Lawman
Lawman v. City & County of San Francisco
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Ryu, J.
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Gary Richard Lawman, through his guardian ad litem Richard de Villiers, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and state law claiming that he suffered injuries following a December 2011 arrest. He asserts claims against the City and County of San Francisco (“CCSF”); San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr; San Francisco Police Department (“SFPD”) Officers Phillip M. Gordon, Glen Paul Minioza, Brian W. Kneuker, Sgt. Carlos Gutierrez, and Sgt. Craig F. Tom; San Francisco Sheriffs Department (“SFSD”) Deputies Patrick F. Pene, Julio C. Palencia, Andrew N. Brown, Senior Deputy Paul E. Rapicavoli, and Sgt. Matthew M. O’Shea; CCSF Sheriff Michael Hennessey; and CCSF Nurses Roel L. Lapitan and Frank Latko.
Before the court are Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and Plaintiffs motion for leave to amend the complaint. [Docket Nos. 38 (Defs.’ Mot. for Summ J.); 69 (Pl.’s Supp. Brief), 70 (Defs.’ Supp. Brief).] The court conducted a hearing on December 17, 2015 and ordered the parties to submit supplemental briefing. Having…