Gary Beavers v. County of Orange, et al

Filing 159

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS by Judge James V. Selna. Now, therefore, Plaintiff's claims having been adjudicated in favor of the Defendants, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff Gary Beavers shall take nothing from Defendants COUNTY OF ORANGE, DEPUTY KENNETH KOCHER, DEPUTY PATRICK MEDEIROS and DEPUTY JAMES EDGERTON on his First Amended Complaint, and that Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (aco)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY BEAVERS,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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COUNTY OF ORANGE, OCSD
DEPUTY MADERES, OCSD
DEPUTY EDGERTON, OCSD
DEPUTY COKER, and DOES 1
through 10, Inclusive,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 8:17-cv-00100-JVS-KES
[Assigned to Judge James V. Selna,
Courtroom 10C]
JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF
DEFENDANTS

Complaint Filed: 01/22/2017
Trial Date:
11/08/2022

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On May 31, 2018, this Court entered an Order (Dkt. #86) granting (1) Defendant

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County of Orange’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Gary Beavers’

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Second Claim for Municipal Liability against the County under Title 42, United States

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Code, section 1983 (“Section 1983”); and (2) Defendant Deputy Kenneth Kocher’s

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(erroneously sued as “DEPUTY COKER”) Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to

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Plaintiff’s First Claim for Violation of Civil Rights Causing Injury – Failure to Protect

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against Deputy Kocher under Section 1983.
On November 8, 2022, this matter came on regularly for trial in Courtroom 10C

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JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS

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of the United States District Court, Central District of California, the Honorable James

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V. Selna presiding. Plaintiff appeared by and through his attorney of record, Robert S.

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Brown, and Defendants appeared by and through their attorneys of record, Michael L.

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Wroniak and James Jardin of Collins + Collins, LLP. The matter was bifurcated for

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trial with respect to the amount of punitive damages. On November 15, 2022, the jury

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returned a Phase 1 Verdict in favor of the remaining Defendants Deputy Kenneth

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Kocher, Deputy Patrick Medeiros and Deputy James Edgerton, respectively, finding

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that they did not violate Plaintiff’s civil rights.
Now, therefore, Plaintiff’s claims having been adjudicated in favor of the

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Defendants,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff

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Gary Beavers shall take nothing from Defendants COUNTY OF ORANGE, DEPUTY

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KENNETH KOCHER, DEPUTY PATRICK MEDEIROS and DEPUTY JAMES

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EDGERTON on his First Amended Complaint, and that Judgment is hereby entered in

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favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff.

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DATED: November 29, 2022

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JAMES V. SELNA
United States District Judge

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Approved as to form:

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/s/

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Robert S. Brown, Attorney for Plaintiff

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