Hall
Hall v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Opinion
Collins, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Pending before the Court is the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendants City of Los Angeles, Detective Kenneth Crocker, and Detective Mark Arneson. (Mot. (Docket # 195).) Plaintiff Harold Hall filed an opposition, and Defendants filed a reply. (Opp’n (Docket # 198); Reply (Docket # 206).) The parties also filed supplemental briefing requested by the Court. (Defs.’ Suppl. Brief (Docket # 216); Plf.’s Suppl. Opp’n (Docket # 217); Defs.’ Suppl. Reply (Docket # 220).) The motion came on for a hearing on April 19, 2010. Having reviewed the materials presented, the record, and arguments of counsel, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case arises out of a series of unfortunate events. On June 27, 1985, siblings Nola Duncan and David Rainey were bru tally murdered. (PRSUF 1; DRSUF 33-34.) On August 17, 1985, Hall was arrested for a robbery unrelated to the Duncan-Rainey murders. (PRSUF 4; DRSUF 6.) Due to his role as a witness and informant in an unrelated gang shooting (the “54th Street shooting”) (PRSUF 9; DRSUF 3), Hall was confined with other jailhouse informants separate from the general…