Esquivel et al v. Chavez et al

Filing 66

ORDER GRANTING IN PART, and DENYING IN PART, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 11/30/08. (Hellings, J)

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B ru c e D. Praet SBN 119430 F E R G U S O N , PRAET & SHERMAN A Professional Corporation 1 6 3 1 East 18th Street S a n ta Ana, California 92705 (7 1 4 ) 953-5300 [phone] FAX [e-mail] A tto rn e ys for Defendants

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Motion for Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication of Issues by D e f en d a n ts , Officers Manuel Chavez and Eric Grijalva, Sergeant Fred Sanders, and the C ity of Sanger was heard on October 6, 2008, by the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. At th e conclusion of the hearing, the matter was taken under submission. /// /// 1 E S T A T E OF STEPHEN O. ESQUIVEL, by and ) thro u g h its legal representative, SYLVIA ) E S Q U IV E L ; SYLVIA ESQUIVEL; ANISIA ) M A R I A ESQUIVEL, ANTHONY ARENAS, ) an d JOHNNY ALONSO ESQUIVEL, minors ) su ing through their guardian ad litem, SYLVIA ) E S Q U IV E L , ) ) P l a i n t if f s , ) ) vs. ) ) S A N G E R POLICE OFFICER MANUEL ) C H A V E Z ; SANGER POLICE OFFICER ERIC ) G R IJ A L V A ; SANGER POLICE SERGEANT ) F R E D SANDERS; UNKNOWN LAW ) E N F O R C E M E N T OFFICERS; THE CITY OF ) S A N G E R , CALIFORNIA, ) ) D e f e n d a n ts . ) ) ______________________________________ ) N o . 1:06-cv-01690-022-OWW (W M W x ) E -F I L IN G O R D E R GRANTING IN PART, A N D DENYING IN PART, D E F E N D A N T S ' MOTION FOR S U M M A R Y JUDGMENT U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT E A S T E R N DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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T h e issues having now been fully considered and a decision having been duly r e n d e re d : I T IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: D e f e n d a n ts ' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART AND D E N IE D IN PART 1. S u m m a ry judgment is GRANTED for Defendants City of Sanger Police

O f f ic e r Eric Grijalva, City of Sanger Police Sergeant Fred Sanders, and the City of S an g er. 2. S u m m a ry judgment is GRANTED for Defendants on Plaintiff's claim

f o r violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985. 3. S u m m a ry judgment is DENIED for Defendant City of Sanger Police

O f f ic e r Manuel Chavez for the use of deadly force in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and f o r qualified immunity from liability based on his use of deadly force. D A T E D : November 30, 2008

/s / OLIVER W. WANGER H o n . Oliver W. Wanger U n ite d States District Judge

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