Soler
Soler v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Honanello, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Plaintiff James Soler brings this civil rights action against the County of San Diego, seven individual San Diego County Sheriffs Deputies, and a former public defender, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California state law. Plaintiff alleges seven causes of action in his Third Amended Complaint, including violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, wrongful arrest, wrongful detention, false imprisonment, negligence, legal malpractice, and municipal- liability. See Doc. No. 60. Defendants move for summary judgment as to all claims. See Doc. No. 143. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion, to which Defendants replied. See Doc. Nos. 147, 148, 155. In addition, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to file a sur-reply. See Doc. Nos. 157, 159. The Court ■took the matter under submission on the briefs pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1.d.l. See Doc. No. 156. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion.
Background
This action arises out of events involving Plaintiffs arrest and subsequent detention *1048 for a thirty-year old crime he did not commit. In May 1985, an individual named Steven…