Johnson v. City of Santa Rosa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN PAUL JOHNSON, Case No. 23-cv-02478-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO COMPEL AND MOTION
FOR SANCTIONS
CITY OF SANTA ROSA, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 44 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff brings this excessive force action against the City of Santa Rosa and four individual defendants. (Dkt. No. 21.) The City of Santa Rosa, Officer Cody Sousa, Officer Christopher O’Neill, and Sergeant Hector Deleon (“Defendants”) move to compel Plaintiff’s responses to Defendants’ discovery requests and for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d) (“Rule 37”). (Dkt. No. 44.) Having carefully considered the briefing, the Court concludes oral argument is not required, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L. R. 7-1(b), and DENIES both Defendants’ motion to compel and motion for sanctions. BACKGROUND A. Complaint Allegations On May 23, 2022, Officer Sousa arrested Plaintiff after a foot chase. …