Grewal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HARLENE KAUR GREWAL, Case No. 5:23-cv-00802-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

CITY OF PALO ALTO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 77 Defendants.

Pro se plaintiff Harlene Grewal brings claims against the Patio @ Rudy’s (“the Patio”) for injuries she allegedly sustained as a result of force used against her by a bouncer employed by the Patio. The Patio moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND Early in the morning of October 16, 2021, Grewal was arrested after leaving the Patio, a restaurant and music venue. Grewal alleges that the arresting officers forcefully pinned her against her car and struck her in the back of her knee.1 Unprompted, a bouncer employed by the Patio seized Grewal’s neck, injuring her. During the arrest, Grewal sustained several injuries, including a torn ACL and…