Xavier Lopez v. City of Riverside
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:21-cv-02140-ODW-JEM Document Filed 07/08/ Page 1 of Page ID #:569
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 XAVIER LOPEZ, Case № 5:21-cv-02140-ODW (JEMx)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v.
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
14 CITY OF RIVERSIDE; et al., JUDGMENT [19]
15 Defendants.
16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Xavier Lopez brings this excessive force action against Defendants 19 the City of Riverside (the “City”) and one of its police officers, Evan Wright, based 20 on allegations that Wright used unreasonable deadly force when he fired multiple 21 shots at Lopez while trying to arrest him. Defendants move for summary judgment 22 on all seven of Lopez’s claims. (Mot. Summ. J. (“Mot.” or “Motion”), ECF No. 19.) 23 The Motion is fully briefed. (See Opp’n, ECF No. 26; Reply, ECF No. 34.) The 24 Court heard argument from the parties on June 22, 2022. (Min., ECF No. 37.) As 25 discussed below, genuine disputes of material fact preclude summary judgment as to 26 all claims and the Court DENIES…