Caldwell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MAURICE CALDWELL, Case No. 12-cv-01892-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON

v. PLAINTIFF’S MONELL CLAIM

CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 423 Defendants.

Plaintiff Maurice Caldwell spent nearly 20 years in prison following his 1991 conviction for second degree murder. He was released in 2011 after a state court granted his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following his release, Caldwell filed this lawsuit alleging that three officers of the San Francisco Police Department (“SFPD”) fabricated evidence against him during the murder investigation. He also alleged a claim for municipal liability pursuant to Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), against Defendant City and County of San Francisco (“San Francisco”). This case was originally assigned to the Honorable…