v. City of Scottsdale et al
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ORDER setting oral argument on 265 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment, 271 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and 334 Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification of Issue for interlocutory Appeal: Hearing set for 3/14/2012 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 602, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003 before Judge G Murray Snow. Signed by Judge G Murray Snow on 3/2/12. (LSP)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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W. Eric Hulstedt, permanent guardian
and permanent conservator of David
Hulstedt, an adult, et al.,
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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City of Scottsdale, et al.,
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Defendant.
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No. CV-09-1258-PHX-GMS
ORDER
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Pending before the Court are Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc.
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265), Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 271), and Plaintiffs’ Motion
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for Certification of Issue for Interlocutory Appeal (Doc. 334).
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that oral argument on these motions is set for March
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14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 602, Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Federal Courthouse,
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401 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2151.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order serves to inform the parties as to which
issues are to be the subject of oral argument.
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The primary interest of the Court in having oral argument is to discuss particular
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elements of the Graham test and associated qualified immunity issues with regards to Count
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One and Count Two. Therefore, the parties should be prepared to discuss 1) any crime or
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crimes committed by David Hulstedt and the severity of those crimes, 2) the immediacy and
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the nature of the threat posed by David Hulstedt to himself and/or others, 3) whether David
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Hulstedt was resisting arrest or attempting to escape, and if so, how.
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The parties should also be prepared to discuss whether officers must consider the risk
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of harm using force presents to third parties under a Graham analysis, and if so, whether this
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principle was “clearly established” for the purposes of qualified immunity in November of
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2008. Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 236 (2009). The Court asks the parties to be
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prepared to discuss the following cases: Boyd v. Benton Cty., 374 F.3d 773 (9th Cir. 2004),
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Haugen v. Brosseau, 339 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 2003) (overruled on qualified immunity grounds
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by Brosseau v. Haugen, 543 U.S. 194 (2004)), Vaughan v. Cox, 343 F.3d 1323 (11th Cir.
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2003), Dietzman v. City of Homer, 2010 WL 4684043 (D. Alaska Nov. 17, 2010), and Glenn
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v. Washington Cty., ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 6760348 (Dec. 27, 2011).
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The treatment of David after he was shot appears also subject to an analysis under
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Graham. The parties should therefore be prepared to discuss the precise force used against
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David, the government’s interest in using that force, and whether the interest justified the
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force used. Should either party claim that Officer Fellows and Officer Garcia were unaware
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of the fact that they were injuring David, they should be prepared to discuss “whether a
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reasonable officer would have or should have accurately perceived that fact.” Torres v. City
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of Madera, 648 F.3d 1119, 1124 (9th Cir. 2011) (emphasis in original). On the question of
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qualified immunity for Count Two, the parties should be prepared to discuss whether Burnett
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v. Bottoms, 368 F. Supp. 2d 1033, 1041 (D. Ariz. 2005) clearly establishes any principle of
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law with regard to officers’ duties when transporting prisoners.
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Parties are free to discuss any other issues they see fit to address, including the motion
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for certification, but the Court notes that the time of the hearing is limited and the above
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issues are of principal concern to it. Each party will be given thirty (30) minutes to discuss
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the above questions.
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DATED this 2nd day of March, 2012.
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