Watts
Watts v. County of Sacramento
Opinion
Opinion
Levi, J.
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiffs Binti Watts (“Watts”) and Christopher Pryor (“Pryor”) bring this action against the County of Sacramento and individual officers of the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department, alleging that the officers improperly entered their home and executed an arrest warrant. Plaintiffs assert federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state causes of action for false arrest, false imprisonment, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
■Defendants move for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ section 1983 claims and Watts’ state causes of action for false arrest and false imprisonment. Plaintiffs make a counter motion for leave to amend their complaint.
I.
On January 26, 1997 at approximately 3:30 P.M., Sacramento’s Crime Alert Center received a tip from someone known only as “Michelle” stating that Chris Burgess was seen standing in front of plaintiffs’ residence. (Defs.’ Mot.Summ.J.Ex. D.) The tipper claimed that Burgess was living there with his girlfriend and two small children, ages 1 and 4. (Id.) Burgess was the named suspect in an arrest warrant issued by the Sacramento Superior Court on charges of murder and assault…