Sanderlin
Sanderlin v. City of San Jose
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 DERRICK SANDERLIN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04824-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS
CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al., [Re: ECF No. 73] Defendants.
12 This case involves serious allegations of police misconduct in response to protests over the killing of George Floyd that took place between May 29 and June 2, 2020 in San Jose. Eight plaintiffs sue the City of San Jose, eight named police officers, and other unknown officers, alleging that the police response to their actions in the protest violated their First and Fourth Amendment rights and California statutory and common law. Now before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss some of the claims asserted against certain Defendants. ECF No. 73 (“MTD”); see also ECF No. 78 (“Reply”). Plaintiffs oppose the motion. See ECF No. 77 (“Opp.”). For the reasons stated on the record at the March 10, 2022…