Sakamoto

Before the Court is Defendant's Motion Summary Judgment, which was filed on January 8, 2018. (Dkt. No. 43). Having been thoroughly briefed by the parties, this Court took the matter under submission on February 14, 2018.

On February 15, 2017, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint against Defendant, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Pasadena, and the State of California. Defendant is the only remaining party to the action. The remaining claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 allege violations of Plaintiffs' Fourteenth Amendment rights and municipal liability under Monell . Defendant moves for summary judgment on the remaining claims.

Summary judgment is appropriate where there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett , 477 U.S. 317 , 330, 106 S.Ct. 2548 , 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). To meet its burden of production, "the moving party must either produce evidence negating an essential element of the nonmoving party's claim or defense or show that the nonmoving party does not have enough evidence of an essential element to carry its ultimate burden of persuasion at trial." Nissan Fire & Marine Ins. v. Fritz Cos…