Christopher Peterson v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 2:22-cv-05485-MEMF-SK CHRISTOPHER PETERSON,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [ECF NO. 44]

v.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, 16 Defendants.

18 19 Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgement filed by Plaintiff Christopher Peterson. ECF No. 44. For the reasons stated herein, the Court GRANTS IN PART the Motion for Summary Judgment. I. Background a. Factual Background Plaintiff Christopher Peterson (“Peterson”) was employed by Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) as a locomotive engineer. On August 12, 2018, Peterson went to purchase drugs at a train station along his regular route. He brought a gun with him. Peterson 28 purchased methamphetamine and smoked it. An altercation followed, and Peterson shot two men. Peterson was arrested and charged with murder,…