Vellenoweth

Vellenoweth v. City of Napa

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 10, 20253:22-cv-05779California5,689 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TERRI VELLENOWETH, et al., Case No. 22-cv-05779-AMO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

CITY OF NAPA, et al., JUDGMENT Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

12 This is a Section 1983 case arising from an officer-involved shooting. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment was heard before this Court on November 7, 2024. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments therein and those made at the hearing, as well as the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ motion in part and DENIES Defendants’ motion in part, for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND Decedent Jeremy James Vellenoweth (“Jeremy”) was 26 years old and lived with his parents. Plaintiffs Gary Vellenoweth (“Gary”) and Terri Vellenoweth (“Terri”) are Jeremy’s parents. Defendant Dominic Deguilio was a City of Napa police officer at the…

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