that