Kevin Stewart v. Robert Luna

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11 KEVIN STEWART et al., Case № 2:23-cv-04641-ODW (PDx)

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS v. CERTIFICATION AND ROBERT LUNA et al., APPOINTMENT OF CLASS

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Defendants. 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Kevin Stewart and Juan Carlos Vazquez filed this putative class action 20 against Defendants County of Los Angeles (“County”), Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 21 Department (“LASD”), Alex Villaneuva, Robert Luna, Captain Schriner, Lieutenant 22 Deschino, Sergeant Matherly, Deputy Gutierrez, and Sergeant John Doe. (Compl., 23 ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs allege that, on April 21, 2022, Defendants violated 24 constitutional, federal, and state law when LASD officers deployed tear gas, pepper 25 spray, and pepper balls against them. Plaintiffs now move for class certification 26 pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule” or “Rules”) 23(a) and 23(b)(3). 27 28 1 (Mot. Class Certification …