Johnson v. City of Santa Rosa

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background

22 In the years preceding Plaintiff’s arrest underlying this action, Plaintiff was the subject of 23 many Santa Rosa Police Department (“SRPD”) Officer Safety Bulletins. (Dkt. No. 62-1.) The 24 SRPD issues these bulletins “to document and communicate and disseminate officer safety 25 concerns, and they are circulated and made available to SRPD Officers for their information and 26 27 safety.” (Dkt. No. 62-1 ¶ 3; Dkt. No. 62-3 at 18.) The first of these bulletins was issued on September 6, 2018, and noted Plaintiff “is not wanted for any crimes” but Plaintiff had previously made “threats” and was known to experience “paranoia,” to where he had even said, “he will make police shoot him.” (Dkt. No. 62-1 at 4.) Another bulletin disseminated in November of 2018 highlighted Plaintiff’s repeated phone calls to SRPD and the Department’s assessment that he “appears to be unstable and is extremely threatening.” (Id. at 7.) Pursuant to these bulletins, Sargent De Leon conducted a number of threat assessments on Plaintiff in 2018 and ultimately determined no further action was recommended. (Dkt. No. 62-4 at 13.)…