Lawrence
Isaiah Meleke Lawrence v. Gregoire, Deputy Sheriff, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ISAIAH MELEKE LAWRENCE, BMH033, Case No. 24-cv-05347-CRB (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT
GREGOIRE, Deputy Sheriff, et al., (ECF No. 22) Defendant(s).
Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Alameda County Jail, Santa Rita Facility, filed a pro se First Amended Complaint (FAC) for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that on April 4, 2024, two deputy sheriffs at the jail used excessive force against him. Plaintiff specifically alleges that after deputy sheriffs Gregoire and Silvia handcuffed him with his hands behind his back and took him to processing for fingerprinting and photographing, Gregoire “grabbed me by the hair & began to pull and twist my head” and Silvia “chopped me at my throat and started chocking me.” ECF No. 15 (FAC) at 3. Plaintiff fell to the ground and Gregoire “climbed on top of me and continued to pull my hair.” Id. The deputies then placed plaintiff on a…