Ingram

Ingram v. City of Los Angeles

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418 F. Supp. 2d 1182·2006 WL 560920·2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10267
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaMarch 7, 2006CV 04-2175 FMCCalifornia5,352 words

Opinion

Opinion

Cooper, J.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Summary Judgment Motion (docket # 41). The Court has read and considered the moving, opposition, and re ply documents submitted in connection with this Motion. The matter was heard on March 6, 2006, at which time the parties were in receipt of the Court’s tentative Order. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion. Summary judgment in favor of all claims is granted in favor of all Defendants.

I. Objections to Evidence

A. Arenas Declaration

Plaintiff objects to portions of the Declaration of Juan Arenas.

Plaintiff objects to the declarant’s reference to the area in which Plaintiff was stopped as one in which there is a “large amount of criminal activity.” He also objects to the declarant’s observation that traffic stops can result in “dangerous actions.” He objects on the basis that these descriptions are “vague and ambiguous,” and he cites Rule 403. This rule does not directly address ambiguity; instead, the Rule allows the exclusion of relevant evidence where the “probative value of the evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair…

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