Strawn
Strawn v. Sokoloff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAE DEAN STRAWN, No. 1:22-cv-01245-KES-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BRUCE SOKOLOFF, J. ANAYA, and CITY OF PORTERVILLE, Docs. 45, 46 15 Defendants.
17 On January 18, 2022, plaintiff Rae Dean Strawn was arrested by defendants Lieutenant Bruce Sokoloff and Detective Julia Anaya of the Porterville Police Department for improperly wearing a face mask while attending a Porterville City Council meeting. Doc. 50 (“Pl.’s Stmt. Mat. Facts”) ¶¶ 8, 25, 29. She contends that Sokoloff and Anaya arrested her without lawful authority and used excessive force during the arrest. Doc. 26 (“FAC”) ¶¶ 22–47. Defendants move for summary judgment on all claims. Doc. 46 (“MSJ”). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the motion. I. Background Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the City of Porterville (“City”) enacted Ordinance No. 1874 (“Ordinance”) which required individuals to…